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SOM
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SOM Professor
Dr. Deborah Kolb’s quote in a June 3 Wall Street Journal article,
“Whining isn’t the way to let the boss know you feel unappreciated,” was
picked up in several other national newspapers: the Cincinnati Enquirer,
Blade (Toledo, OH), and Courier-Journal (Louisville, KY).
In the article about expressing discontent and its possible derailment
consequences, Kolb says “Make it easy for people to give you what you’re
asking for, don’t expect performance to speak for itself.”
Dr. Deborah Kolb wrote the article “Effective Programs Address Skills
and Issues” for the August 2003 issue of Women’s Business Boston.
She proposes that company-specific women’s leadership development programs
address individual skill development while also addressing systemic issues
of inequity.
The June 13 Boston Globe article in which SOM Professor Dr.
Deborah Kolb was quoted, “Study: Men negotiate better pay,” has since
run in ThirdAge (San Francisco, CA) and on WGY-Radio 810 AM (Albany,
NY). In the article about a University of California Irvine study
finding men and women differ radically in salary negotiations, Kolb says
there may be many reasons for women being perceived as willing to accept
lower salaries. A better way to compare negotiating skills, Kolb says,
might be by examining “gendered” perceptions in the workplace.
Stacy Blake-Beard, Ph.D., SOM Professor of Management and Research
Faculty for the Center for Gender in Organizations, participated in a
panel for the 2003 Graduate Management Admission Council Annual Industry
Conference in Dallas, TX, on June 20. Her presentation was entitled
“Mentoring as a Tool to Negotiate Diversity in Organizations.”
Stacy Blake-Beard, Ph.D., SOM Professor and Research Faculty at the
Center for Gender in Organizations, continues to receive press coverage
for her research on the growing importance of women mentors. According
to Blake-Beard’s study, the number of women receiving mentoring assistance
from other women is rising, and this “may signal that more women are in
positions where they may act as mentors.” The mentoring research has most
recently appeared in the News & Observer (Raleigh, NC) and the
Ottawa (ON, Canada) Citizen.
Stacy Blake-Beard, Ph.D., SOM Professor and Research Faculty at the
Center for Gender in Organizations, was quoted in the Career Journal section
of the August 12 Wall Street Journal. In the article featuring
mentoring strategies, Blake-Beard stresses the importance of showing a
commitment on the part of the recipient to the mentoring relationship
by following through with suggested advice.
Entrepreneur Magazine featured the research of Dr. Jill Kickul,
Elizabeth J. McCandless Professor of Entrepreneurship, in the August 2003
article “Of One Mind: Keep employees by getting on the same page from
the get-go.” Kickul’s research concludes that an employee’s poor attitude
and lack of commitment are often based on his or her perception that the
company has not fulfilled its promises.
SOM Associate Dean and CGO Faculty Affiliate Deborah Merrill-Sands
was quoted in the July 14 Daily News Transcript (Needham, MA) article
“Exec Ed flourishes despite downturn.” Merrill-Sands says that despite
the poor economic state, the SOM’s executive education programs have experienced
growth because its leadership programs for women fill a niche.
Deborah Merrill-Sands, SOM Associate Dean and CGO Faculty Affiliate,
gave a presentation to more than 100 women managers and executives at
Sun Life Financial in Wellesley Hills, MA, on August 5 as part of the
organization’s Women’s Leadership Network Speaker series. Deborah’s
interactive session “Women as Leaders: Paradox of Success - Claiming Your
Leadership Value,” helps women to understand gender dynamics in the workplace,
the impact these have on women’s careers and leadership opportunities,
and offers strategies that women can use to navigate through these dynamics
successfully.
Sharon Merrill SOM ’79, chairman and CEO of the investor relations
and corporate communications firm Sharon Merrill Associates, authored
the article “Position by Capturing the Essence of Your Business to Drive
Growth” in the August 2003 issue of Women’s Business Boston.
In the article, Merrill gives suggestions on how companies of any size
can differentiate themselves from their competition.
The August 2003 Women’s Business Boston also featured an article
by Fredia Woolf SOM ’83, principal of Woolf Consulting, Newton, MA.
In the article, “You Can Strategize Your Way to Growth,” Woolf shares
five areas in which businesses should think strategically during economically
challenging times.
Gail R. Long SOM ’80, president of Citizen’s Capital Inc. was recently
named to the Association for Corporate Growth’s Boston Chapter board of
directors. She will serve a three-year term.
The August 2003 Women’s Business Boston featured an article
by Drusilla Pratt-Otto SOM ’88, principal of Access Financial Solutions,
Brookline, MA. In the article, “Does Your Accounting System Work for
You?” Pratt-Otto examines how a company’s accounting system may be failing
its needs, and offers suggestions on completing a needs analysis and implementing
a new system.
Katherine “KT” Worth SOM ’87 and her business Beautiful Things Boutique
were featured in the Business section of the July 4 edition of the Register
Citizen (CT). The upscale boutique in Barkhamsted, CT, offers
gifts from all over the world and will soon include a coffee shop and
offer yoga classes.
Dealix Dealer News, an online automotive sales newsletter, featured
Amy Miller, SOM ’97, in its article “Running a Top Notch Internet Sales
Department: A conversation with three pros.” Miller is the business
development manager for Harr Motor Companies, Worcester, MA.
Gail Deegan SOM ’78 and Pat Nicolino SOM ’78 were featured in an August
9 Washington Post article “Young-Girl Network: A Summer Camp Encourages
Teenagers to Sail into the Corporate World.” Deegan was a co-organizer
and Nicolino was a presenting speaker at Camp CEO, a Girl Scout camp devoted
to business. The Teen Girls on Business study by the SOM and The Committee
of 200 indicates girls show little interest in business, and the organizers
of Camp CEO hope this fun, interactive summer session demonstrates to
girls that the business world holds endless possibilities for them.
CGO Faculty
and Affiliates delivered the following presentations at Democracy in a
Knowledge Economy, the 2003 Annual Meeting of the Academy of Management
in Seattle from August 4-8, 2003:
Evangelina Holvino, CGO Director, presented a paper entitled "The Practice
of Diversity in US Organizations: One Step Forward and Two Steps Back"
as part of the symposium Democracy, Diversity and Dialogue: Contextualizing
Difference. Dr. Holvino was also a discussant for "The Future of Diversity
and Inclusion in Organizations" panel .
Maureen
Scully, CGO faculty Affiliate, talked about "Speedy Delivery" research
and the challenges of entering contested terrain in the pre-conference
workshop, "Crafting Qualitative Fieldwork: Traditions of Interpretive,
Critical, and 'Post' Research."
Maureen Scully
also presented "Luck in the Meritocracy: Attributions that Soften Critiques
of Inequality" in a symposium entitled, The Ladder Meets the Rainbow:
Career Progression and Diversity. Stacy Blake-Beard, CGO Faculty Affilate
and SOM Associate Professor, will also participate by sharing her paper
"We've Come A Long Way?: Benefits and Costs of Having a Female Mentor
" co-authored by Jenny Korn.
Erica Foldy,
CGO Faculty Affiliate, delivered her paper "Being all that you can be:
Identities and interactions in organizations."
On August
9, 2003, Dr. Joyce K. Fletcher, CGO faculty Affiliate and SOM Professor,
was the keynote speaker at the annual meeting of the American Association
of Psychologists (APA)in Toronto. Her talk was entitled "Feminist Leadership:
Different Faces, Different Voices."
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