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Blockchain Governance: Turning Competition into Teammates

Blockchain Governance: Turning Competition into Teammates

By Ryan Sheets

Confessions of an Entrepreneur: 13 Things You Can Do to Get the Most from Your College Experience

Confessions of an Entrepreneur: 13 Things You Can Do to Get the Most from Your College Experience

By Mark Zweig

The Legacy of the Boyer Fellowship Is in Relationships

The Legacy of the Boyer Fellowship Is in Relationships

By Stephen Caldwell

The Power of Reframing

The Power of Reframing

By Stacey Mason

Confessions of an Entrepreneur: Sometimes Good Comes from What Seems at the Time Like Bad

Confessions of an Entrepreneur: Sometimes Good Comes from What Seems at the Time Like Bad

By Mark Zweig

Under Pressure: How Hospital Governance Impacts Performance

Under Pressure: How Hospital Governance Impacts Performance

By Ryan Decker

Three Barriers to Entry that Kept FedEx’s Early Competitors Grounded

Three Barriers to Entry that Kept FedEx’s Early Competitors Grounded

By Stephen Caldwell

Confessions of an Entrepreneur: Why Business Owners Won’t Use Marketing

Confessions of an Entrepreneur: Why Business Owners Won’t Use Marketing

By Mark Zweig

Game changer

Game Changer: Considering Emotions in Gamified Systems

By Ryan Decker

Innovation and Entrepreneurship, SEVI

Innovation and Entrepreneurship: No Same-Old, Same-Old Degree

By Stephen Caldwell

Future business travel

Confessions of an Entrepreneur: My Thoughts on Future Business Travel

By Mark Zweig

“What I Am About to Tell You”: Disabilities, Inclusive Workplaces and Combat Wheelchairs

“What I Am About to Tell You”: Disabilities, Inclusive Workplaces and Combat Wheelchairs

By Jeff Wright

Learning About Management: The Business of People

Learning About Management: The Business of People

By Stephen Caldwell

Confessions of an Entrepreneur: Why You Might Want to Avoid Having any Outside Investors

Confessions of an Entrepreneur: Why You Might Want to Avoid Having any Outside Investors

By Mark Zweig

Finance Students Learn How to Make the World Go Around

Finance Students Learn How to Make the World Go Around

By Stephen Caldwell

15 People You Need on Speed Dial

15 People You Need on Speed Dial

By Stacey Mason

Getting Your New Business Off the Ground

Confessions of an Entrepreneur: Actually Getting Your New Business Off the Ground

By Mark Zweig

Supply Chain Students

‘Making the Pieces Fit’ Key for Supply Chain Management Students

By Stephen Caldwell

Aging Entrepreneur

Confessions of an Entrepreneur: My Advice for Entrepreneurs Who are Getting Older

By Mark Zweig

The Hypercompetitive World of Omnichannel Retail

The Hypercompetitive World of Omnichannel Retail

By Dinesh Gauri

Mistakes to avoid

Confessions of an Entrepreneur: Mistakes to Avoid in Your Start-up’s Business Plan

By Mark Zweig

Marketing Is a Fertile Field for Walton College Students

Marketing Is a Fertile Field for Walton College Students

By Stephen Caldwell

Information Systems: Connecting Technology to Business

Information Systems: Connecting Technology to Business

By Stephen Caldwell

Lucky break

Confessions of an Entrepreneur: We All Need a Lucky Break

By Mark Zweig

Big data, big responsibility

With Big Data Comes Big Responsibility

By Michael Adkison

Why ‘The Force’ Is With Economics Students

Why ‘The Force’ Is With Economics Students

By Stephen Caldwell

LEAD - SCMRC White Paper

SCMRC White Paper Addresses Truck Driver Burnout

Posite mental attitude

Confessions of an Entrepreneur: How To Keep a Positive Mental Attitude in Spite of Everything!

By Mark Zweig

COVID-19: The Wake-Up Call for Supply Chain Management

COVID-19: The Wake-Up Call for Supply Chain Management

By Ryan Decker

Employee engagement is the wrong question

Employee Engagement Is the Wrong Question

By Stacey Mason

Work life balance

Confessions of an Entrepreneur: You Shouldn’t Have to Kill Yourself

By Mark Zweig

Flying in formation

Flying in Formation: Citizenship, Prosocial Behaviors, and Goals for Teamwork in Business

By Jeff Wright

Nine things, a valuable business

Confessions of an Entrepreneur: Nine Things that Make Your Business More Valuable

By Mark Zweig

Online reviews

Damage Control: When Are Bad Reviews Harmful?

