
Weatherhead School of Management
Case Western Reserve University's Weatherhead School of Management is where driven students become business leaders. Where accomplished academics create entirely new ways of thinking and leading. And where successful alumni become transformative leaders. Read about the ideas and people driving change across Weatherhead School of Management.

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From Classroom to Cocoa Fields: How One Weatherhead Alum is Powering a Zero Waste Future
Big news for Cocoa Potash, the social enterprise co-founded by Weatherhead alum Ithabeleng Makhetha (BS ’24). They have been named one of the top 24 teams for the Hult Prize 2025 Global Accelerator. Out of 54 incredible startups in this year’s Incubator, they have been selected to join the in…

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Case Western Reserve University economist joins national AI labor study backed by $1.6M Sloan Foundation grant
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November 25, 2013
Timothy Fogarty, professor of accountancy, was named the first Thomas M. Dickerson Faculty Fellow in recognition of his outstanding contribution to the accountancy field through research, teaching, practice and academic administration.
"Tim has played a role in nearly every facet of the profession,...
November 25, 2013
Peter B. Lewis, the visionary businessman and philanthropist whose name graces the home of the Weatherhead School of Management, died Saturday in Florida. The 80-year-old Northeast Ohio native is survived by his wife, Janet Rosel; daughter, Ivy; sons Adam and Jonathan; brother and sister-in-law Dani...
November 15, 2013
Kalle Lyytinen, associate dean for research and faculty director of the Doctor of Management program, recently published a book, The Power of Customer Misbehavior, with Mike Fisher and Martin Abbott.
The Power of Customer Misbehavior explores the importance of customer-driven innovation for top- an...
November 15, 2013
David Jones, associate professor of accountancy, presented "The Devil and the Deep Seas: An Empirical Analysis of Client Advocacy and Government Fidelity by Tax Practitioners" at the American Accounting Association’s Behavioral Tax Symposium at George Mason University this summer.
Earlier this year...
November 15, 2013
Students in the Master of Science in Operations Research and Supply Chain Management (MSM-OR/SC) and MBA programs at the Weatherhead School of Management got a preview of the supply chain field at Supply Chain Performance and Innovation, an Oct. 29 event co-sponsored by Nestlé, KPMG and the Weatherh...
October 23, 2013
The Weatherhead School of Management's Office of Student Affairs is offering all faculty, staff and students discounted tickets to an upcoming production of the Paul Taylor Dance Co.
Choreographer Taylor is the co-founder of America’s indigenous art of modern dance.
The show will take place on Sat...
September 27, 2013
The National Association for Business Economics (NABE) elected Jack Kleinhenz, an adjunct professor of economics, to serve as its president for the 2013-2014 term.
Kleinhenz is principal and chief economist of Kleinhenz and Associates, a Cleveland-based registered investment advisory firm that spec...
September 18, 2013
Case Western Reserve University’s Weatherhead School of Management, already recognized for introducing original design concepts to business management, has formed a new Department of Design & Innovation that embraces the research university’s focus on entrepreneurism, technology development and cros...
September 16, 2013
David Cooperrider, the Fairmount Minerals Professor of Social Entrepreneurship and faculty director of the Fowler Center for Sustainable Value, will present at the United Nations’ TEDx conference today. The event will be live streamed at TEDxUNPlaza.com.
Cooperrider will speak on appreciative inqui...
September 13, 2013
Commitment raises total for sustainable value to $16 million
Chuck Fowler’s leadership of Fairmount Minerals proves conclusively that companies really can do good and do well. But persuading others to embrace sustainable value involves more than setting an impressive standard—research, education and...