Corporate Cleanup
Are new corporate accountability measures making a difference or making a mess? Finance faculty and a Wall Street investigative journalist debate their impact.
Business School Alumna Honored by Wisconsin Alumni Association
Business School Alumna Susan Chapman, global head of operations for Citigroup Realty Services in New York City, was honored in May by the Wisconsin Alumni Association. Chapman, who earned her MBA in real estate in 1998, was named a Distinguished Young Alumnus of the University of Wisconsin-Madison. The award is given to recognize graduates under the age of 40 who have demonstrated unusual achievement or initiative. At Citigroup Realty Services, Chapman manages the day-to-day operations for 91 million square feet of space in 96 countries. In 2006, Black Enterprise magazine named her one of the “50 Most Powerful Black Women in Business.” In addition to her professional work, Chapman volunteers with nonprofit organizations across the United States and is an active mentor to young people.
Update Magazine June 2007
Feature Stories
Jumping on the Brandwagon:
Why companies are paying handsomely to make sure you see their brands more and more in movies, TV shows, even in the books you read.
Keeping Pay at Bay
Soaring CEO salaries are the target of increasing controversy. Will Congress step in to set limits?
Should it?
Why Don't We Have Better Bosses?
Even with good intentions on both sides, supervisor-employee relations can be fraught. A look at what keeps us from having (and being) better bosses.
Departments
JUNE 2007 VOLUME 25 NUMBER 1
EDITOR: Lari Fanlund
DESIGN: Lori Strelow, Anna Dulmes
EDITORIAL ASSISTANCE: Jennifer Asselin and Scott Voss
EDITORIAL BOARD: Alisa Robertson, Melissa Amos-Landgraf, Tina Frailey, Jim Kubek, Richard Lee, Mark Matosian, Deborah Mitchell, Kayleen Reilly, Steve Schroeder and Charlie Trevor
COVER: Product placement is all around, in places you may or may not expect, and it’s not happening by accident—as Marjani Coffey, a second-year Wisconsin MBA student in Brand and Product Management, helps illustrate.
Cover photo for UPDATE
by Bob Rashid.
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