By Ryan Decker

Typical entrepreneurs

Confessions of an Entrepreneur: The Typical Entrepreneur

By Mark Zweig

Markets Encourage Competition

Up to Code: Do Regulated Markets Encourage Competition?

By Michael Adkison

What it’s Really Like to Own Your Own Business

Confessions of an Entrepreneur: What it’s Really Like to Own Your Own Business

By Mark Zweig

CEOs as Attackers and Victims of Attacks

Them’s Fightin’ Words: CEOs as Attackers and Victims of Attacks

By Jeff L. Wright

Sea of uncertainty

Confessions of an Entrepreneur: Operating in a Sea of Uncertainty

By Mark Zweig

Rising to the challenge

When Do Employees Rise to the Challenge?

By Ryan Decker

The art of effective communication

The Art of Effective Communication

By Stacey Mason

Perceived business barriers

Confessions of an Entrepreneur: The Perceived Barriers to Entrepreneurship

By Mark Zweig

Prepare young professionals for careers

How To Better Prepare Young Professionals for Careers

By Ryan Decker

COVID tracking app

Pandemic, Privacy and Economic Resilience

By Cindy Moehring

Increasing student engagement post COVID

Increasing Engagement with Students in This Post-COVID-19 Environment

By Mark Zweig

Shopper shipping fee

If You Give a Shopper a Shipping Fee: The Logic Behind Logistics

By Michael Adkison

Improv advice in translation

Improv Advice in Translation

By Stacey Mason

Getting past startup

Confessions of an Entrepreneur: Getting Past the Startup Phase

By Mark Zweig

Cracking under pressure

Cracking Under Pressure: The Side Effects of Nonmonetary Prize

By Michael Adkison

Andy Murray

The Path to Customer Centric Leadership

By Stephen Caldwell

Professional Service Providers

Confessions of a Real Estate Entrepreneur: Dealing with Professional Service Providers

By Mark Zweig

IoT Technology

Staying Connected: Is the World Ready for IoT Technology?

By Michael Adkison

No.1 Undergraduate Supply Chain Program

How We Became the No. 1 Undergraduate Supply Chain Management Program

By Brian Fugate

Family entrepreneurial venture

Confessions of an Entrepreneur: Your Family and Your Entrepreneurial Venture

By Mark Zweig

Beat the street

Beat the Street: Stock Analysts, Credit Risk, and the Lack of Negative Earnings Forecasts

By Michael Adkison

Replace judgement with curiousity

Replace Judgment with Curiosity

By Stacey Mason

Home renovations

Confessions of an Entrepreneur: What I Have Learned About Speculative Home Renovations Over the Years

By Mark Zweig

University innovation

University Innovation Is a Cycle, Not an Arrow

By Sarah Goforth

I3R grant

7 Ways the I3R Grant Will Help Transform the University of Arkansas

By Matt Waller

Real estate investing

Confessions of an Entrepreneur: Real Estate Investing 101

By Mark Zweig

Beat the market

Can Active Managers Beat the Market?

By Ryan Decker

Lightbulbs - boundary spanning

Boundary Spanning in Search of Something Useful

By Stephen Caldwell

Unmotivated employees

Confessions of an Entrepreneur: Why Employees Aren’t as Engaged as You Want Them to Be

By Mark Zweig

Modern checkout

Petty Cybercrime: How Modern Store Checkout Condones Shoplifting

By Michael Adkison

AI technology

5 Practical Tips for the Ethical Use of Artificial Intelligence

By Cindy Moehring

Starting line

Confessions of an Entrepreneur: The Gestation Period for a New Venture

By Mark Zweig

Office culture

Building the Right Culture

By Stacey Mason

Congo on a map

Child Labor and Corruption in the Congo. 2 Tips to Ensure Your Supply Chain Has Integrity

By Cindy Moehring

Venture Intern Program

An Internship Like No Other

By Deb Williams

Flight locations on a United States map

Why Living Up to Your Obligations Matters and Three Tips for Doing it Effectively

By Cindy Moehring

Calculating finances

Confessions of an Entrepreneur: Using Debt Wisely

By Mark Zweig

COVID tracking app

A Barcode Scanner Darkly: AutoID and the Future of Interactive Mobile Apps

By Michael Adkison

In the age of #metoo

Why You Should Listen to Your Inner Voice, And to Others, in the Age of #metoo

By Cindy Moehring

Business owner burnout

Confessions of an Entrepreneur: Business Owner Burnout

By Mark Zweig

Consumer trends

I Love That: Processual Theory and Transformative Consumer Research

By Jeff Wright

Heart and coin balance

Want to Advance in Your Career? Follow These 3 Simple Tips

By Cindy Moehring

Start business young

Confessions of an Entrepreneur: The Best Time to Start a Business Is When You Are Young

By Mark Zweig

Applied business analytics

Getting Past the Math En Route to Applied Business Analytics

By Stephen Caldwell

Speak up culture

Will Your Employees Speak Up or Stay Silent? Four Ways Leaders Can Support a Speak Up Culture.

