MBA Student

Jul 12, 2021

From NC State to the Forefront of E-Commerce

In the e-commerce space, available data covers everything from what customers are buying to when they’re making purchases to their basket size. As the e-commerce growth leader at Kraft-Heinz, Jasleen Kaur, discusses how a Jenkins MBA prepared her for this role.

Jul 8, 2021

Mean Tweets and Wall Street

To take a closer look at these issues, the research team set out to answer two questions – whether supply chain glitches lead to a reaction on Twitter and whether the response on Twitter associated with supply chain glitches influence the relationship between a supply chain glitch and stock market returns.

Jun 29, 2021

Seven Poole College Faculty Awarded Over $5,000 in Research Grants

The Faculty Research and Professional Development (FRPD) program is a funding partnership between NC State’s Office of Research and Innovation and each of NC State’s 10 academic colleges. Poole College of Management had seven faculty members across departments represented as grant recipients. The primary objective of the program is to provide seed funding to individual investigators to…

Jun 23, 2021

Poole College Advisory Board Spotlight: Judy Whiting

With more than 30 years with Bank of America under her belt and a new role with Truist Bank, Judy Whiting adds not only a wealth of financial experience to the Poole College of Management Advisory Board but an eagerness to serve North Carolina citizens as well.

Jun 22, 2021

Supply Chain Bottlenecks Will Likely Continue for the Remainder of the Year

By Rob Handfield As vaccination rates in the US, the UK, and Europe have risen, economies have shifted back and capital projects are beginning to resume. However, significant problems remain…

Jun 21, 2021

Stacy Wood Explains How to Get Consumers Interested in Receiving a COVID Vaccine

Stacy Wood’s, professor of marketing, recent study examined different marketing incentives for those who are disinterested in receiving a COVID-19 vaccine, not opposed. “Instead of top experts, you might give them celebrities,” said Wood. “Even Elvis Presley didn’t convince everyone.” Read more on The New York Times. This post was originally published on Poole Thought Leadership…

Jun 21, 2021

Dare to Fail

Learn about how Jeffery Stonebraker, assistant professor of operations and supply chain management, is empowering the next generation of students to discover their own areas of interest.

Jun 17, 2021

Steve Allen Reflects on His Storied Career at Poole

Steve Allen, who will be stepping down as associate dean on June 30, has played a pivotal role along the way, growing the college into what it has become today.

Jun 14, 2021

Two NC State MBA Students Among the Best and Brightest in the Country

Poets & Quants released their 2021 Best and Brightest Online MBA list which included two NC State University Jenkins MBA students, Ken Rhone and Jessica Crowley.

Jun 14, 2021

Leading the Charge

Major Luke High, MBA ’16, is part of a trailblazing effort to transform the practice of marketing within the U.S. Army as the Director of Marketing Strategy and Analytics at the United States Military Academy West Point.