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The Corporate Executive Board Announces Alliance with the McIntire School of Commerce Foundation to Manage and Promote the Network Roundtable
Alliance to Increase the Prevalence of Essential Network Analytics at the World's Most Progressive Organizations
ARLINGTON, Va., Feb 23, 2010 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- The Corporate Executive Board (NASDAQ: EXBD) today announced a strategic alliance with the McIntire School of Commerce Foundation, the fundraising arm of the University of Virginia's McIntire School of Commerce. Through the partnership, the organizations will work together to manage, develop and grow the school's Network Roundtable, the leading provider of research and tools to help organizations assess and improve the way their teams work and collaborate.
"Organizational network analysis is a powerful tool for developing teams and leaders and growing businesses," said Rob Cross, Associate Professor in the management department of University of Virginia's McIntire School of Commerce. "By offering valuable insights into how an organization's high performers build and maintain their networks, we help drive innovation, collaboration and revenue growth."
The new alliance will bring the organizational network analysis tools and resources of the Network Roundtable to CEB's premier network of executives and business professionals.
"Organizations worldwide look to the Corporate Executive Board and our related programs in learning and other functional areas for insights into how to build and develop high performing individuals and teams," said Andrew Huddart, General Manager of the Corporate Leadership Council, a division of the Corporate Executive Board. "The Network Roundtable offers unique and powerful insights and tools to help organizations improve their talent and business outcomes. We are excited to work with Rob Cross and the McIntire School of Commerce to bring the impact of these resources to our members and to expand the network."
As part of the alliance, Rob Cross and the McIntire School of Commerce, whose undergraduate business program is currently ranked number one in the nation by BusinessWeek, will continue to lead the research efforts of the Roundtable, while the Corporate Executive Board will take on responsibility for serving and growing the membership. Both organizations will collaborate on deploying the analytic tools and survey services to members and other organizations.
Gerry Starsia, Associate Dean for Administration at the McIntire School and the McIntire Foundation's Treasurer, added, "We are delighted that the Corporate Executive Board will be working with us to grow the Network Roundtable. Their access to a global network of high performing organizations will allow us to expand the number of organizations we work with and thereby broaden and deepen our insights and impact."
About The Network Roundtable
The Network Roundtable is a user community supporting the use of, and research into, how network analysis is used to advance organizational and personal performance. The Roundtable works with leading organizations and researchers to develop theories, best practices and user technology. These developments are shared with members. In turn members share their insights into how network analysis is and can be applied to strategic imperatives such as cost containment, innovation and leadership development. For more information, click here.
About The Corporate Executive Board Company
The Corporate Executive Board drives faster, more effective decision-making among the world's leading executives and business professionals. As the premier, network-based knowledge resource, it provides them with the authoritative and timely guidance needed to excel in their roles, take decisive action and improve company performance. Powered by an executive network that spans over 50 countries and represents more than 80% of the world's Fortune 500 companies, the Corporate Executive Board offers the unique research insights along with an integrated suite of exclusive tools and resources that enable the world's most successful organizations to deliver superior business outcomes. For more information, visit www.exbd.com.
About The McIntire School of Commerce Foundation at the University of Virginia
The McIntire School of Commerce Foundation plays a critical role in helping to build and sustain the tradition of innovation that is fundamental to McIntire's success. Established in 1978, the Foundation receives gifts for the School and serves as a vehicle through which the School offers its top-rated undergraduate, graduate, and executive education programs. Through its fundraising efforts and conscientious oversight of gifts, the Foundation Board works to support important initiatives such as curriculum enhancements, scholarships, faculty support and research, and state-of-the-art technology innovation. Currently, the McIntire School of Commerce Foundation is helping to lead the School in its $150 million fundraising campaign. For more information, visit http://www2.commerce.virginia.edu/giving/about.asp.
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The Corporate Executive Board Company
Joni Renick, 571-303-4074
jrenick@executiveboard.com
571-303-3000
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The McIntire School of Commerce Foundation
Paul Flatin, 434-962-4888
Paul.Flatin@comm.virginia.edu www.commerce.virginia.edu/
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