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Isser Gallogly, Associate Dean of MBA Admissions and Program Innovation, ​discusses the popular Pick Six visual essay and EQ Endorsements

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Excerpt from Clear Admit -- "'The EQ endorsement was as a big hit, and applicants gave us wonderful feedback about how much they liked being able to express their EQ and IQ in this way,' Gallogly shares. 'And it gave us insight as readers of applications that we historically had not gotten.'"
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The Dunning-Kruger effect, Professor Justin Kruger's joint research on self-perception, is referenced

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Excerpt from Esquire -- "As a living monument to the Dunning-Kruger effect, Trump honestly believes that he knows everything there is to know, both about negotiating and about Kim and his nuclear program."
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In a​n MBA Admissions​ Q&A, Isser Gallogly, Associate Dean of MBA Admissions and Program Innovation, ​discusses the popular Pick Six visual essay and EQ Endorsements​ while providing advice to future MBA applicants​

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Except from Poets & Quants -- "[The Pick Six and EQ Endorsement] speak[s] to us looking at them beyond a business person to a person that wants to make a contribution and impact. And so it has to be a more holistic and much more individualistic view of what they are, what their DNA is, and what they think their roadmap towards impact will be."
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Professor Arun Sundararajan is quoted in a feature story on Nuro's mission to launch robot delivery vehicles

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Excerpt from Bloomberg -- "Without human labor costs, Nuro’s robot has a better chance to make on-demand delivery profitable than the string of failed startups that have littered Silicon Valley in recent years, says Arun Sundararajan, a business professor at New York University who specializes in the economics of digital goods and networks. But it will take a little getting used to, he says, for consumers."
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Professor Robert Seamans explains Craigslist's impact on the newspaper business, based on his joint research

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Excerpt from The New York Times -- "'Based on the research we did, there’s no question that Craigslist’s entry had a big effect on the newspaper industry,' Mr. Seamans said. 'The effect was the change in the way newspapers run their business. What we find is that, as Craigslist is entering different markets at different points in time, newspapers are shifting away from the classifieds ads model.'"
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NYU Stern Announces 2018-19 MBA Application Deadlines and Essays

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NYU Stern announced its 2018-19 application deadlines and essays for its Full-time MBA, two focused MBAs (Andre Koo Tech MBA and Fashion & Luxury MBA) and Langone Part-time MBA programs.
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Executive Education Short Course: Great Leadership: Developing Practical Leadership Skills

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Designed for those who wish to better understand and further develop their potential and propensity to lead others, this course will help you hone some of the essential self-reflective skills necessary to give form and substance to your vision.
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TRIUM Global Executive MBA alumnus Philippe Nacson, founder and creator of The Robot of the Year challenge, shares how the TRIUM program and alumni network helped ​him transition from private equity to entrepreneurship and AI

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Excerpt from Poets & Quants -- "A series of coincidences indeed, but Nacson credits his B-school experience for awakening his entrepreneurial spirit. 'The cohort that I belonged to was very much composed of entrepreneurs and people who had gone through the entrepreneurship experience in different fields. That brought my attention to the excitement and interest already embedded in me,' he says."
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Professor Baruch Lev references his research on earnings relevance and alternative investment models

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Excerpt from Bloomberg -- "'Investors are becoming much smarter -- some, at least -- and they are desperately looking for some information in those intangibles,' [Lev] said. 'You capitalize, you amortize, and you have an income statement that says something, unlike today.'"
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Professor Anindya Ghose shares what he believes marketers should focus on right now

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Excerpt from CNBC -- "I would say let's start with the mechanism which is mobile. I think it is incredibly important for them to focus on mobile, how to make use of it, what kind of investments to make, what are the targeting strategies with mobile. Number two is the imminent advances in artificial intelligence and analytics. Once you have a mobile strategy is to think about how you can use data and artificial intelligence. The third thing is blockchain. Blockchain is going to be a game changer."
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Professor Lawrence White discusses the impact of the US national debt on the economy

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Excerpt from Yahoo Finance -- "'During recessionary periods, [the government] is seeing a shortfall of revenues, and unemployment is high,' said White. 'There needs to be larger aggregate spending, and that spending happens through borrowing.'"
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Professor David Yermack is interviewed for a story on the evolution of blockchain education

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Excerpt from Bitcoin Magazine -- "Be it for hype or genuine interest, the 'subject is growing quickly,' Yermack told us, 'and there is a lot of demand from students for courses in the fintech area.'"
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Nicole Imbriaco (MBA '19), a student in the Andre Koo Tech MBA program, describes ​what attracted her to the program and ​her career goals

