Very well done!

I hope your back is feeling a bit better.

I'm thinking of trying out Raw Deal in BUS 200 this spring.  Still reading it.

n

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From: "Susanna Monseau" <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Thursday, December 3, 2015 6:48:15 PM
Subject: Re: dean's conference and update

Dear Colleagues,

I was excited to see that Janine and Robert had presented to the SBAA on the importance of legal studies to the new economy and it was great to hear that the Deans were interested in how to embody more of these ideas in business programs.

I am interested to find out how anyone else is covering these kinds of things in their classes. I have recently taught an upper level class (as a management elective and also a special topics capstone) which focuses mainly on the new economy, how technology is changing business and the role of regulation in shaping this new economy.  

I am wondering how/if others cover "law, regulation and the new economy" and whether they do it as part of legal environment or in other courses. I think Janine and Robert's reception at the conference suggest that this is an area where we can make the case that legal faculty are important to elucidating a rapidly developing new area. I am happy to share my syllabus and would be interested in whether anyone teaches or has thought of teaching a similar course.

Best,


Susanna Monseau
Professor
School of Business
The College of New Jersey
2000 Pennington Road, Ewing NJ 08628
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On Nov 23, 2015, at 8:14 PM, Constance Bagley wrote:

> This is great news! Thx, Robert for all you do for the Academy. Best Connie
> 
> Constance E. Bagley
> Senior Research Scholar in Law
> Yale Law School
> 
> 
> 
> On Nov 16, 2015, at 4:07 PM, Judith Ogden <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> 
>> Hi.  Our Dean was at the conference last week.  We are a relatively small school.  I am the only fulltime Business Professor, and the MBA curriculum was designed with no input from me.  We have no law class in the MBA program.
>>  
>> Our Dean emailed me from the conference after listening to and talking to Robert, and he said that when he returns, we should explore how we can have a Blaw overview in our MBA.
>>  
>> I’ve been saying that we need this for years.  I think we have found our secret weapon---just send Robert to every Dean’s conference.
>>  
>> Judith Stilz Ogden, J.D., LL.M., MST
>> Director, MBA Program
>> Director, Center for Business and international Negotiation
>> College of Business
>> Clayton State University
>> 2000 Clayton State Blvd
>> Morrow, GA 30260
>> [log in to unmask]
>> 678-466-4509
>>  
>> From: Academy of Legal Studies in Business (ALSB) Talk [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Robert Bird
>> Sent: Monday, November 16, 2015 3:08 PM
>> To: [log in to unmask]
>> Subject: dean's conference and update
>>  
>> Hello,
>>  
>> Last week, the Dean at Virginia Tech invited Janine Hiller, who in turn invited me, to present at the Southern Business Administration Association (SBAA), a Dean’s conference held in New Orleans. We took advantage of the opportunity and delivered an hour talk titled “Business and Society, Uber and Tesla: What’s Law Got to do With It?” The presentation focused on the importance of legal studies to the new economy as well as how legal education can be a source of business strategy and competitive advantage. The presentation was surprisingly well-received, and both Janine and I received requests for further information about how to embody these ideas in their business programs. One Dean asked in front of an audience of sixty administrators, “Is there an association that legal faculty like yourselves attend and share research and pedagogy?” And that was our perfect cue to promote the ALSB. I share this with the membership because of the positive reaction Dean’s may have to what we do in terms of improving their accreditation position, and also that information about our discipline may be effective when it is received externally at such a conference. It’s possible that Deans may be more receptive to hearing about us when it does not come from their own faculty. There may be other ‘dean regionals’ that may encourage a dean-invites-faculty format, and I encourage anyone who has an opportunity to do so.
>>  
>> Second, a significant theme at SBAA was current and future thinking by AACSB. The president, chief accrediting officer, and chief communications officer, were in attendance. The key themes that AACSB is seeking to promote are engagement, impact and innovation. Our work in both scholarship and teaching can speak very well to all three of these criteria. In addition, themes that the AACSB was considering for its new visioning process (http://www.aacsb.edu/vision/) were, among a number of others, “Business as a Force for Good” and “Effective and Ethical Management”. These fall squarely into our core skill set, and can be promoted in what we do to good effect. Susan Willey suggested to me that ALSB members should incorporate such language into course syllabi, as well as discuss the role of our courses in meeting these objectives with other faculty and administrators. It’s a great idea, and a low-cost way of promoting what we do to present and future AACSB review committees that visit our institutions.
>>  
>> There is much we can do, and from a variety of perspectives, to promote the discipline.  I hope this helps.
>>  
>> Best,
>> Robert
>>  
>> Robert C. Bird 
>> Associate Professor of Business Law
>> Eversource Energy Chair in Business Ethics
>> University of Connecticut 
>> Department of Marketing
>> School of Business, Unit 1041 
>> Storrs, CT 06269-1041 
>> My research: http://ssrn.com/author=56987
>>