LAWRENCE In the Midwest, a thunderstorm is considered commonplace.
“Sometimes we just ignore it. We might have a little flooding, yet most of the time it doesn’t matter. People in management who experience these kinds of low-intensity natural disasters gain confidence and simply work through it,” said Chang Hoon Oh, the William and Judy Docking Professor of Strategy at the University of Kansas School of Business.
“But managers who gain experience in low-intensity disasters usually misjudge their ability and don’t really prepare for when a high-intensity disaster occurs.”
His new article titled “A storm is brewing: Antecedents of disaster preparation in risk prone locations” shows how organizational experience with natural disasters increases preparedness for future hazards. It appears in a forthcoming issue of Strategic Management Journal.
Fri, 04/16/2021
LAWRENCE The University of Kansas School of Business hosted the inaugural KU Professional Selling Program/King’s Hawaiian Sales Competition virtually April 9-10.
Students from KU as well as University of Central Missouri, University of Georgia, University of Minnesota, University of Missouri, Oklahoma State University, Texas Tech University and Villanova University participated in the competition, sponsored and judged exclusively by King’s Hawaiian.
Events included an individual speed-selling competition and a three-round, tournament-style team case competition, which featured a business situation designed by King’s Hawaiian. Winners received cash prizes and were recognized during an awards ceremony.
The winners of the team case competition:
Kiersten Crum was attending the University of Kansas School of Business when COVID-19 swept the US. Her dad s business closed, she dropped out of school, and she began trading.
Husch Blackwell has elected 23 attorneys to the firm’s partnership, effective January 1, 2021.
“These attorneys have earned the right to be part of our Partnership through an exceptional level of commitment to our firm and our clients,” said Chairman Greg Smith and Chief Executive Paul Eberle. “They understand the advantages of consistent collaboration with other team members and they are committed to Husch Blackwell’s continued growth.”
The Husch Blackwell Partnership Class of 2021 includes:
Andrew T. Bergman, Kansas City, Energy & Natural Resources – Drew has experience representing clients in mergers and acquisitions, restructuring transactions, negotiating joint ventures and partnerships, and financing transactions. He helps clients in the energy space with acquisition, development, and financing of wind and solar projects as well as other energy assets. He has also advised private equity firms in structuring, negotiating and managing investments in companies acr