Cox News

Consumer Marketing Math: Even the Numerate are “Off by 100%”

Coxtoday Marketing Professors Matthew Fisher and Milica Mormann of SMU Cox shed light on a surprising persistent mistake consumers make that can have important consequences. The “off-by-100%” bias the authors observe impacts purchase decisions, with implications for every-day shopping decisions and even on trading on platforms like Robinhood and E-Trade.

February 28, 2022

ClearAdmit Podcast Highlights the Cox School's Big Picture Approach

Faculty Research Host Graham Richmond welcomed Lisa Tran and Jason Rife from SMU Cox to explore the symbiotic relationship between corporate relationships, admissions and career services that propels MBA graduates’ success.

February 10, 2022

Professor Ulrike Schultze Examines How Technology Affects Organizations

Faculty Research Who are we becoming — as individuals and as members of society — the more we engage in technology-mediated spaces that are increasingly populated by robots and AI? These are the kinds of questions that have fascinated Ulrike Schultze, a professor in information technology and operations management (ITOM) at SMU Cox, for years.

February 01, 2022

The Supply Chain Crunch: Lessons from Girl Scout Cookie Sales

Cox News The objective of the research was to understand the implications of operational policies on a firm’s ability to manage demand and supply uncertainty.

February 01, 2022

Cox Active Duty Military and Veterans Are Allies for the School

Cox News Our active duty military and veterans — students, alumni, faculty and staff members — are truly allies in every sense of the word and Allies for Cox.

February 01, 2022

The Supply Chain Crunch: Lessons from Girl Scout Cookie Sales

Faculty Research Lean supply chains, which emphasize efficiency, leave very little slack in the system, with small changes in demand and supply patterns potentially leading to severe shortages.

January 28, 2022

The Supply Chain Crunch: Lessons from Girl Scout Cookie Sales

Coxtoday In interesting research with my co-authors Canan Savaskan and Tom Tan of SMU Cox, we analyzed this cookie selling process.

January 28, 2022

SMU Cox Professor Marcus Butts Researches Work-Life Balance

Faculty Research SMU Cox Associate Professor Marcus Butts researches topics including workday social media usage and inter-team dynamics.

January 12, 2022

The Kitt Investing and Trading Center Turns 10

Cox News To commemorate, Barry Kitt taught a class to finance students, who will take what they’ve learned into the real world.

January 12, 2022

Hal Brierley Reflects on the Brierley Institute’s Growth on Its Fifth Anniversary

Cox News Diane and Hal Brierley donated $10 million to start the Brierley Institute. Five years later, he reflects on his vision and how it's being realized.

January 12, 2022

Goodwill Industries Provides Opportunities for Cox Students

Coxtoday SMU Cox student Kate Cox lost her internship offer last summer due to the pandemic. Then Goodwill CEO Tim Heis offered her a position and created opportunities for others students.

December 22, 2021

SMU Cox School of Business Class Notes: Fall 2021

Coxtoday Review updates from Cox School alumni, received in the fall of 2021.

December 22, 2021

SMU Launches $1.5 Billion Fundraising Campaign

Coxtoday SMU’s third comprehensive fundraising campaign aims to better partner with the city of Dallas and provide more opportunities for students and faculty.

December 22, 2021

Kim and Bill Shaddock Give $6 Million to SMU Cox

Coxtoday Kim and William C. Shaddock Hall will promote strong partnerships and industry research to meet the needs of an evolving business landscape and will support the growth of SMU Cox.

December 22, 2021

SMU Cox MBA Programs Fully Covered by Yellow Ribbon Program

Coxtoday The Yellow Ribbon Program offers full or nearly full coverage of graduate admissions for SMU Cox students.

December 22, 2021

SMU Cox’s Expansion Project Will Keep the School Competitive

Coxtoday SMU Cox’s renovation and expansion aims to keep the School competitive and prepare students for an increasingly collaborative business world.

December 22, 2021

Cox Active Duty Military and Veterans Are Allies for the School

Coxtoday Sixty-nine men and women at SMU Cox are currently active duty or veterans of the U.S. Armed Forces. Some of them share their experiences from the military and at Cox.

December 22, 2021

Quotables: Faculty Share Insights in the Media

Coxtoday SMU Cox faculty members share insights with Bloomberg, BBC News, D Magazine, and more.

December 22, 2021

The Kitt Investing and Trading Center Turns 10

Coxtoday The Kitt Investing and Trading Center helps finance students better prepare for the real world of trading. Ten years after it was created, here’s how it’s impacted the SMU Cox School of Business.

December 22, 2021

SMU Cox Remembers Dallas Energy Leader Cary Maguire, Sr.

Coxtoday SMU Cox remembers Cary Maguire, Sr., an iconic oil industry entrepreneur, laid the groundwork for success in energy at SMU Cox.

December 22, 2021

Hal Brierley Reflects on the Brierley Institute's Growth on Its Fifth Anniversary

Coxtoday Hal and Diane Brierley donated $10 million to make the Brierley Institute at SMU Cox possible. Five years later, he reflects on his vision and how it's being realized.

