Feature
SMU Breaks Ground on Cox School Renovation and Expansion
SMU celebrated the future of the Cox School of Business in May with the groundbreaking of a new expansion project.
Online Feature
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.
Online Feature
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.
Research
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.
Research
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.
Research
What the Market Thinks of Net-Zero and Carbon Emissions Reduction Pledges
The spotlight has returned to the oil and gas industry, with its important role in providing energy security to the […]
Research
Redacted: How the Immaterial is Material
Materiality is in the eye of the beholder. In an increasingly disclosure-aware environment, unique angles are emerging that spotlight the […]
Online Feature
Meet the SMU Cox Alumna Wearing the Miss Texas Petite USA Crown
The Master of Accounting grad leveraged what she’d learned at SMU Cox as a first-time pageant competitor.
Yearbook
SMU Cox Class Notes: Fall 2022
SMU Cox School of Business alums have been busy. Read up on their accomplishments here.
Research
SMU Cox Convenes Public and Private Interests for ‘Five Days in Dallas’ to Advance Commercial Diplomacy
U.S. government and private sector leaders met for “Five Days in Dallas” at the SMU Cox School of Business to advance commercial diplomacy.