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Released: 26-Jan-2018 11:05 AM EST
Becoming a Hyper-Learning Community: The Future of Business
University of Virginia Darden School of Business

Professor Ed Hess and The Helix Group’s Kaz Gozdz discuss the Hyper-Learning Community, a new kind of business organization, which will be necessary to enable the highest levels of human performance in the Smart Machine Age.

   
Released: 25-Jan-2018 1:05 PM EST
Study Shows Investors Lose, Insiders Win When IPOs Involve Analysts
University at Buffalo

When equity analysts are more involved in a firm’s initial public offering, investors who purchase stock based on these analysts’ reports lose more than 3 percent of their investment, according to a new study from the University at Buffalo School of Management.

Released: 25-Jan-2018 10:50 AM EST
Study Finds a Weak Dollar is Good for Emerging Market Assets
American University

An American University professor finds a weak dollar may be good for more than just the United States

Released: 25-Jan-2018 10:05 AM EST
Why Some States Develop Innovative Economies, and Others Don’t
University of Iowa

A new study finds that state borders matter when it comes to developing innovative businesses. According to the study, states with abundant venture capital, government financing, and robust research universities see a 16-fold increase in product innovation over states that are weak in all three.

Released: 25-Jan-2018 10:05 AM EST
UVA Darden Colleagues Carry Late Professor’s Book Over the Finish Line
University of Virginia Darden School of Business

The late Professor James Rubin’s book, Reset, was published earlier this month after several Darden colleagues pitched in to finish and edit his draft and shepherd it through publication.

Released: 25-Jan-2018 10:05 AM EST
New Book - ‘Beyond the Champion: Institutionalizing Innovation Through People’ - Published
Babson College

Babson College Professor and Entrepreneurship Division Chair Andrew Corbett, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Professor Gina Colarelli O'Connor, and Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Associate Professor Lois S. Peters have co-authored Beyond the Champion: Institutionalizing Innovation Through People.

Released: 24-Jan-2018 8:05 AM EST
Research Asks Why Some Private Equity Firms Add Jobs After Buyouts
University of Arkansas, Fayetteville

A University of Arkansas finance professor and his colleague at Purdue University found that some private equity firms, despite their reputation as job destroyers, increased employment following a buyout. Most of these firms had political connections, and the jobs they created or retained after buyouts were concentrated during election years in swing states or states that the researchers identified as having “high corruption.”

Released: 23-Jan-2018 2:05 PM EST
Oscar Nominations: "Positive Strides" and Missed Opportunities, Says Baylor Entertainment Marketing Expert
Baylor University

Tyrha Lindsey-Warren, Ph.D., studies consumer behavior, multicultural media, movies and entertainment. She is an expert on Hollywood and movies featuring actors of color. She said Tuesday's Oscar nominations reveal "positive strides" for recognition of minorities in the film industry, but she also noted missed opportunities for noteworthy films.

Released: 23-Jan-2018 1:05 PM EST
Study Finds Bank Lending to Small Businesses Still Depressed Several Years After Financial Crisis Ended
Florida Atlantic University

Bank lending to small businesses, a major contributor to local economies and job creation around the country, is still depressed several years after the end of the U.S. financial crisis that started in 2008, according to a new FAU study.

Released: 23-Jan-2018 12:05 PM EST
Israel & U.S.: A Unique Partnership in Science, Technology and Business
Homeland Security's Science And Technology Directorate

Through its International Cooperative Programs Office (ICPO), S&T maintains valuable partnerships with a number of nations. The U.S. and Israel began their annual bilateral meetings in 2008.

Released: 23-Jan-2018 12:05 PM EST
UNLV Hospitality College Marks 50 Years, Opens State-of-the-Art Academic Building
University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV)

At the peak of its 50th anniversary, UNLV’s Harrah College of Hospitality is ringing in the New Year – and the new semester – with the opening of its state-of-the-art academic building, Hospitality Hall.

Released: 23-Jan-2018 11:05 AM EST
How to Act on Your Ethics
University of Virginia Darden School of Business

Professor Mary Gentile discusses her practical Giving Voice to Values framework and how it’s applicable across cultures and around the world.

Released: 22-Jan-2018 12:05 PM EST
Water Sensor Developed by UWM Researcher and Entrepreneur Is Finalist in NASA Competition
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee

A water sensor developed by an entrepreneur and the manager UWM's Water Technology Accelerator is a finalist in a NASA competition that seeks to spur creation of new technology. The sensors could have application in space as well as on Earth.

Released: 22-Jan-2018 11:55 AM EST
Where There Are More Local Community Banks, Rural Entrepreneurs Are More Likely to Obtain Conventional Business Loans
Baylor University

The greater the proportion of local banks in a nonmetropolitan area, the better the chances that a conventional business loan helped start or expand a business, according to a Baylor University study. The finding suggests that a locally oriented financial sector should boost such a community’s well-being.

Released: 22-Jan-2018 11:05 AM EST
Future Year Scholars Program Taps Top Undergraduates to Attend Darden
University of Virginia Darden School of Business

Darden's Future Year Scholars Program allows new college graduates to earn admission to Darden while still pursuing the start of their career.

