David Pyke's Blog

USD research suggests Goldilocks Effect on housing prices

dave pyke — Thu, 23 May 2013 18:54:58 +0000

USD Professor of Real Estate, Vivek Sah

At one of our recent faculty research seminars, I heard about some fascinating research conducted by three of our Economics/Real Estate professors. Professors Vivek Sah, Steve Conroy and Andrew Narwold’s paper looks at housing prices and proximity to schools (“Proximity to School: Walkability Premium or Nuisance Discount”).

You might think that being close to a school is a positive thing because children can walk to school, play on the grounds, and reduce time in ...Read Full Article

MBA career development at USD School of Business

dave pyke — Wed, 15 May 2013 19:19:50 +0000

Terra Saltzman-Baker and Kara Weller, USD MBA Career Services, and the many thank-you cards from students

What do employers look for when hiring business students? I explored this question with the Board of Advisors of the School of Business last week. We had a very active discussion about “Key Competencies of Business Undergraduates and MBAs.” I have a lot to share from this conversation, but for now let’s divide their insights into three main categories: competencies developed within courses, across ...Read Full Article

USD Social Innovation Challenge reaches new heights

dave pyke — Tue, 07 May 2013 23:13:37 +0000

Prof. Steve Conroy, Director of the USD Center for Peace and Commerce

The third annual Social Innovation Challenge (SIC), sponsored by USD’s Center for Peace and Commerce, held its awards ceremony on May 3. Ten finalists competed for the $42,500 in prize money. Many thanks to Steve Conroy, Director of the CPC, and Nadia Auch, Assistant Director of the CPC, for all of their work throughout the year for this program.

Steve had this to say about USD’s competition for ...Read Full Article

USD MBA student wins national stock picking contest

dave pyke — Wed, 01 May 2013 18:36:30 +0000

Dan McAllister, current USD MBA student and winner of stock picking contest

USD MBA student, Daniel McAllister, came out ahead of nearly 700 students from 34 colleges and universities around the country to win the first-ever All-America Student Analyst Competition.

Concentrating on a mix of financial and health care stocks for the competition that ran from September 2012 through January 2013, Dan finished highest overall, edging out second-place finisher Matthew Olfat of the University of Virginia. Other schools whose students performed ...Read Full Article

Leading the future with beverages

dave pyke — Sat, 27 Apr 2013 21:53:24 +0000

Al Carey, CEO of PepsiCo Americas Beverages, presenting to USD students

In his visit to USD this week, Al Carey, CEO of PepsiCo Americas Beverages, gave students a look into the future of the beverage industry. On the thirst-quenching horizon: LRB (keep reading), sustainability and an advertising revolution.

With sales declining for cola drinks, the Liquid Refreshment Beverage category is the beverage tsunami of the future. LRB includes such products (owned by PepsiCo) as Mountain Dew and Kickstart; Gatorade – this ...Read Full Article

Pitching innovation at USD School of Business

dave pyke — Sat, 20 Apr 2013 00:56:44 +0000

OnMyBlock co-founders, Morgan Schwanke and Jordan Jadallah

Venture Vetting (V2) student finalists pitched their entrepreneurial ideas to a panel of four angel investors in a competition for a share of the $25,000 prize last night at the USD School of Business. Of the original 32 business venture ideas – nearly double the number of entries over last year – four pitched to the judges.

Each finalist made a 7-minute pitch to the panel, followed by a 10-minute one-on-one pitch with each ...Read Full Article

Avian flu and risk management

dave pyke — Thu, 18 Apr 2013 20:26:58 +0000

I think a lot about risk management, and especially integrated risk management, or put another way, the ways that risk management decisions in one functional area of a company impact other areas. For instance, if supply chain managers make a decision regarding a global supplier, what effect does that have on the Treasury department, which is responsible for hedging currencies, or the Marketing department, which manages the brand?

So, here is a recent article from the New York Times online.

These excerpts ...Read Full Article

Boston

dave pyke — Wed, 17 Apr 2013 20:32:17 +0000

I have watched the news the past two days with sadness and horror. Having lived in New Hampshire for many years, our family traveled to Boston regularly to shop, visit museums, attend shows and sporting events, and just walk the city. We loved it. So to see the senseless destruction at the finish line of the Boston Marathon was doubly hard. I was inspired by the immediate, capable and caring response of many people. We are praying for the victims ...Read Full Article

Leadership, choice and ingredients for success

dave pyke — Thu, 11 Apr 2013 03:49:39 +0000

Sheena Iyengar, author of The Art of Choice

I am writing this post on the plane from Chicago to Houston, leaving the annual AACSB International Conference and Meeting (ICAM) and heading to meet with some great alumni in Texas. In addition to stimulating conversations with other deans and directors of business schools, we were energized and challenged by some excellent panels and speakers.

One amazing speaker was Sheena Iyengar, the author of The Art of Choice, a 2010 book about choices ...Read Full Article

MBA Insights at USD School of Business

dave pyke — Tue, 09 Apr 2013 23:40:38 +0000

Prospective MBA students experience USD at MBA Insights

I had fun last Saturday morning with an energetic group of prospective MBA students. Some have committed to USD for the fall, others are trying to decide which program to attend, while others are just beginning their investigation into the MBA world. I love talking about our program, faculty and students. In the context of our mission statement, I shared some of the amazing things we are doing.

“We develop socially responsible business ...Read Full Article