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60% of undergraduate business students study abroad at least once, and a global consulting trip to Brazil, China, India, or South Africa is integrated into the full-time MBA program.
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In a recent nationwide survey ILLINOIS was ranked #5 in terms of return on investment; ahead of all Ivy League, private, and other Big Ten universities
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ILLINOIS has the largest alumni network in the country, and there are 58,000+ living business alumni worldwide. Wherever you are in the world, you’re never far from a fellow Illini.
A new study of the interplay between function, form and ergonomics reveals an important strategic design trade-off for automotive manufacturers: Investments in both function and ergonomics result in higher market share, whereas investments in both function and form impose a share penalty.
Car companies can either “design for satisfaction” by investing in function and ergonomics or “design for delight” by investing in form, said Raj Echambadi, a professor of business administration at Illinois and co-author of the new research.
Together these three faculty members have devoted 100 years of service to the Department of Finance (from left, Jim Gentry, professor emeritus; Louis Chan, professor and department chair; and Roger Cannaday, associate professor emeritus). As the College celebrates its 100th year, Perspectives will include a series of Centennial snapshots that focus on the history of our departments. In this issue, we share a snapshot of the story of our Department of Finance through the reflections of our faculty and a timeline of department milestones.
Mike Moebs ’69: Finding Truth and Beauty in Accountancy at Illinois
ACORD Named Newest Corporate Affiliate of Hoeft Technology and Management Program »
Undergrad program ranked #15 in US News and World Report »
Accounting ranked #2 in US News and World Report »
Don Fullerton: Tracking data on federal income tax »
Illinois ranked #6 best college in the Midwest »
Illinois Undergrad Accounting #2 in the US, Grad Programs #3
The College’s first woman faculty also led women to start a business in 1916 campustown
Gretchen Winter Elected LFA Board President
College of Business partners with OneGoal