By Cindy Moehring

Five star review

Confessions of an Entrepreneur: Simple Business Ideas That Will Lead to Success

By Mark Zweig

Businessmen trusting each other

Here’s How to Increase Trust with Stakeholders

By Cindy Moehring

Book with a key

Confessions of an Entrepreneur: What Happens as You Get Older

By Mark Zweig

Supply chain mangers in a warehouse

Who Needs an Advanced Degree in Supply Chain, Anyway?

By Stephen Caldwell

Pencil and light bulb

Two-Word Lessons to My 20-Something Self

By Stacey Mason

Blockchain technology, trusting the process

Confessions of an Entrepreneur:  Where Do We Go From Here?

By Mark Zweig

Blockchain technology, trusting the process

All You Need Is Trust: Blockchain Technology and Reliability

By Michael Adkison

Business integrity crisis, compass reading: Integrity, Respect, Ethics and Values

The Integrity Crisis and 7 Things Business Schools Can Do About It

By Cindy Moehring

Businessman on ladder, reaching for the stars

Confessions of an Entrepreneur: Getting Stuff Done Even When You Don’t Have To

By Mark Zweig

Online discussion board

Sharing is Caring: Why We Share Information in Online Discussion Groups

By Michael Adkison

Person deciding which direction to go

Confessions of an Entrepreneur: Axioms to Live By

By Mark Zweig

One dollar bills

The Almighty Dollar: How Presidential Political Parties Affect the Value of U.S. Currency

By Michael Adkison

Linkedin display

12 Tips to Make the Most of Your Linkedin Articles

By Lindsey Wagaman and Stephen Caldwell

2020 graduates

Confessions of an Entrepreneur: Parting Words for Graduating Seniors

By Mark Zweig

Business strategy chess game

It’s a Dog-Eat-Dog Workplace: Political Climate and Job Pursuit

By Michael Adkison

Learning environment

They Don’t Teach This in Business School … Or Do They? The Myths Examined

By Stephen Caldwell

Social distancing

Confessions of an Entrepreneur: My Top 10 Predictions for the Next 18 Months

By Mark Zweig

Hands with a lightbulb

Where the Magic Happens

By Stacey Mason

Video conference call

Confessions of an Entrepreneur: Things You Can Do Right Now

By Mark Zweig

COVID-19 and community banks

A Historical Loss Stress Test: How Will COVID-19 Affect Community Banks

By Michael Adkison

Healthcare supply chain

COVID-19’s Unique Impact on Healthcare Supply Chains

By David Dobrzykowski

Multiple hands trying to grab face masks

Temporary Supply Chain: How a Global Group of Volunteers Rallied to Address the PPE Shortage for Hospitals in the United States

By John Kent

Home sweet home environment

Confessions of an Entrepreneur: Necessity Is the Mother of Invention/Opportunity Is All Around Us

By Mark Zweig

Weigh station sign

Study Shows How Green Technology Influences Carrier Selection

By Ron Gordon

Stimulus Check

What’s the Best Way to Use That $1,200 Stimulus Check and Help the Economy?

By Raja Kali

Graduation cap

Higher Education for Business is NOT Broken

By Mark Zweig

Coffee cup with paper, pencil and a lightbulb

Brewing Up Creativity: Does Caffeine Really Stimulate Your Brain?

