http://www.rsm.nl/portal/page/portal/45F6F412E1EBE34DE0401BAC4D01786D en-us http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Rotterdam, March 2010 --- Following its initial launch in October 2009, the I WILL site has seen a major overhaul. ‘I WILL 1.7’ has enhanced usability, speed and stability plus improved sign-in and log-in processes. http://www.rsm.nl/portal/page/portal/home/news/detail?p_item_id=6019975 General 18 March 2010 http://www.rsm.nl/portal/page/portal/47C0D0AC0B2BDA24E0401BAC4D016C8E?p_item_id=6019975 Rotterdam, March 2010 --- Three keynote speakers from international business and a panel of experts were among the 150 people contributing to a seminar examining the development of sustainable business in China, organised by four students at Rotterdam School of Management, Erasmus University. The students are among the first cohort studying for the school’s new MScBA Chinese Economy & Business. http://www.rsm.nl/portal/page/portal/home/news/detail?p_item_id=6019969 General 18 March 2010 http://www.rsm.nl/portal/page/portal/47C0D0AC0B2BDA24E0401BAC4D016C8E?p_item_id=6019969 Rotterdam, March 2010 --- Fifty members of the international business community gathered at Rotterdam School of Management, Erasmus University on Thursday, 11 March to enjoy a taste of one of the new RSM executive services being launched that evening: RSM Speakers. http://www.rsm.nl/portal/page/portal/home/news/detail?p_item_id=6019965 General 18 March 2010 http://www.rsm.nl/portal/page/portal/47C0D0AC0B2BDA24E0401BAC4D016C8E?p_item_id=6019965 Rotterdam, March 2010 --- An emphasis on shareholder value is adversely affecting the financial performance of the Dutch top-100 listed companies, according to doctoral research carried out by Pieter-Jan Bezemer at Rotterdam School of Management, Erasmus University. Bezemer’s thesis, entitled Diffusion of Corporate Governance Beliefs, provides support for widespread criticism of the Anglo-Saxon economic model, which is more driven by market forces. He will defend his thesis at RSM on Friday,19 March 2010. View the full release with graphs in Dutch. http://www.rsm.nl/portal/page/portal/home/news/detail?p_item_id=6012038 General 15 March 2010 http://www.rsm.nl/portal/page/portal/47C0D0AC0B2BDA24E0401BAC4D016C8E?p_item_id=6012038 “The most important educational innovation of the past 100 years,” was how Prof Dr George Yip, Dean of Rotterdam School of Management, Erasmus University described the Master’s degree in Business Administration (MBA). Dean Yip was speaking at the recent graduation ceremony for more than 200 International MBA and Executive MBA graduates from 39 different nations, held at the Beurs-World Trade Center in Rotterdam. http://www.rsm.nl/portal/page/portal/home/news/detail?p_item_id=6012024 General 15 March 2010 http://www.rsm.nl/portal/page/portal/47C0D0AC0B2BDA24E0401BAC4D016C8E?p_item_id=6012024 Rotterdam, March 2010 --- Three students from Rotterdam School of Management, Erasmus University have got through to the global semi-final of the third annual Henkel Innovation Challenge by developing ‘Persil TEClean’, an idea for laundry detergent that uses nanotechnology to clean and dry futuristic clothing without damaging its electronic components. http://www.rsm.nl/portal/page/portal/home/news/detail?p_item_id=6010242 General 12 March 2010 http://www.rsm.nl/portal/page/portal/47C0D0AC0B2BDA24E0401BAC4D016C8E?p_item_id=6010242 Rotterdam, March 2010 --- Rotterdam School of Management, Erasmus University was invited to provide policy recommendations based on scientific research for a symposium on the role of standards in future environmental policies, organised by the Dutch Ministry of Housing, Spatial Planning and the Environment (VROM) in early March. http://www.rsm.nl/portal/page/portal/home/news/detail?p_item_id=6004067 General 10 March 2010 http://www.rsm.nl/portal/page/portal/47C0D0AC0B2BDA24E0401BAC4D016C8E?p_item_id=6004067 Rotterdam, March 2010 --- Frederik-Paul Schlingemann (1967, Breda) has joined Rotterdam School of Management, Erasmus University (RSM) as a Full Professor in Corporate Finance, specialising in Mergers and Acquisitions (M&A). Schlingemann's research interests involve the question of optimal financing and investment decisions in corporations, particularly decisions relating to mergers and acquisitions. His current projects include private equity acquisitions and managerial retention, cross-border acquisitions, and the effect acquisitions have on risk and uncertainty. http://www.rsm.nl/portal/page/portal/home/news/detail?p_item_id=6004063 General 10 March 2010 http://www.rsm.nl/portal/page/portal/47C0D0AC0B2BDA24E0401BAC4D016C8E?p_item_id=6004063 Rotterdam, March 2010 --- Josette de Goede, Executive Director of the Department of Executive Education and Organisational Development of Rotterdam School of Management, Erasmus University took part as a member of the jury to decide the winner of the Rotterdamse Ondernemersprijs 2009, announced at the Beurs World Trade Centre in Rotterdam this week. http://www.rsm.nl/portal/page/portal/home/news/detail?p_item_id=6004043 General 10 March 2010 http://www.rsm.nl/portal/page/portal/47C0D0AC0B2BDA24E0401BAC4D016C8E?p_item_id=6004043 Rotterdam, March 2010 --- A trial to improve the transparency and predictability of global container transports has reached its six-month milestone and shows exciting potential for greater functionality. It already allows vessels and corresponding containers to appear on a world map so that buyers, sellers and logistics providers can track them at any time. http://www.rsm.nl/portal/page/portal/home/news/detail?p_item_id=5993964 General 08 March 2010 http://www.rsm.nl/portal/page/portal/47C0D0AC0B2BDA24E0401BAC4D016C8E?p_item_id=5993964