Stadium renovation
Historic Francis Field is undergoing its first major renovation in nearly 20 years; the entire stadium will be resurfaced.
Deep psychological contracts formed between employees and employers can result in acts of revenge, ‘crimes of obedience’
McLean ParksNear one end of the spectrum are the Arthur Andersen employees who, out of loyalty to their employer and at great personal risk, destroyed files to cover up corporate scandal. At the other end is the disgruntled worker at another company who surreptitiously spread poison-ivy sap on executive-washroom toilet seats. “A clear signal to management,” says Judi McLean Parks, Ph.D., professor of organizational behavior at Washington University in St. Louis, “that something is wrong.” McLean Parks’ research at the Olin School of Business finds that both forms of organizational behavior grow from the same seed of organizational identity.
Men’s tennis team heads to quarterfinals
Assistant coaches receive national honor
An encompassing view of the world
Putting kids first
Oetting receives ‘Search’ award
Marie Prange Oetting, one of the University’s most dedicated alumni volunteers, was presented with the Eliot Society’s highest honor.
Picturing our Past
Picturing our Past
Obesity problems best treated with long-term approach
“For many people who are significantly overweight, the problem is primarily behavioral,” says Denise Wilfley, associate professor of psychiatry.
Board of Trustees elects three new members
They are Maxine Clark, William B. Neaves and John D. Weil; re-elected as trustee officers were John F. McDonnell, William H. Danforth and David W. Kemper.
Cooper named president of thoracic surgery association
Joel D. Cooper, an internationally recognized pioneer in lung surgery, has been elected president of the American Association for Thoracic Surgery.
Regulatory challenges facing U.S. equity markets are highly complex; speedy resolution is imperative for the survival of many markets
PanchapagesanThe issues that confront the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and the U.S. equity markets are highly complex and while the SEC has not set a timetable to resolve these issues, Venkatesh Panchapagesan, Ph.D., a professor of finance at the Olin School of Business at Washington University in St. Louis, says that speedy resolution is imperative for the survival of many markets.
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