By Michael Adkison

Road to the future

5 Things to Keep in Mind for Business Succession Planning

By Stephen Caldwell

Sticky notes with marketing concepts

Back to the Basics of Marketing

By Mark Zweig

A man with a cape and lightbulb in hand

15 Skills to Build Regardless of the Future

By Stacey Mason

Social Distancing and the Economy

COVID-19 Economic Impact in Arkansas

By Mervin Jebaraj

An empty classroom at Walton College

Personal Reflections on a Business School Education

By W. Randy Boxx

An empty classroom at Walton College

Confessions of an Entrepreneur: The First Order of Any Business is Survival

By Mark Zweig

A remote work environment

Stuck at Home? Here’s How to Make the Best of It

By Stephen Caldwell

A time to be smart

A Time to Be Smart

By Molly Rapert

Students discussing in a group

A Journey Toward Empathy

By Jessica Salmon

The Power of the Positive

Leadership and the Power of the Positive

By Steve Schumacher

Business man with city and positive arrow overlay

Confessions of an Entrepreneur: Keeping that Business You Started Going (and Growing)

By Mark Zweig

Businessman walking rope

The Integrity Crisis and One Simple Thing You Can Do About It

By Cindy Moehring

Blockchain grid

Buying into Blockchain: What Does It Take to Invest?

By Michael Adkison

Supply chain network

4 Ways Investing in Supply Chain Research Benefits the Bottom Line

By Marat Davletshin

People interviewing

Confessions of an Entrepreneur: Why You Should Have Outside Directors Now

By Mark Zweig

Lightbulb, generating ideas

Raising Awareness: Ideology-Infused Psychological Contracts and Why they Help the Workplace

By Michael Adkison

Dillard's store front

What the Dillards Taught Me About Leaving a Legacy

By Stephen Caldwell

Frustration when good people don't get along

Confessions of an Entrepreneur: The Frustration When Good People Don’t Get Along

By Mark Zweig

Graphic displaying network theory and supply chain management

7 Ways Network Theory Is Reshaping Supply Chains

By Marat Davletshin

Mechanical hand, security breach

To Catch a Breach: Why Companies Aren’t Investing in Cybersecurity

By Michael Adkison

Exterior of the Sam M. Walton College of Business building

12 Ways Endowing a Department Benefits the Department, College and Society

By Matthew Waller

Training new management

Confessions of an Entrepreneur: Making Management Transition Real

By Mark Zweig

Computer with three resumes and the word hired

U of A Partners with Blockchain Company for Innovative Resume-Building Program

By Michael Adkison

Grad cap, car and coins

3 Proven Paths to Paying for Your MBA

By Stephen Caldwell

Hey Follow Me

Confessions of an Entrepreneur: Thoughts on Strategy

By Mark Zweig

Rolls Royce

Confessions of an Entrepreneur: The Strategy of Changing Nothing

By Mark Zweig

Blockchain Connection

5 Supply Chain Insights from a Conversation with Walmart’s Greg Smith

By Donnie Williams

Blockchain Connection

Interoperability: A Big Unanswered Question in Blockchain

By Ryan Sheets

Sell By Dates

Confessions of an Entrepreneur: If I Had a Retail Business Today...

By Mark Zweig

Sell By Dates

Why Sell By Dates Matter More Than You Think

By Jeff L. Wright

Procurement Process

How Procurement Professionals Can Add Value to the Enterprise

By Ryan Sheets

Omni-channel strategy

Understanding Omni-Channel Strategy in the Digital Age

By Ryan Sheets

Data science

Is Data Science a Fleeting Fad?

By Matthew Waller

Smart technology in retail

How Smart Technology Is Reshaping Retail

By Jeff L. Wright

Puzzle piece; building relationships

Confessions of an Entrepreneur: 5 Ways to Build Relationships

By Mark Zweig

JB Hunt website and logo

What JB Hunt Looks for In Supply Chain Management Recruits

By Kirk Thompson

Silicon Valley clusters

Keeping Up with the Clusters

By Michael Adkison

Inside McMillon Innovation Studio

How Higher Ed Can Practice the Innovation It Teaches

By Stephen Caldwell

Signing a business contract

Confessions of an Entrepreneur: 11 Good Reasons to Buy an Existing Business

By Mark Zweig

From popcorn to pop-ups

From Popcorn to Pop-ups

By Blythe Eggleston

LinkedIn on a phone

7 Ways Using LinkedIn Enhances Leadership

By Matthew Waller

Proper pricing

Confessions of an Entrepreneur: The Importance of Proper Pricing

By Mark Zweig

Confused person with floppy disk

Thanks for the Information. When Does it Expire?

