Value Chain Management MOOC

07/25/2022

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At Gies College of Business, we're committed to creating life-changing access to a business education through a powerful, engaging online experience. Our faculty experts engage with students from around the world face-to-face in a digital classroom.

04/29/2018

In our increasingly global society, the leaders of tomorrow need to understand global challenges in business.

On May 1 from 7:00-7:30 PM CDT, we will be hosting a live free webinar about how companies can imbue brands with cultural meanings to make them more appealing to consumers in a foreign market. To register: http://bit.ly/2jgOYX5

11/15/2017

What's the best way to use marketing to launch a startup business? Come ready to discuss TODAY with Entrepreneurship Professor of the Year Professor Patrick J. Murphy in a Twitter Chat. The chat will be hosted on the following profile at 2 PM CST: https://twitter.com/ILDigitalMktg

Professor Murphy teaches entrepreneurship in the Innovations: From Creativity to Entrepreneurship Specialization offered by the University of Illinois on Coursera. Dr. Murphy is a multi-award winning teacher and researcher. In 2017, Dr. Murphy was selected by Future Founders as "Entrepreneurship Professor of the Year" across all Illinois colleges and universities. He consults widely to firms and universities and lectures in Chicago and internationally.

11/14/2017

What's the best way to use marketing to launch a startup business? Come ready to discuss with multi-award winning Professor Patrick J. Murphy in an upcoming Twitter chat. The chat will be hosted on the following profile on November 15th, 2 PM CST: https://twitter.com/ILDigitalMktg

Professor Murphy teaches entrepreneurship in the Innovations: From Creativity to Entrepreneurship Specialization offered by the University of Illinois on Coursera. Dr. Murphy is a multi-award winning teacher and researcher. In 2017, Dr. Murphy was selected by Future Founders as "Entrepreneurship Professor of the Year" across all Illinois colleges and universities. He consults widely to firms and universities and lectures in Chicago and internationally.

10/30/2017

Learn how to jumpstart your creativity in an upcoming webinar with Professors Jack Goncalo and Jeffrey Loewenstein who teach Creativity Toolkit I & II in the Innovation: From Creativity to Entrepreneurship specialization on Coursera. Register now: https://illinoisbusiness.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_M0_cTDikTSSOATaW28yaQA

The format will be Q&A, so submit your questions for the event: https://goo.gl/forms/5ibgyY5D08aW15YD3

10/25/2017

Find out how you can develop your creativity in an upcoming Facebook Live with Professors Jack Goncalo and Jeffrey Loewenstein who teach Creativity Toolkit I & II in the Innovation: From Creativity to Entrepreneurship specialization on Coursera. Join us on November 2 at 11 AM CT, where we will be broadcasting on the following page: https://www.facebook.com/DigitalMarketingSpecialization/

The professors will be answering your questions during the event, so we encourage you to submit your questions: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/18B9WY0hJ_32aroKdJd-YSAmoQc4kXZRJLNtUaGgANAA/edit

08/28/2017

May the 3 C's of life guide you through this week with determination.🙌

06/30/2017

Marketing: it's all about the strategy.

06/30/2017

No special plans for the weekend? Take a look at these reads!

These short books are loaded with powerful information about selling, managing and investing.

06/29/2017

Imagine yourself in the spices aisle looking to buy salt. Out of all the available choices, which one will you pick?

Five reasons brands are what really matter to your consumers -- and your bottom line.

06/29/2017

In contrast to many retailers today, TJ Maxx gets most of its raising profits and revenue from sales at their physical locations. And despite the rise of e-commerce, the company still has plans to open more stores within the next two years. What is TJ Maxx doing differently?

Betting shoppers still like stores, owner TJX Cos. has more sales than Nordstrom and Penney combined. It is plowing investment into physical locations that create a treasure-hunt atmosphere with rapid stock turnover.

06/29/2017

How does 3D printing fit in business? University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Professor Vishal Sachdev will answer to all of your 3D printing questions at 9:00 am CT, click this link to stream the live event and submit any last minute questions you might have and learn more about this innovative technology! https://goo.gl/forms/0jMtreflXLG9djo42