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Perspective on election fallout in Iran

Saturday, June 20th, 2009

Thunderbird Professor Paul KinsingerMore than 70 percent of Iran’s population is under 30 and social media savvy. Thunderbird Professor Paul Kinsinger says this makes technology the worst enemy for Iran’s hard-line leadership, which has attempted to block cell phone and social media use to quell protests over alleged election fraud. Kinsinger talked June 15, 2009, with Phoenix reporter Jim Cross on KTAR (620 AM) about this and other topics.
Article: America’s stake in Iran, by Paul Kinsinger
Audio 1: Kinsinger on potential spillover from Iran and the influence of social media (1:47)
Audio 2: Kinsinger talks June 22, 2009, with “Horizon” host Ted Simons (10:52)

 

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Time for MBA schools to rethink ethics education

Friday, June 19th, 2009

Thunderbird President Angel Cabrera, Ph.D.Business schools leery of teaching MBA students the difference between right and wrong need to rethink their approach to ethics education, Thunderbird President Ángel Cabrera, Ph.D., said June 17, 2009, at a global conference in Phoenix. “Not only is it OK for us to tell future managers what is right and wrong, it is an absolute duty of ours,” said Cabrera, who received a standing ovation after his keynote address at the MBA Career Services Council annual meeting at the Arizona Biltmore.
Audio: Listen to the full keynote address (30:18)

 

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