GEORGE C. CARTER, FORMER CHAIRMAN, FORMER DEPARTMENT
OF ECONOMICS, FINANCE AND INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS
For more articles and editorials concerning Dr. Carter, please click here.
(March 29, 2007) “Whose Line is it Anyway?”usmnews.net Responds to the Cries for “Good News” Some readers
of usmnews.net, concerned about USM’s College of Business, have contacted us and asked about the
dissemination of “good news” about the CoB. We must admit that we oftentimes wonder why there seems to be
so little “good news” about the CoB.
(March 30, 2007) Jaw-Dropper on the Horizon What Some CoB Faculty Will Soon Learn About Their Research
CredentialsUsmnews.net has just learned that EFIB Chair George Carter has told some faculty in the EFIB that the
CoB’s classification and consideration of academic research has undergone a complete overhaul since the CoB’s
AACSB Peer Review Team placed the College on Accreditation probation in March of 2007. As a result of the
overhaul, the following changes to research classification and consideration will be implemented by the EFIB’s
Carter and the rest of the CoB:
(March 30, 2007) Hal Greene editorial cartoon, "Freeing the Power of Bad Administrators"
(April 3, 2007) Heroes and Storytellers In a recent usmnews.net report, readers were treated to some of
Management ProfessorStephen Bushardt’s views on rewards, specifically the Hero/Storyteller Culture. This
columnist began thinking about exactly who the Heroes and Storytellers currently are in the CoB and who might
be next. Remember that Heroes aren’t really heroes; they are simply the individuals who are the poster children
for how the corrupt Bushardtian Establishment wants things done. As a word of note, there is a third category
added – Hybrid – that denotes individuals who are used in different situations at different times. What follows is
a best guess list for each category.