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Graduate students place fourth at South Carolina’s Big Data Case Competition

Fri, Feb 28, 2020

A group of Oklahoma State University business analytics students placed fourth out of nearly 20 teams at the Big Data Case Competition Feb. 7-9 prior to the University of South Carolina’s National Big Data Health Science Conference.

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Award-winning research offers insight into gender gap in economics education

Wed, Feb 26, 2020

Female college students who took an online principles of microeconomics course have been shown to earn higher grades in a follow-on intermediate microeconomics course than females who took the introductory class in a traditional classroom, according to a study by Oklahoma State University researcher Dr. Laura Ahlstrom. The research suggests class format could affect the success of women studying economics.

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OSU to host research symposium exploring the cannabis industry

Mon, Feb 24, 2020

The Center for Legal Studies & Business Ethics at Oklahoma State University’s Spears School of Business will host its first research symposium, "Legal, Ethical, and Compliance Issues in Emerging Markets: Cannabis in the States," Feb. 28-29 at the Skirvin Hilton in Oklahoma City.

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OSU Cyber Security Conference attracts leaders from across the nation

Thu, Feb 20, 2020

The OSU Spears School of Business Management Science and Information Systems Department and the Center for Executive and Professional Development are presenting the fifth annual Cyber Security Conference April 7 at the Hilton Garden Inn at Edmond, Okla.

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The language of food 9,500 miles away

Tue, Feb 18, 2020

The language of food is not difficult to learn but can take years, even decades, to master. For Kai-Sean Lee, a Ph.D. student and instructor in the School of Hospitality and Tourism Management at Oklahoma State University, the language of food spans more than 9,500 miles from Malaysia to Stillwater, Oklahoma.

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OSU’s School of Accounting to honor five at Wilton T. Anderson Hall of Fame Banquet

Mon, Feb 17, 2020

Oklahoma State University’s School of Accounting will honor five outstanding alumni and friends of the school during the 2020 Wilton T. Anderson Hall of Fame and Awards Banquet April 30 at the ConocoPhillips OSU Alumni Center.

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Connecting Spears Business graduate communities

Mon, Feb 17, 2020

The Watson Graduate School of Management at Oklahoma State University is launching the Graduate Leadership Association of Spears (GLAS), a student-led organization for the school’s graduate programs.

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Spears Business to host 29th Annual Women’s Business Leadership Conference

Fri, Feb 14, 2020

The OSU Spears School of Business will host its 29th Annual Women’s Business Leadership Conference on March 4 at the Hyatt Regency Hotel in Tulsa.

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Management research productivity climbs

Fri, Feb 14, 2020

In 2019, the Management Department at the Spears School of Business at Oklahoma State University was ranked 12th in the nation for publishing in top-tier management journals. The TAMUGA rankings (a joint effort by Texas A&M University and the University of Georgia) placed the productivity of the department's researchers at the top of the Big 12 Conference.

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HTM students power success of Craft Beer Forum

Wed, Feb 12, 2020

The second Craft Beer Forum of Oklahoma will again bring together the state’s best craft breweries and lovers of all things beer and food in an educational event April 3-4 that is organized and run by students of Oklahoma State University’s School of Hospitality and Tourism Management (HTM).

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Students claim $45,000 in prize money in Riata Business Plan Competition

Thu, Feb 06, 2020

The Oklahoma State University School for Entrepreneurship and the Riata Center for Entrepreneurship have named winners of the annual student competition to create business startups at the event finals Jan. 31. The Riata Business Plan Competition at the Spears School of Business promotes entrepreneurship and small business development by focusing on student created, managed and owned ventures.

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Students pitch business plans for prize money

Mon, Jan 27, 2020

Semi-finalists in the annual student Riata Business Plan Competition have been selected to compete Friday, Jan. 31, for $45,000 in prize money in the competition’s finals. Hosted by the Riata Center for Entrepreneurship and the School of Entrepreneurship in the Spears School of Business, the competition promotes entrepreneurship and small-business development by focusing on student created, managed and owned ventures.

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