Professor Branch consistently presented complex information with clarity and insight. As a practicing investor who clearly loves what he does, he consistently energized the class with his enthusiasm. For his honors thesis, Morgan has elected an area for which Branch has gained renown, investing in distressed securities. Focusing on the airline industry, the thesis identifies characteristics of successful and unsuccessful corporate takeovers of disstressed and bankrupt airlines. If there's one thing I've learned during the past four years, it's that investment opportunities come from all corners.
Poor information can prove worse than no information at all.
Many managers don't understand how much time it takes or why it's worth obtaining a representative sample or properly designing a questionnaire. Gooding-Williams speaks from experience. In that role, she worked with her division's senior staff members on applied research in support of managed care products. Compared with that, the longer-time horizons of Ph.D. research are a necessary luxury. In spite of these differences, Gooding-Williams' years of applied research have proved valuable in her doctoral research in health care marketing.