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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August 24, 2023
According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), approximately 90% of all business startups fail. This risk is transformed into a high success rate through a path to business ownership called Entrepreneurship Through Acquisition (ETA). The Weatherhead School of Management at Case Western Rese...
August 24, 2023
Great professors inspire students to follow their own interests and pursue knowledge on their own. This leads to the student becoming the master. There are plenty examples of this at Weatherhead School of Management. This includes the journey taken by Laura Guilliam (MGT '18), who studies in the Mas...
August 24, 2023
The Weatherhead School of Management Homecoming and Reunion Celebration is scheduled for Oct. 12-15, and is open to all alumni, students, parents and family and friends. Make plans now to return to Case Western Reserve University for Homecoming scheduled for a wealth of activities across the campus ...
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August 24, 2023
Youngjin Yoo is one of the leading global scholars in digital innovation and has made significant intellectual contributions to the role of technology in organizations.
Yoo joined Case Western Reserve University as a faculty member in 1997 and taught for 10 years before leaving for Temple Universit...
August 23, 2023
Rakesh Niraj has moved to a new country once before in his life.
“I grew up in India and then came here to the U.S.,” he said. “At first you are struck by the differences, but as you devote more time, meet more people and understand their motivations, you always come back to how similar mankind is...
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August 22, 2023
Co-directed by Fred Schumacher, PhD, MPH, co-leader of Case CCC's Population & Cancer Prevention program, and Erika Trapl, PhD, Case CCC's Associate Director of Community Outreach & Engagement, the Healthy Futures Research Project aims to work with the residents of East Palestine and the surrounding...
August 21, 2023
Find out what Weatherhead School of Management students are up to this summer!
Grace Harrison
Major: Economics
Minor: Public policy
Where are you interning this summer?
I am working with The Council of State Governments (CSG) Center of Innovation's policy rese...
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August 18, 2023
A photograph is a single moment in time—but it always tells a story.
In honor of World Photography Day (Aug. 19), we checked in with a few students who studied abroad this summer to see what moments they captured—and to get the stories behind these visual glimpses of their experiences.
Answers hav...
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August 18, 2023
Somali Ghosh, associate professor in Weatherhead School of Management's Department of Design and Innovation, wrote an article titled “How Sensory Marketing Can Cut Through The Clutter..”
Published July 31 in BW Marketing World, the article highlights affordable yet effective ways businesses can en...
August 17, 2023
In August of 2023, Emily Hastings joined the Weatherhead School of Management as the associate director of donor engagement in the Department of External Relations. In the role, Hastings works with the co-deans, associate dean, executive directors and external relations officers to compose communica...