December 22, 2021

Ulrike Schultze Examines Technology’s Impact on People and Organizations

Coxtoday In her research and teaching, SMU Cox ITOM professor Ulrike Schultze examines technology’s impact on people and organizations.

December 22, 2021

SMU Cox Professor Marcus Butts Researches Work-Life Balance

Coxtoday Marcus Butts, associate professor of management and organizations at SMU Cox, conducts studies on electronic communications usage and work-life balance to better understand how workplaces function.

December 22, 2021

SMU Cox Announces Expansion and Scholarship Initiatives

Coxtoday Donors have committed more than $100 million thus far to help SMU Cox renovate and expand its buildings and provide more MBA scholarships.

December 22, 2021

Katy and Kyle Miller Give $5 Million to Cox School

Coxtoday The Katy and Kyle Miller Courtyard, which will be built along Bishop Boulevard, will provide a gathering place for study sessions and discussions with a view of the new Commons building.

December 22, 2021

Back to Business at SMU Cox

Coxtoday Post pandemic lockdown, SMU Cox gets back on track with courses and offerings.

December 06, 2021

Veterans Garden at SMU

Coxtoday Established in the fall of 2021, SMU Cox installed its Veterans Garden just outside the business school buildings.

December 06, 2021

The Coders Dilemma: Piracy Sparks New IP Strategies

Faculty Research In the study, SMU Cox Strategy Professor Wendy Bradley and co-author Julian Kolev of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office observe how technology companies altered their intellectual property (IP) portfolio strategies after a period of piracy motivated more diversified innovation strategies.

November 29, 2021

The Coders Dilemma: Piracy Sparks New IP Strategies

Coxtoday Most technology firms—and today everybody considers themselves a technology firm—think piracy is a bad thing. However, the “shock” of piracy was found to lead large technology firms like Microsoft and Adobe to innovate more, according to new findings. In the study, SMU Cox Strategy Professor Wendy Bradley and co-author Julian Kolev observe how technology companies altered their intellectual property portfolio strategies after a period of piracy. For firms that rely on software code, and these large tech firms are shrouded in code, how do you protect it?

November 29, 2021

Dallas 100™ Applauds North Texas Entrepreneurial Strength Through Pandemic MTX Group Named Area’s Fastest-Growing Entrepreneurial Company

Cox News Frisco-based cloud technology company MTX Group is the fastest-growing entrepreneurial company in the Dallas area, according to the SMU Cox School of Business’s Caruth Institute for Entrepreneurship. The company and all 100 companies honored in this year’s event managed to achieve impressive growth, especially in light of the challenges of the pandemic. The Institute’s annual Dallas 100™, a celebration of the fastest-growing, privately held businesses in the Dallas area, revealed the area’s top entrepreneurial companies in rank order from 100 to one at the annual Dallas 100 Awards Ceremony, held at the Omni Dallas Hotel, Thursday, Nov. 18.

November 19, 2021

Cox Associate Professor and Corrigan Research Professor, Sreekumar Bhaskaran hosts panel discussion

Cox News At the event, North Texas leaders talked about the disruptions they’ve encountered, changes they’ve made along the way and what they have their eyes on in the future.

November 16, 2021

Two New Initiatives Honor Active Duty & Veterans’ Military Service

Cox News SMU and Cox Veterans Clubs to host Veteran's Day ceremony. And, Cox School Increases Yellow Ribbon Funding for Active Duty and Military Veterans.

November 11, 2021

Making Customers Pay Up May Backfire: Beware of Unintended Congestion

Faculty Research In new research by ITOM Professor Sreekumar Bhaskaran of SMU Cox and co-authors, they re-think the congestion challenge and offer a new perspective about the traditional approaches of using the levers of price and quality. Rather than solely using higher prices to reduce traffic, the authors offer more nuance with the idea of “consumption control.”

November 02, 2021

Two New Initiatives Honor Active Duty & Veterans’ Military Service

Coxtoday Cox School Increases Yellow Ribbon Funding for Active Duty and Military Veterans

October 29, 2021

Making Customers Pay Up May Backfire: Beware of Unintended Congestion

Coxtoday In new research by ITOM Professor Sreekumar Bhaskaran of SMU Cox and co-authors, they re-think the congestion challenge and offer a new perspective about the traditional approaches of using the levers of price and quality.

October 25, 2021

Igniting the Future of Business Education

Cox News The Cox School of Business has announced two bold initiatives that will propel us into our next era of innovation: an extensive renovation and expansion project for the Cox School’s buildings and a drive to endow MBA scholarships, empowering the next generation of business leaders to meet grand challenges with meaningful solutions.

October 15, 2021

Connecting the next generation

Cox News A $5 million gift from Katy A. and Kyle Miller ’01 to SMU’s Edwin L. Cox School of Business will create a place that will kindle productive partnerships and cultivate meaningful connections to fuel the success of the Cox community.

October 14, 2021

Cox Graduate Admissions Hosting In-Person Preview Day

Cox News Join us on campus, and learn which top-rated SMU Cox graduate business program is right for you.

October 04, 2021

Supply Chain Players’ Generosity Pays Off Amidst Climate Risk

Faculty Research Professor Ruidi Huang of SMU Cox and his coauthors show how firms react to natural disasters and what actions can help supply chains stay resilient.

