Jon M. Huntsman School of Business News Collection

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  Big Brother Declares War on Consumption

  USU Jon. M Huntsman School of Business, William F. Shughart II, J. Fish Smith, Michael Thomas, and Adam Hoffer

  Doctors routinely advise patients to avoid a wide range of unhealthy behavior, such as smoking, excessive alcohol consumption, a poor diet, and lack of exercise. Beyond these salutary suggestions, however, there is also a growing paternalistic trend to prohibit activities like smoking—and through targeted taxation, governments are taking aim at food deemed unhealthy for having too much fat, preservatives, salt, or sugar. New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg's ban on large, sugary drinks was just ruled unconstitutional in a unanimous decision by the state Supreme Court's Appellate Division—but this ruling isn't likely to discourage hardened advocates.

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  Wind Development as ‘Sustainable Entrepreneurship’

  USU Jon M. Huntsman School of Business, Edwin Stafford, and Cathy Hartman

  Below is an excellent guest post from researchers at Utah State University’s Jon M. Huntsman School of Business. These researchers have been doing some wonderful work related to “green messaging,” with a special focus on wind power issues.

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  Whatever He Sets Out to Transform or Improve, Mark James - Honeywell's CHRO and HRES HR Executive of the Year for 2013 - Succeeds, Using Metrics as a Key to His Approach

  USU Jon M. Huntsman School of Business and Tom Stamer

  During the course of running human resources for the past five years at Honeywell, the Fortune 100 multinational conglomerate, Mark James has scored many major wins. Among the most impressive is his global HR reorganization effort, which saved the company an impressive $85 million.

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  Multi-Million Dollar Gift Supports USU Business School

  USU Jon M. Huntsman School of Business and Standard-Examiner

  LOGAN — Utah State University on Wednesday announced a $6 million anchor gift made to the Jon M. Huntsman School of Business.

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  Huntsman: Integrity, Ethics Will be Emphasized in New USU Hall

  USU Jon M. Huntsman School of Business and Nancy Van Valkenburg

  The shoveling of ceremonial dirt for Utah State University’s new Huntsman Hall was only a formality. The seeds were planted years ago for a bigger, better Jon M. Huntsman School of Business.

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  Bloomberg Story Quotes Ben Blau's Research on Lobbying

  USU Jon M. Huntsman School of Business and Lorraine Woellert

  In Washington, it always comes down to who you know. A new report says banks with political connections were more likely to get liquidity lifelines from the Federal Reserve during the financial collapse.

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  Nobel Winner Lectures Utah State Students on Learning, Economics

  USU Jon M. Huntsman School of Business and Benjamin Wood

  LOGAN — Education is about an attitude of lifelong learning and not just the time spent in a formal academic program, said Vernon Smith, who in 2002 was awarded the Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences.

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  Business professor makes student success priority

  USU Jon M. Huntsman School of Business and Stacey Worster

  From his career beginnings working as a technical engineer to raising a family and going back to school for his MBA, Dan Holland's life has been full of unexpected turns. However, students won't find him complaining.

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  36th Annual Accounting Conference

  USU Jon M. Huntsman School of Business

  The 36th Annual Accounting Conference on October 25 promises to be the best in years. The conference will present the latest information relevant to today's accounting environment. Presentations will include leading-edge information on tax laws, audit updates, and financial statement reporting.

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  A New Master’s Degree in Financial Economics

  USU Jon M. Huntsman School of Business

  A new Master of Science degree in financial economics was launched in the fall of 2012. Tyler Bowles, head of the Economics and Finance Department, said this degree will prepare students for demanding careers in the financial services industry with the requisite quantitative analytical expertise to succeed in that challenging and challenged industry.

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  Bill Shughart, First J. Fish Smith Professor in Public Choice

  USU Jon M. Huntsman School of Business

  This year, the Huntsman School welcomed Dr. William Shughart, the first J. Fish Smith Professor in Public Choice. A syndicated columnist and respected economist, Dr. Shughart has over 200 published scholarly articles, book chapters, and reviews. Dr. Shughart is also the editor of Public Choice, a distinguished public policy journal which will now be based at USU. Students in Dr. Shughart’s classes are challenged to think critically about how economics and law intersect, and he provides key insights that help them both understand and apply principles to real world issues. We’re honored at the Huntsman School to welcome Dr. Shughart; like so many professors in the school, he tasks his students to systematically study the world around them to develop vital critical thinking skills that prepare them to make effective, strategic decisions after they leave the Huntsman School.

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  Business Analytics within Management Information Systems

  USU Jon M. Huntsman School of Business

  A good example of cutting-edge analytics at the Huntsman School comes from the MIS department, where students Sterling Morris and Josh Light worked together with a team to create the entrepreneurial prizewinning Politicit.com website mentioned on page 7 in this magazine; it tracks keywords about politicians across the web through social media and key “influencers” to predict how public opinion is trending, even before polls have detected a change. Each candidate’s “IT” score is based on a neural network model that measures the buzz around that candidate.

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  Dr. Diana Thomas Researches How Political Entrepreneurs Affect Rules of Economic Exchange

  USU Jon M. Huntsman School of Business

  The research interests of Dr. Diana Thomas stretch across the globe.

