IN THIS ISSUE

Faculty Research

Global CFO Survey: 2009 Looks Dismal, but Longer Term Optimism Rebounds
The worldwide recession will continue for the remainder of 2009, with substantial cuts planned in employment and capital spending, according to chief financial officers in the U.S., Asia and Europe. Many companies face severe credit constraints. Yet, in spite of these near-term difficulties, CFOs in the United States and Asia are growing more optimistic about the longer-term economic outlook; European CFOs are not. These are some of the findings of the most recent Duke University/CFO Magazine Global Business Outlook Survey. read more » | visit the Duke Research Advantage blog for continuing commentary » | follow Cam Harvey on Twitter »

Health Sector Management Case Study: McAllen, Texas
by Kevin Schulman
(an entry from the Duke Research Advantage blog)

As Director of Fuqua’s HSM Program, I hereby nominate the physicians and hospital managers of McAllen, Texas, for a special joint Nobel Prize in Medicine and Economics for their brilliant experiment demonstrating, beyond a shadow of a doubt, that PHYSICIANS DO RESPOND TO ECONOMIC INCENTIVES. In recognition of this work, all physicians and hospitals in McAllen should receive a bonus payment equal to their 2009 Medicare billings, and then should be permanently excluded from the program (the public system responds to few incentives beyond those of special interests, but when you’re the subject of a must-read report at the White House, you’re out of luck). read more on the Duke Research Advantage blog »

We'll Be Back After These Messages -- Will You?
For at least 50 years, television advertisements have been ordered randomly within commercial breaks. But given the spread of digital video recorders (DVR) that allow users to blip-blip past the ads in fast-forward, it's time to change this business model to maximize ads' effectiveness, according to a new study out this week. read more »

School News

Daytime MBA Employment Stats Unveiled for 2008-2009
By Sheryle Dirks
Associate Dean for Career Management

To characterize this year's job market as difficult is an understatement, so I hope these reports are useful in understanding how our Daytime MBA students fared in the turbulent conditions of 2008-2009. The news is neither all-bad or all-good, and every effort has been made to paint a balanced picture. This data reflects graduate and intern employment as of May 10 graduation. The information will be updated three months post-graduation and will become final when the reporting year ends on September 30, 2009. All information is self-reported by students and is presented in compliance with MBA Career Services Council guidelines. read more »

Alumni Education

Health Sector Overview: Health Care in the 21st Century - An Executive Education Program

• What are the underpinnings of today's health care system?
• How are financial, policy and ethical considerations affecting health care delivery?
• What is the role and outlook for the life sciences industry and start-up ventures?

Broaden your knowledge and your professional network by joining us for this four-day intensive course, July 26-29, 2009, on current health care issues and trends. Led by distinguished faculty from The Duke MBA Health Sector Management (HSM) program, the course is open to executives and managers from all industries. Fuqua alumni are eligible for a special rate. Contact Ana Quinn at +1.919.660.7900 or ana.quinn@duke.edu. learn more »

Alumni Connections

DukeGEN Happy Hour, Wednesday, August 12, 2009
The Duke Global Entrepreneurship Network (DukeGEN) provides a connection for Duke alumni interested in entrepreneurship. DukeGEN is currently planning their first set of happy hours and will be simultaneously hosting the events in Boston, London, New York, Washington, D.C., Silicon Valley, and Research Triangle Park. Save the date! More details to come on the DukeGEN website. If you are interested in hosting a happy hour in your city, contact Howie Rhee at hwr2@duke.edu or learn more about hosting.

Careers

Connect with Executive Recruiters in NYC on July 29
Would you like to:

• Learn how to engage with executive search as part of your career management strategy?
• Discuss your career options face-to-face with senior search consultants from the leading search firms?
• Discover how executive search is helping senior executives in the current economic climate?
• Grow your circle of business contacts?

BlueSteps invites all Fuqua alumni to join them at the Union League Club in New York on July 29 for an evening of face-to-face networking and discussion with executive search consultants and other senior executives. Hear from senior search consultants representing firms including Spencer Stuart, Russell Reynolds Associates, Chadick Ellig, Korn/Ferry International and others.

Because The Duke MBA Career Management Center has partnered with BlueSteps on this event, all alumni who register will be offered the exclusive member rate of $225 regardless of whether they are BlueSteps members. For those who choose to attend and are interested in joining BlueSteps, we have also negotiated an additional 40 percent discount on BlueSteps membership. Please click here for more information, or email Chris Jacobs at cjacobs@aesc.org.

Volunteer Corner

Join Us for Admissions Workshops this Fall
The 2009 Duke MBA Workshop for Minority Applicants will be held November 19-22, 2009. The 2009 Weekend for Women will be December 3-6, 2009. For more information on how to get involved, please contact Willie Green at willie.green@duke.edu.

Upcoming Events

Scavenger Hunt!

Don your pith helmet, conjure up your best Sherlock Holmes skills and join your fellow alumni for the first annual Alumni Directory Scavenger Hunt. Find the answers to ten questions, send them in, and you could win a fabulous prize, including an iPod shuffle, a signed Coach K basketball, or branded Fuqua paraphernalia. join the hunt »

What's On Your Nightstand?

In each issue, FuquaNet will ask a faculty or staff member what he or she is reading. This month, Ryan Smith, Program Director, Executive MBA and Alumni Career Services, has shared some great selections. read more »

Happy Birthday!

Kristin Chapman '05
Christopher Clifford '01
Karen Domer '08
Evan Hicks '05
Manish Jain '06
Franklin Rimalovski '93
Garrett Rogers '98
Skip Schwartz '09
Tim Tomlinson '91
Cindy Tonnessen '95
Nancy C. Vesey '91

We asked the alumni above celebrating a birthday June 25, "Where are you now?" Here's what they said...

Executive Education

Advanced Management Program
September 13-25, 2009
& November 8-20, 2009
April 18-30
& June 13-25, 2010

Duke Leadership Program
September 13-18, 2009
December 6-11, 2009

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