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Excerpt from BusinessBecause -- "The dual focuses of a traditional MBA and the more technical study attracted me because it’s the perfect combination that builds on the foundation I previously established with my undergrad degrees in finance and business analytics. From the beginning I’ve had an interest in both the business and technology side, so the Tech MBA at Stern is the perfect fit in allowing me to increase my depth of knowledge on both areas simultaneously."
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Professor Roy Smith shares his views on a potential merger of Deutsche Bank and Commerzbank AG

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Excerpt from Bloomberg -- "Such a plan might even work if the banks are able to combine retail businesses, decrease headcount and sell off some global operations, including trading infrastructure, said Roy Smith, emeritus professor of management practice at New York University’s Stern School of Business. Still, he sees that as a long shot. 'It’s like tying two drunks together to give them more stability,' Smith said in an interview."
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A panel discussion of tech firm acquisitions and innovation at the Global Antitrust Economics Conference, held at Stern, is featured

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Excerpt from TheStreet.com -- "As the market power of companies such as Alphabet Inc. (GOOGL) , Amazon.com Inc. (AMZN) and Facebook Inc. (FB) increases, their acquisitions of smaller companies may start to raise red flags for antitrust regulators. A panel of economists and lawyers examined the link between mergers, antitrust reviews and innovation at an NYU Stern School of Business antitrust conference last Friday."
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Executive Education Short Course: Advanced Corporate Finance: Strategies for Optimizing Capital Structure and Maximizing Shareholder Value

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This program is designed for professionals who make financial decisions or frequently communicate with financial decision makers. It is also a good fit for individuals looking to improve their financial literacy and understand the basic drivers of corporate decision making.
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Professor Robert Salomon analyzes the Trump Administration's approach to international trade

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Excerpt from Bloomberg -- "If you look at the United States right now, we are not only on the precipice of a trade war in general but we are battling one potentially on two fronts. So one with our allies, Mexico, Canada, and the European Union notably and then also with China."
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In an in-depth interview, Professor David Yermack shares how he first became interested in bitcoin and his views on the regulation of cryptocurrencies

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Excerpt from ValueWalk -- "I approached a colleague at NYU Law School who had been teaching Banking Law and had been covering a little bit of Bitcoin for a number of years and I proposed launching a course on this topic. That course, if you fast forward today, has 230 students and is the foundation of a whole program of FinTech courses that we have at Stern and the IOMS Department. This has caught the imagination of a lot of students, but also a lot of employers who are hiring many students in the space."
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In a joint op-ed, Research Scholar Elad Sherf highlights the connection between manager workloads and fair treatment of employees

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Excerpt from the Harvard Business Review -- "...being fair requires time and effort, and overworked managers may struggle to prioritize fairness when more urgent technical tasks demand their attention. For managers who want to ensure that they treat their employees fairly, it is important to shield being fair from other competing tasks. Try cementing time with your employees into your schedule so that you’re less susceptible to the effects of workload."
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Executive Education Short Course: Understanding the Basics of Corporate Finance

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This program is designed for professionals who make financial decisions or frequently communicate with financial decision makers. It is also a good fit for individuals looking to improve their financial literacy and understand the basic drivers of corporate decision making.
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Leadership takeaways from Professors Joel Steckel and Allen Adamson's book, "Shift Ahead," are featured

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Excerpt from Inc. -- "'A leader must be able to tolerate uncertainty and keep the troops in a positive frame of mind throughout the process,' Adamson and Steckel write. 'To borrow from Star Trek, the leader must have what it takes to "boldly go where no man has gone before," and demonstrate a personal commitment to driving change forward.'"
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Professor Pankaj Ghemawat's research on globalization is referenced

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Excerpt from ETFTrends.com -- "One of the questions [Ghemawat] examined was, in terms of foreign direct investment, what percentage of all the investment that occurred in the world in 2016 was accounted for by cross-border investment? In other words, what percentage of overall investment was made by companies outside of their home nation. The answer was less than 10%. This actual number was far lower than most people expect."
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Professor Tensie Whelan explains the business case for sustainability

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Excerpt from ICAS -- "'An organization should care about sustainability – environmental, social and economic – because it can drive competitive advantage, license to operate, employee engagement, risk reduction, and a variety of other things, as well as add value to society,' said Tensie Whelan, Director of the Center for Sustainable Business at New York University’s Stern School of Business."
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Professor Jonathan Haidt's work on moral psychology is referenced

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Excerpt from The Atlantic -- "In Jonathan Haidt’s work on moral psychology, he argues that conservatives care more than liberals about the moral foundations of loyalty, authority, and purity."
 
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Professor Scott Galloway discusses Walmart's rollout of Jetblack, a concierge shopping service

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Excerpt from Bloomberg -- "'I don’t know if it will work, but I know it’s a good idea,' Scott Galloway, a marketing professor at New York University, said by email. 'No traditional retailer has done a better job than Walmart of grabbing the mic back from Amazon.'"