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Finance Students Recognized for Leadership and Academic Excellence
Each year, the Case Western Reserve University Weatherhead School of Management Banking and Finance Department holds an award ceremony to recognize its outstanding students in the categories of leadership and academic excellence. This year, Master of Finance Graduate Students Fengyuan Yin received…
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Weatherhead School’s Jim Gilmore weighs in on middle-market companies’ growth
Jim Gilmore, assistant professor of design and innovation at Weatherhead School of Management, recently wrote an op-ed about how middle-market companies can continue to grow after an initial bout of success. His piece, published in Crain’s Cleveland Business and titled “The middle market…
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Weatherhead School of Management’s integrated bachelor's and master's programs information session
These days, employers demand more than just theoretical knowledge. They expect a deeper understanding and experiential knowledge, too. A master's degree will help fill in those missing tangible experiences. Did you know you can earn your master's degree at the same time as earning your bachelor's…
Weatherhead Student Teams Dominate ACG Cup Competition
For the fourth consecutive year, Weatherhead School of Management ruled the Association of Corporate Growth (ACG) Cup competition by placing in the top spots—and sweeping the entire competition for the second year in a row. The ACG Cup is a unique case study…
Digital-First Strategy: Framework
In this issue, we begin with the strategy dimension. The next two issues will review people and technology dimensions, respectively. A digital-first strategy begins with a digital offering. A well-designed digital offering is enabled by digital systems supported by physical and analogue assets that…
Digital-First Strategy: People
No digital transformation can be accomplished without significant investment in people. Digital tools and assets without people who can effectively use them cannot deliver the desired outcomes. In the end, it is people who conceive and execute an effective digital strategy using digital tools. With…
Analyzing How AI Technology Evolves through Diffusion
Artificial intelligence (AI) is arguably one of the most significant technological innovations as it reshapes the way we think about work, organizing and competitions. As AI's role in organizing and innovations continues to expand, we must understand how AI technology evolves as it continues to get…
Student Bailey Kaplan Helps Lead Spring xLab Projects
Bailey Kaplan is a senior at Case Western Reserve University, triple majoring in computer science, cognitive science and psychology. She has been with xLab since the spring semester of 2020, when she and her team worked on a mobile app for a large-scale transportation company. “I learn best when…
Spotlight: Jim Treleaven, Chair of the xLab Advisory Board
We spent last year rounding up a team of industry experts to serve on our advisory board. The first xLab advisory board meeting was held on campus in November, and included a presentation from James Gilmore, assistant professor of design and innovation, as well as a working session regarding the…
CWRU Spinoff RoadPrintz receives $1 million from NSF
Cleveland Heights based company, RoadPrintz, aims to make road-painting safer, cheaper and faster. Their technology to do so was created at Case Western Reserve University and now, they've received $1 million of funding from the National Science Foundation.