The L.L. Bean/Lee Surace Colloquium Series

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Recent Events

Fall 2008

November 19, 2008
Ric Marshall of the Corporate Library on "Investing in Corporate Governance"

October 6, 2008
Dana Kerr of the University of Southern Maine on his research "A Cross-National Study of Government Social Insurance as an Alternative to Tort Liability Compensation"

September 15, 2008
Doug Chene of the University of Southern Maine on "The Scope and Practice of Comprehensive Financial Planning: Results of a Survey of Financial Planners"

 

Spring 2008

April 30, 2008
John Perkins on his bestselling book, The Secret History of the American Empire: Economic Hit Men, Jackals, and the Truth about Global Corruption

March 31 , 2008
Robert Sroufe, Murrin Chair of Global Competitiveness at Duquense, discussed his research "A Study of Motivation and Sustainable Operations"

February 27 , 2008
Robert A. Strong of University of Maine on his research "Optimal Stock Price Ranges: Evidence from Benford's Law"

 

Fall 2007

November 5, 2007
Robert A. G. Monks: discussed his new book Corpocracy: How CEOs and the Business Roundtable Hijacked the World's Greatest Wealth Machine - and How to Get It Back

October 22, 2007
Professor Jim McConnon of University of Maine on "The Economic Impact and Importance of Microbusinesses to the New England Economy"

September 20, 2007
Dr. Jim Bennett of University of Southern Maine on Fruitful Results of a Partnership Between Hannaford and USM

 

Spring 2007

April 17, 2007
Dr. Nancy Artz of University of Southern Maine on Teaching Old Dogs New Tricks: Traditional Marketers Learn from Social Marketers

March 15, 2007
Professor Joel Gold, Professor David Vanderlinden & John S. Herald of University of Southern Maine on Risk Management for the Family: The Desirability of Long-Term Care Insurance

February 12, 2007
Brian Miller of Pennsylvania State University on Corporate Governance: Are Uncontested Director Elections Meaningful?

 

Fall 2006

November 13, 2006
Robert A.G. Monks on Corporate Governance as a Means of Controlling Our Destiny

October 16, 2006
Professor Bob Heiser of University of Southern Maine on Preemptive Anti-Shoplifting Behaviors in Retail Environments

September 21, 2006
Bill Ginn, Director of the Nature Conservancy's Global Forest Partnership on Investing in Nature: Case studies of land conservation in collaboration with business

 

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