October 01, 2021

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Faculty Research Delivering on the promise of partnership with the city it calls home, SMU is launching a $1.5 billion fundraising campaign focused on the opportunities created through scholarships, meaningful research and teaching and community.

October 01, 2021

Kim and Bill Shaddock, MBA ‘74, Commit $6 Million to SMU Cox School of Business for Shaddock Hall

Cox News A gift from Kim and William (Bill) Shaddock ’74 will establish Shaddock Hall as part of the building renovation project of the Cox School of Business. The $6 million contribution will foster educational excellence through dedicated spaces for learning, research and collaboration.

October 01, 2021

Two Class Of 2021 EMBAs Named Best And Brightest

Cox News “Poets and Quants” released its long-anticipated list of the "Best & Brightest Executive MBAs of 2021" this week. Two SMU Cox Class of ’21 EMBAs, Caitlyn Maddox and Javi Virk, made the list.

September 10, 2021

Supply Chain Players’ Generosity Pays Off Amidst Climate Risk

Coxtoday Finance Professor Ruidi Huang of SMU Cox and his coauthors show how firms react to natural disasters and what actions can help supply chains stay resilient.

September 09, 2021

New Approach to Identifying Bellwether Firms: How They Influence the Future

Faculty Research In new research, Accounting Professor Sean Wang of SMU Cox and his co-authors identify a group of firms that move in tandem with the VIX and find that these firms essentially act as bellwether firms, microcosms of the market itself.

September 01, 2021

Jeff Schmid, President and CEO of Southwest Graduate School of Banking

Southwestern Graduate School of Banking Foundation Announces New Leadership

Press Releases Jeff Schmid joins the Southwestern Graduate School of Banking (SWGSB) Foundation, headquartered at SMU’s Cox School of Business, as president and CEO effective Sept. 1. Schmid’s move comes as current President and CEO S. Scott MacDonald, Ph.D., retires from the position after 24 years of service.

September 01, 2021

New Approach to Identifying Bellwether Firms: How They Influence the Future

Coxtoday The VIX index is the most renowned volatility index, gauging investor fear or uncertainty about the economy. In new research, Accounting Professor Sean Wang of SMU Cox and his co-authors identify a group of firms that move in tandem with the VIX and find that these firms essentially act as bellwether firms, microcosms of the market itself. These firms, mini-economies unto themselves, pass along information—for example, through their insider trading and earnings announcements—to the market about the economy and its future performance. It’s a big idea.

August 30, 2021

Re-thinking Physical Spaces: Co-Location Helps Solve a Growing Mental Health Crisis and Workplace Issues Post-Pandemic

Faculty Research In new research by ITOM Professor Vishal Ahuja of SMU Cox and co-authors Alvarez and Staats, they show that proximity of physical spaces, that they refer to as co-location, matters.

July 27, 2021

Re-thinking Physical Spaces: Co-Location Helps Solve a Growing Mental Health Crisis and Workplace Issues Post-Pandemic

Coxtoday Working in the same space, working in a co-location set up, is said to improve mental health. Read the research.

July 27, 2021

SMU Cox Students Participate in International Virtual Competitions

Cox News Dubbed “The Battle for the Cloud,” this virtual competition, designed to give MBA students real-world insights into what it means to compete in today’s marketplace, was part of a newly launched program implemented to continue the Cox School’s global business offerings in spite of COVID-19 limitations.

July 22, 2021

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The Importance of Business Analytics in an MBA Program

An MBA with a business analytics focus is fantastic for career growth and higher salaries.

July 12, 2021

Adapting MBA Admissions to the Next Normal: Online MBA Without the GMAT

SMU Cox was one of the first universities to respond to this crisis by alleviating the burden of securing a GMAT test date during the pandemic.

July 09, 2021

Preston Bryant, Founder of Momentum Technologies, Is Changing the Battery-Recycling Industry

Cox News Bryant’s upbringing shaped his journey as an entrepreneur in ways he could have never imagined. Years later, far from the oil fields in Texas, his recent work earned him a spot in the latest class of Forbes 30 Under 30.

July 07, 2021

Dallas Startup Week |
August 1 - 5, 2021

Press Releases Dallas Startup Week brings together entrepreneurs and change-makers for a week-long experience, described as the largest entrepreneurial event in North Texas, to exchange ideas, collaborate, and grow alongside the 10th largest startup ecosystem in the US.

This year, Dallas Startup Week will be hosted in person at SMU Cox School of Business and Online through Brushfire.

Click to learn more and register.

July 06, 2021

SMU Golfer Katie James Is Poised for Success as a Student-Athlete

Cox News SMU golfer and Cox management major Katie James, BBA ’22, feels support from SMU Cox both in the classroom and on the green.

June 30, 2021

SMU Cox’s Career Coaches Help Students Thrive

Cox News The Career Management Center is a critical facet of a well-rounded experience within SMU Cox School of Business. The center serves all Cox students, from BBA and MS students to full-time and professional MBA candidates. There’s even a dedicated coach for alumni.

June 23, 2021

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