U.S. Secretary of Labor Elaine Chao will speak at Georgia Tech College of Management on July 30, discussing the federal workforce and career development initiatives. Ajay Kohli, who just joined Georgia Tech College of Management as the Gary T. and Elizbeth R. Jones Chair holder, was also recently named editor of the prestigious Journal of Marketing. Popular wisdom suggests that about 80 percent of all change initiatives end in failure. More alarming still for top managers, a 2005 survey reported in BusinessWeek found that 31 percent of CEOs fired by their boards were removed because they mismanaged change (more so than for any other reason). Understanding what makes likely heroes tick might help recruiters of police officers, firefighters, rescue workers, and other risky professions make better hiring decisions, according to a new study. Widely renowned for their research and teaching, College of Managment professors continue to earn prestigious honors, grants, and editorial positions. Georgia Tech researchers recently won the 2008 Sloan Industry Studies Best Paper Award for their holistic examination of strategies employed by pharmaceutical firms for innovating in the realm of biotechnology. Thanks to a new summer enrichment program of Georgia Tech College of Management, 40 local high school students will be able to learn the fundamentals of finance, investments, and financial management. | 
