This is a chance for our faculty to get deeply involved in the company and see what they teach in the classroom applied to actual problems.

We're working with the company to learn about their issues, their problems and their ways of doing things. Then we design a curriculum that helps address where they have needs.

Our executive MBA program in Dallas began as a training program at Texas Instruments.

Porsche is the exception that proves the rule: no other car company of its size has had a chance on its own. The question is, Will Porsche continue to serve as an R.& D. laboratory for the auto industry or will it disappear into Volkswagen?

The company grew in leaps and bounds. We didn't really have a chance to prepare for it.

They think customers are liars and cheats and, if given the chance, will rip off the company. To prevent that from happening, they develop ridiculous rules, policies, and procedures.