Weatherhead School of Management
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The Weatherhead School of Management is the business school of Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, Ohio. It is located in the Peter B. Lewis Building, named after the Cleveland philanthropist who donated over $60 million dollars for its construction. The building is a creation of Frank Gehry.
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[edit] The undergraduate program
The Weatherhead School of Management Undergraduate Program [1] was ranked 25th among U.S. undergraduate business programs by U.S. News & World Report in September 2004.
[edit] Majors
- B.S. in Accounting
- B.A. in Economics
- B.S. in Management
[edit] Minors
- Accounting
- Economics
- Entrepreneurship
- Information Systems
[edit] The MBA program
The Financial Times of London ranks the Master of Business Administration program [2]:
- 30th in the United States
- 50th in the world
[edit] The Ph.D. programs
Faculty at the Weatherhead school advise doctoral students in accounting, management, operations research, and organizational behavior. (Technically, degrees are conferred by the School of Graduate Studies at Case Western Reserve.)
[edit] Prominent faculty and alumni
Prominent faculty include David Cooperrider and David A. Kolb. Professor Richard E. Boyatzis is an internationally renowned expert on organizational behavior. He is widely known for his creation of the competency approach, for Competency and Emotional Intelligence. His landmark research paved the way for the use of behavioral competencies by employers in the United States, the United Kingdom, and several other countries.
[edit] May 2003 Hostage Crisis
On May 9, 2003, an alumnus of the school Biswanath Halder (an Indian American) went on a shooting spree killed one person, wounded a professor in the business school, and held more than 100 people holstage for more than 6 hours, until he was apprehended by the S.W.A.T team. See [3] external link for discussion. The BBC News link [4] reports more. The MSNBC Dateline episode, link about this event, [5] .
A prominent alumnus is Michael McCaskey, who is chairman of the board of the Chicago Bears and grandson of George Halas.