By Jeff L. Wright

99.8% issues resolved

Confessions of an Entrepreneur: What You Can Do as a Leader to Improve Quality and Customer Service Now

By Mark Zweig

Fireside chat

How to Build a Plane While Flying

By Alexandra Goforth

Handshake cityscape

The Problem with Good Samaritans: Helping Pressure in the Workplace

By Michael Adkison

Climbing a mountain

Three Ways to Fly Like the Blue Angels Even If You’re on a Frankenstein Team

By Stephen Caldwell

Blocks with green arrows

Confessions of an Entrepreneur: What I Have Learned About Selling

By Mark Zweig

Smart fitting rooms

The Cyber Age Enters the Fitting Room

By Jeff L. Wright

Data-driven economists

I Thank My Lucky Stars for Data-Driven Economists

By Stephen Caldwell

My business degrees

Why I’m Glad I Got My Business Degrees

By Mark Zweig

Lessons learned

Confessions of an Entrepreneur: Leadership Lessons Learned

By Mark Zweig

Drop-shipping

Being the Bridge: Drop-Shipping and the New Terms of the Triad

By Jeff. L. Wright and Ryan Sheets

Good mentor

How to Make the Most of Mentoring

By Rich Lawrence, Molly Rapert, Matt Waller and Jeff Murray

Recession road sign

Confessions of an Entrepreneur: What Happens If We Have A Recession?

By Mark Zweig

Stephanie Thomas

How I Became A Woman in Supply Chain

By Stephanie P. Thomas

Assessments

How to Assess Strengths and Personality Assessments for Business

By Stephen Caldwell

Making a Profit

Making a Profit Takes More Than Just Cost-Cutting!

By Mark Zweig

Expert Advice

Confessions of an Entrepreneur: What New Graduates Should Do in Their First Job to Be Successful

By Mark Zweig

Dean Waller Headphones

Six Ways Hosting a Podcast Strengthens Your Leadership

By Matthew Waller

Entrepreneur Tornado

Confessions of an Entrepreneur: Working for an Entrepreneur

By Mark Zweig

Dropouts

Wildly Successful College Dropouts: Is a Degree Really Necessary?

By Matthew Waller

Control Freak

Confessions of an Entrepreneur: Starting as a Control Freak but Eventually Loosening the Reins

By Mark Zweig

Penguins

Entrepreneurship in a Mature Market

By Mark Zweig

Boat Sinking

Confessions of an Entrepreneur: We’re in Trouble!

By Mark Zweig

Bag of Money

Is Lack of Capital the Real Problem?

By Mark Zweig

Path to Excellence

Blazing a Path to Excellence, Professionalism, Innovation, Collegiality

By Brian Fugate

Priorities

Confessions of an Entrepreneur—Keeping Your Priorities Straight

By Mark Zweig

Procurement Roadmap

From One-Trick Pony to Workhorse: How Procurement Can (and Already Does) Add Value to the Enterprise

By Ryan Sheets

Retail

Retail Strategy for the 2020s: Brick-and-Mortar and E-Commerce

By Ryan Sheets

Cityscape

Leaders: Know Your Values – Live Them

By Matthew Waller

Entrepreneur

What is The Entrepreneurial Mindset?

By Matthew Waller

Domestic Freight Transportation

Delivering Decisions: Response to Trends in Domestic Freight Transportation

By Matthew Waller

Student at Computer

8 Simple Tips For A Cover Letter That Gets You Noticed

By Stephen Caldwell

Business Degree Entrepreneur

9 Areas Where a Business Degree Will Sharpen Your Entrepreneurial Tools

By Matthew Waller

Entrepreneur

21 Reasons a Leader Should Write Blogs

By Matthew Waller

Computer

7 Reasons You Should Consider an Executive MBA

By Matthew Waller

Student Writing

The Complete Guide to Selecting a Business Major

By Stephen Caldwell

Walker Hall

How to Know If You Should Get Your Business Degree Online

By Stephen Caldwell

Jonathon Schilling

Alumni Spotlight: Jonathon Schilling

By Matthew Waller

Student at Computer

Picking Your Perfect University for Earning an Online Business Degree

By Stephen Caldwell

Students During Lecture

Improving Student Success via Partnerships with Community Colleges

By Matthew Waller

Walker Hall Trees

How Does Walton College Contribute to the Flagship and Land-Grant Status of the University of Arkansas?

By Matthew Waller

Student Taking Notes

Ultimate Formula to Becoming EPIC at Walton College

By Matthew Waller

Molly Rapert

Molly Rapert: Alumna, Professor and Parent of Students in the Walton College

By Matthew Waller

Library Bookshelf

Advice on How to Succeed from John H. Johnson

By Matthew Waller

Shopper Focused Art

Shopper-focused Art is Key to Successful E-Commerce

By Matthew Waller

Students Studying

7 Facts about a Walton College Alumnus who is an EPIC Success

By Matthew Waller

Fall Weather

Dean Waller’s Vision of Walton College

By Matthew Waller