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  Endowed Professorship from Dr. Vern Buehler Will be Held by Dr. Chris Fawson

  USU Jon M. Huntsman School of Business

  Dr. Chris Fawson, credited with playing a key role in the recent progress of the Huntsman School of Business, will now hold a professorship endowed by a professor who helped shape the direction of the school 40 years ago, Dr. Vern Buehler.

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  Huntsman Professors Find Ways to Make “Green” More Macho

  USU Jon M. Huntsman School of Business

  Last spring, Huntsman marketing professors Cathy Hartman and Edwin Stafford got a chuckle over an Ogilvy Earth study that found green was too pink. Specifically, the ad agency reported that men, in general, resist environmentally-preferable behaviors and products, such as carrying reusable shopping bags at the supermarket, drinking from reusable water bottles, or driving gas-electric hybrid Priuses, because they perceive environmentalism as inherently too feminine.

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  Huntsman School of Business to Offer MBA Program at BYU-Idaho

  USU Jon M. Huntsman School of Business

  This January it will become much easier for people in the Rexburg, Idaho, area to become Aggies.

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  Huntsman School to Become Home for Business Education Journal

  USU Jon M. Huntsman School of Business

  A journal on innovation in business education is coming to the Jon M. Huntsman School of Business.

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  Huntsman Students, Faculty and Staff Win Prestigious Awards

  USU Jon M. Huntsman School of Business

  The Robins Awards are among the most cherished and sought-after awards at Utah State, and this year it was a Huntsman sweep, with the three top Robins Awards going to Huntsman students. That feat was followed by an auspicious royal crowning and 13 significant university awards for Huntsman faculty, staff, and students. Finally, three awards came from other institutions.

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  INC. Magazine Introduces Hire Power Awards Honoring America's 100 Top Job Creators

  USU Jon M. Huntsman School of Business

  Logan-based Conservice Utility Management and Billing has been featured in the inaugural ranking of Inc.’s Hire Power Awards, recognizing the private businesses that have generated the most jobs in the past three years.

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  Jack Peterson Retires

  USU Jon M. Huntsman School of Business

  After 29 years of dedicated service to thousands of students at Utah State University, Jack Peterson will retire on June 30,2012. Jack has taught financial, managerial, and audit courses throughout his teaching career; his versatility and ability to deliver a quality course each and every time has made him an extremely valuable part of the School of Accountancy. He has the unique ability to make each student feel important and valued.

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  Jef Doyle receives appointment at the FASB

  USU Jon M. Huntsman School of Business

  Congratulations to Dr. Jeffrey Doyle, George S. Eccles Chair in Capital Markets Research, who has been asked to serve a one-year appointment as the Faculty Research Fellow at the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB). This is an honor and a tribute to Jef and will enable him to return to USU with vast knowledge that will further propel his already excellent research and teaching. He will begin his appointment in Connecticut mid-summer 2012.

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  Larzette G. Hale – A Leader Who Made an Impact

  USU Jon M. Huntsman School of Business

  The June 2012 issue of the Journal of Accountancy lists Larzette G. Hale as one of 125 people who “left a mark on the accounting profession.” In celebration of the AICPA’s 125th anniversary, the Journal of Accountancy identified 125 people who have made a significant impact on the profession since 1887.

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  Mark and Jennifer Erickson Endowment Established in the School of Accountancy

  USU Jon M. Huntsman School of Business

  Mark ’95, and Jennifer ’93, Erickson have always believed in giving back to show gratitude. Early in their marriage, as a young couple without much in the way of income or worldly possessions, they discussed what they would like to do in the future if they were blessed with the economic ability to give back. They wrote down these “dreams” and have kept the list. One item on the list was to remember the wonderful gift of education that Utah State provided. To show their appreciation, they recently established the Mark and Jennifer Erickson Endowment in the School of Accountancy that will provide scholarships for students each year.

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  New Professor to Teach Business Law and Ethics at USU

  USU Jon M. Huntsman School of Business

  At first, John Ferguson wanted to be a preacher.But at Howard Payne University in Brownwood, Texas, Dr. Ferguson found a mentor who had something else in mind.This mentor encouraged Dr. Ferguson to go to law school. After receiving a Bachelor of Arts, Dr. Ferguson chose a place where he could pursue both a law degree and be involved with the ministry. He selected Vanderbilt University.

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  PoliticIt

  USU Jon M. Huntsman School of Business

  In November 2011, students at the Huntsman School noticed that the political discussion surrounding the presidential race was evolving from previous elections, as politics shifted from exclusively mainstream media to include blogs, Facebook, and Twitter. But traditional political polling does not capture real-time activity; it is weeks behind what is actually happening. With backgrounds in Management Information Systems, Finance, and Entrepreneurship, these students utilized their Huntsman School education to create a new website called “Politicit”. Using neural network technology, the site gathers information about political candidates from social networks and mainstream media and uses it to give each candidate an “It” score, indicating how people feel about the candidate in real time. So far, the site predicts the poll results remarkably well long before they are published. In December, Politicit entered the Intel Innovators competition, and placed in the top 5. In the future, the team plans to expand the site to also cover state and local politics.At the Huntsman School, we eagerly await the future of political polling, delivered the Politicit way.