In many ways, Raja Venkatachalam is not all that different from other driven and talented students who have studied at Clark’s Graduate School of Management (GSOM). Despite having a mechanical engineering degree from Anna University in Chennai, India, he knew he wanted to attend graduate school in the United States and shift his focus to…
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An In-class Experience with a Multi-National Sports Company
GSOM students who have taken Professor Lin Boldt’s Marketing Research class agree: there’s no better course for hands-on, practical experience in marketing. The course teaches students current, real-world marketing research skills and is highlighted by a semester-long project for a well-known, multi-national sports company. Marketing Research teaches students how to make sound business decisions and…
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Graduate School of Management to Induct 46 Students into Prestigious Academic Honor Society
Clark’s Graduate School of Management (GSOM) will recognize 46 students to be inducted into Beta Gamma Sigma, the international honor society exclusively for business programs accredited by AACSB International – The Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business – on May 19, on the college’s main campus. Beta Gamma Sigma is a prestigious national honor…
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Clark MBA Graduate Sees Video Production Company Expand with Acquisition
Article from The Worcester Business Journal detailing Matter Communications’ acquisition of Skyscope, a video production business started by Clark alumni Alex Dunn ’11, M.B.A. ’12, Gabe Gerzon ’11, M.S.P.C. ’12, and Sam Shepler ’11, M.S.P.C.’12: Skyscope, a Worcester startup focused on video production, was acquired by a Newburyport public relations firm Tuesday and will remain operating in the city…
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GSOM Professor and the Center for Creative Leadership Publish Research Results on Motivation
What motivates managers? Money, yes, but so much more… Clark University and Center for Creative Leadership publish research on workplace motivation. Management Professor Laura Graves It is often said that “money talks,” but does it motivate? While many organizations use salary, bonuses, stock options, and promotions to motivate managers, a recent study reveals that relying…
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Student and Faculty Projects are Highlights of the Latest PRME Report
GSOM continues its important relationship with the United Nations as an official signatory to the Principles for Responsible Management Education (PRME). Its latest PRME Update Report, details the projects and initiatives that demonstrate GSOM’s commitment to responsible management education. GSOM joined the United Nations’ PRME initiative in 2011. Business schools across the world that become…
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Graduate School of Management is Official Signatory to White House/AACSB Best Practices for Women in Business
In fall 2015, the Graduate School of Management (GSOM) officially became a signatory to the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB) best practices document on expanding opportunities for women in business. GSOM is one of just 51 business schools nationwide who have committed to these strategies to help expand opportunities for women to…
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Clark University Ranks Among Forbes’ Most Entrepreneurial Research Universities; GSOM Maintains High Standing with Princeton Review
For the second year in a row, Forbes named Clark University as one of the country’s top 20 most entrepreneurial schools. Clark appeared at No. 16 on Forbes’ list of “Most Entrepreneurial Universities,” while the Graduate School of Management (GSOM) continues its high standing with The Princeton Review. The Forbes’ rankings appeared in its August…
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Clark ranked a top Peace Corps volunteer-producing school
Clark University is number 23 on the Peace Corps’ 2016 rankings of the top volunteer-producing colleges and universities. Clark is ranked on the list of small colleges and universities, with 8 alumni currently volunteering worldwide. Since 1961, 255 Clark alumni have served in the Peace Corps; this is the second straight year that the University…
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Merging Business and Environmental Interests into the Perfect Graduate Program
John Marshall Richards has always had a sense as to what fields he’d like to work in after graduating college. His only question upon finishing his bachelor’s degree at Dickinson College was finding a graduate school that paired his two—seemingly very different—passions: business and environmental sustainability. He found both, and more, at Clark University Graduate…