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Michael Rodriguez had never considered a future in sales. Now a senior at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville’s Haslam College of Business, he began his college career focused on management. Now, after receiving the E. & J. Gallo Scholarship for Diversity in Professional Sales in his junior year and working…

A celebration of life memorializing Mary Holcomb, who died last year, was held by the University of Tennessee, Knoxville’s Haslam College of Business Department of Supply Chain Management in April. The observance took place in the department, where Holcomb served as the Gerald T. Niedert Professor of Supply Chain Management.…

Stephanie M. Noble, Proffitt’s Professor of Marketing and William B. Stokely Faculty Research Fellow at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville’s Haslam College of Business, has been named to Poets&Quants For Undergrads’ list of 50 Best Undergrad Professors for 2021. She was selected from a group of more than 1,000 business…

Businesses and supply chains have witnessed unparalleled – and sometimes daunting – changes through the last two decades. Yet, a handful of resourceful companies have adapted to meet the challenges of operating successfully in an increasingly volatile, yet interdependent, digital economic environment. A recently released white paper studies these firms…

Students of Brian Stevens, senior lecturer in the Department of Business Analytics and Statistics (BAS) at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville’s Haslam College of Business, have described him as “engaging,” accessible” and “responsive.” Stevens, whom students have called the best teacher they’ve ever had, has won multiple teaching awards and…

Michel Ballings, James and Joanne Ford Faculty Research Fellow and assistant professor in the Department of Business Analytics and Statistics at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville’s Haslam College of Business, was recently appointed as an Amazon Visiting Academic. The program enables academics to work with Amazon in applying research methods…

Each February, all eyes in the advertising world are focused on Super Bowl commercials, which can influence marketing trends and tactics for months to come. This year, with so many brands and platforms vying for viewers’ attention on game day, many advertisers tried to stand out by featuring celebrities in…

Supply chain disruptions can severely impair a company’s financial health. One well-known study analyzing more than 800 supply chain disruptions between 1989 and 2000 showed firms that suffered major supply chain disruptions experienced devastating consequences, such as sales declining by 93 percent and operating income dropping by 107 percent.[1] Companies…

In October 2021, Ohio governor Mike DeWine signed a bill requiring all high schoolers in the state to pass a standalone, half-credit personal finance course to graduate. Testimony from students like Caleigh Jacobs, a finance major at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville’s Haslam College of Business, played a big role…

Applications are open for the National Science Foundation (NSF) Innovation Corps (I-Corps) spring 2022 Super Regional workshop series, to be held at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga’s Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship in the Mapp Building, Second Floor, 410 E. 8th St., Chattanooga, TN 37403. The three-week customer-discovery program kicks off on…