Olin Business School

Chancellor Wrighton appointed the 15-member committee to identify candidates and assist in the final decision.

StewartCan Martha Stewart regain the trust of her customers or could Enron’s former chief Ken Lay get a new job under the clouds of suspicion left in the wake of their legal problems? It depends upon the match between how they respond to the allegations and the extent to which the alleged offense is perceived to involve their integrity or their competence, according to a recent study by Washington University in St. Louis professor Kurt T. Dirks and three colleagues.

In November, 26 incumbent U.S. senators will be on election ballots. Chances are, most of them will win, according to a study by Washington University in St. Louis professor Gautam Gowrisankaran and two colleagues.

The seminars comprise one-hour presentations on the research interests of faculty from local and national universities.

For nearly three years, the Olin School of Business has been seeking newly minted veterans to fill choice seats in its M.B.A. classes.

GreenbaumStuart I. Greenbaum, Ph.D., dean of the John M. Olin School of Business at Washington University in St. Louis, has announced his intention to step down as dean effective June 30, 2005, according to Chancellor Mark S. Wrighton. Greenbaum has served as dean since 1995 and was named the Bank of America Professor in July 2000.

He “has led the John M. Olin School of Business with distinction and significant success,” Chancellor Wrighton says.

McLeanBethany McLean, the Fortune magazine reporter who was the first to question how the energy giant, Enron, made its money, will give a talk based on her book, The Smartest Guys in the Room: The Amazing Rise and Scandalous Fall of Enron at 11 a.m. on Wed., Sept. 8 in Graham Chapel.

Bob and Julie Skandalaris have given another major gift to advance the University’s entrepreneurship curriculum throughout the campus.

A grant program will be administered and coordinated by the newly established Center for Research on Innovation and Entrepreneurship.