Dan Amos confesses. He was wearing a tie in his office at Aflac headquarters in Columbus. Years after his employees convinced him not to wear one in the sweltering southwest Georgia heat. And years after his daughter drew a picture of him mowing the lawn wearing a tie.
Ed Benson just returned from World War II, where he dodged bombs and prepped planes in North Africa, when his dad (and when he talks about Howard Benson, he often says “my dad”) told him he had to report to baking school.
Moore-Rooker Hall, raised in Phase II of the buildout of Terry College’s Business Learning Community, faces Hull Street on the west side of the business school. The structure commands attention – it looks big and imposing and rock-solid, as befits a flagship business school.
Takeaways
Leaders can unwittingly encourage workplace cheating when employees believe they are pressured to raise their performance.
The pressure is a threatening experience that elicits anger and a self-interested focus among employees.
For the second straight year, a Terry College undergraduate team won the Hispanic Heritage Month Case Competition at Emory University.
More than 300 University of Georgia students have been inspired and trained to launch their own startup businesses, benefiting from UGA’s comprehensive Entrepreneurship Program.
Annette Poulsen has received just about every honor and award a finance professor can be given at the University of Georgia.
Regardless of what Brendan Abernathy ends up pursuing, he wants to help people realize their dreams. Right now, UGA is giving him the opportunity to live out his dreams — traveling the world, helping the community, pursuing his musical interests and, well, just hanging out on North Campus.
Do you like your cleaning products to be eco-friendly? Your shoes supportive of workers’ rights? Companies are increasingly using their good deeds to identify and differentiate themselves in the marketplace, and new research from the University of Georgia explains how and why it works.