

Cox Online MBA Program Enhances Virtual Learning
With booming interest, vested faculty and innovative delivery, the 2-year-old program — whose inaugural class graduates this summer — offers working professionals flexibility and is leading MBA instruction into the future.
Business Law at Cox Is Crucial to a Well-Rounded Business Education
Three SMU Cox business law professors bring unique legal and corporate experience to the classroom and their students.
Polarization Affecting Asset Allocation in the Economy
Political polarization is hitting the U.S. economy in new and unexpected ways. It’s even affecting how assets are allocated. In a study by SMU Cox Finance Professor Tarun Patel and co-authors, political polarization was shown to impact the economy through a study of mergers. When firms and their employees had more similar political views, they were more likely to announce a merger, complete it faster and perform better on profitability measures. In more recent years, the impact of polarization has become more evident and costly. The antidote: get along and find common ground.
Emissions Disclosures by U.S. Manufacturers Shows Reductions: The Reasons Why Surprise
When Accounting Professor Sorabh Tomar of SMU Cox set out on his research journey about greenhouse gas emissions disclosures by facilities, he expected they would receive direct pressure from outside forces like investors, environmental groups and regulators to reduce emissions levels. Instead he found that the facilities, America’s plants and manufacturers, were more concerned with their local peers’ emissions disclosures. He found that public disclosure helped industries become more efficient and reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
Mind the Gap: Mutual Funds Often Underperform in Long Run
Most investors, especially in their retirement portfolios, face the task of choosing a mutual fund, often with inertia. According to […]
Congratulations! SMU Cox celebrates 2022 BBA, MBA and Specialized Master’s graduates.
Our hats go off to the 2022 graduating BBA, MBA and MS students. Your journey has just begun and we […]
Cox School Honors 2022 Distinguished Alumni and Outstanding Young Alumni
The SMU Cox School of Business presented the Distinguished Alumni and Outstanding Young Alumni Awards at a luncheon in the […]
Consumer Marketing Math: Even the Numerate are “Off by 100%”
Consumers face difficulties when processing percentages, especially given their variety of uses in today’s information-heavy, marketing and data-rich environment. Consumers, […]
The Supply Chain Crunch: Lessons from Girl Scout Cookie Sales
Even as the U.S. economy is emerging from the lows of the pandemic, disruption to global supply chains have threatened […]
SMU Cox School of Business Class Notes: Fall 2021
Class of 1968 Lydon Neumann, BBA, was named among the Top 25 Consultants of 2017 by Consulting Magazine and became […]