SMU COX - School of Business

2010 Corporate Relay Challenge Results in Donations to Texas Scottish Rite Hospital for Children

February 8, 2011
SMU Cox School of Business and the MetroPCS Dallas White Rock Marathon board of directors today announced the results from the SMU Cox Corporate Relay Challenge presented by Behringer Harvard.

"The Corporate Relay Challenge continues to be one of the fastest growing events within our race," said Phil Baker, Chairman of the Dallas White Rock Marathon Board of Directors. "More and more corporations are realizing the benefits of having a fit and healthy workplace, while at the same time helping us raise funds for Texas Scottish Rite Hospital for Children."

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STUDENT Success

Student Stories

Cox Entrepreneur Refines Her Career with reFINEstyle.com

After 10 years of running global recruitment at Electronic Data Systems (EDS, now Hewlett Packard), Megan Masoner (MBA '05) decided to leave corporate America and start reFINEstyle.com a new eBay-like auction site for high-end fashion consignment with a national reach.

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FACULTY AND ACADEMIC Excellence

Student Stories

Hedging Away: Derivatives Blur Executive Compensation Incentives

Finance Professor Swami Kalpathy of SMU Cox and co-authors analyze why and how insiders hedge ownership and the implications for corporate governance. Hedging, done on the personal account of the executive, changes the nature of equity incentives established by the Board. Thus questions arise: Should these practices be allowed? Are some forms of hedging more benign than others because they primarily help diversify holdings?

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COX In the News

Sour economy sweetens thrift store deals

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Mike Davis, Senior Lecturer, SMU Cox School of Business provides expertise for this report from WFAA-8, Dallas. Bargain buying has become a boom in this down economy. Discount stores just finished one of their best years ever. Some chains are planning to expand. Other stores already have. And thrift stores are booming.

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COX AT Work

The Cox MSE - Now Accepting Applications for Fall 2011

SMU Cox MSE

Entrepreneur Magazine and The Princeton Review have rated the SMU Cox School of Business's graduate entrepreneurship programs among the best in the nation. The SMU Cox Master of Science in Entrepreneurship program puts these premier resources to work for your career. You'll gain the skills and insights you need to take your current business to a new level, launch the company of your dreams or elevate the service you provide to your clients.

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Cox Today

SMU Cox Masters in Entrepreneurship
Info Session

Thursday, February 24
6:00 - 7:00 p.m.
SMU Cox School of Business
Maguire Building, Room 354
6214 Bishop Blvd.

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Calendar of Events
Tuesday, February 15

3rd Annual "Economic Forecast for 2011" presented by Dean Al Niemi

SMU-in-Plano
Complimentary luncheon and presentation.

The Great Room, Bldg 3, Room103, SMU-in-Plano


Reserve a seat today
smuplano@smu.edu

Wednesday, March 9

Dean Al Niemi and the Cox Alumni Association Reception

New York, NY
The Yale Club of New York City, 50 Vanderbilt Avenue between 44th and 45th


RSVP: Renee Kauffman
rkauffman@cox.smu.edu
214-768-3390

 


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