Released: 19-Jan-2018 2:00 PM EST
Six CSU Campuses Join Partnership to Develop Future 'Green' Entrepreneurs
California State University (CSU) Chancellor's Office

​CSU students with big ideas on how California can preserve its energy, agriculture and water supply need look no further than the BlueTechValley Innovation Cluster to bring their concepts to life.

Released: 19-Jan-2018 1:05 PM EST
Superconducting X-Ray Laser Takes Shape in Silicon Valley
SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory

An area known for high-tech gadgets and innovation will soon be home to an advanced superconducting X-ray laser that stretches 3 miles in length, built by a collaboration of national laboratories. On January 19, the first section of the machine’s new accelerator arrived by truck at SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory in Menlo Park after a cross-country journey that began in Batavia, Illinois, at Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory.

Released: 17-Jan-2018 12:05 PM EST
UVA Darden Launches Online Course in Managerial Accounting
University of Virginia Darden School of Business

The University of Virginia Darden School of Business is launching a new massive open online course (MOOC), “Managerial Accounting Fundamentals,” taught by Darden Professor Luann Lynch.

   
Released: 17-Jan-2018 12:05 PM EST
UVA Darden Students Advise a Startup a World Away
University of Virginia Darden School of Business

University of Virginia Darden School of Business students Stewart Gray and Mathew Reiss, both Class of 2018, have never been to Macedonia and knew little of its culture and business climate when a Peace Corps volunteer reached out looking for MBA students interested in advising entrepreneurs there.

   
Released: 17-Jan-2018 12:05 PM EST
IEEE GlobalSpec Unveils Enhanced Reference Library on Engineering360.com
IEEE GlobalSpec

IEEE GlobalSpec, the leading provider of digital media solutions designed to connect industrial marketers with their target audience of engineering and technical professionals, announced today the launch of its new Reference Library on Engineering360.com.

   
Released: 17-Jan-2018 12:05 PM EST
Reluctance to Share Innovations with Peer Firms Means Lost Opportunities for Life Sciences Companies
Johns Hopkins University Carey Business School

Professor Phillip Phan of the Johns Hopkins Carey Business School says the reluctance by life sciences companies to share information with sector peers reduces potential innovations and benefits.

Released: 17-Jan-2018 11:05 AM EST
CEO Fame Is Not Always Good News, ASU Research Finds
Arizona State University (ASU)

A new theoretical paper by an Arizona State University professor looks at why CEOs who become celebrities frequently see a drop in their company’s performance.

Released: 17-Jan-2018 11:05 AM EST
WashU Expert: We Already Have ‘Baby Bonds’
Washington University in St. Louis

As economists float the proposal to give every newborn in the United States a “baby bond” account with between $500 to $50,000 in cash, Michael Sherraden, director of the Center for Social Development (CSD), says a solution already exists — Child Development Accounts, a policy concept first proposed in his groundbreaking 1991 book, “Assets and the Poor.

   
Released: 17-Jan-2018 5:00 AM EST
“Fresno State Is an Important Part of Our Community; It’s Where Our Future Community Leaders Are Being Formed”
California State University (CSU) Chancellor's Office

Kim Ruiz Beck knew taking her family’s third-generation business to the next level meant she would need a college degree. The education she obtained at Fresno State allowed her to reconstruct the direction of the multi-million dollar company.

Released: 16-Jan-2018 12:05 PM EST
DHS S&T and Israeli Partners Call for Proposals on Advanced First Responder Technologies
Homeland Security's Science And Technology Directorate

Applications are now being accepted for the NextGen First Responder Technologies solicitation, an opportunity for a maximum conditional grant of up to $1 million, jointly funded by DHS S&T and the Israel Ministry of Public Security (MOPS).

Released: 15-Jan-2018 8:00 AM EST
B-Line Medical Launches SimCapture Pro
Laerdal Medical

B-Line Medical®, an industry leader in video-driven healthcare education and outcome improvement, is excited to announce the launch of SimCapture Pro. SimCapture Pro is a cloud-based and mobile-friendly simulation management platform that makes simulation management accessible to any-sized organization or institution.

Released: 11-Jan-2018 1:05 PM EST
U.S. News Ranks CSUF's Online Graduate Programs Among Nation's Best
California State University, Fullerton

Cal State Fullerton’s fully online master's degree programs in business, engineering and education are ranked among the best in the country

Released: 11-Jan-2018 12:05 PM EST
Study Says Community Involvement May Entice Consumers to Shop in-Store
University of Alabama at Birmingham

Local retailers should find ways to get involved in the community to help boost business, according to a UAB study.

Released: 11-Jan-2018 9:05 AM EST
New Study: Distance Education Up, Overall Enrollments Down
Babson College

A new report, Grade Increase: Tracking Distance Education in the United States, by the Babson Survey Research Group, reveals distance student enrollments have increased for the fourteenth straight year in 2016.

   
Released: 10-Jan-2018 5:00 PM EST
New Research Describes, Analyzes Consumers’ Territorial Behavior
NYIT

Researchers have uncovered territorial reactions when consumers feel psychological ownership of products that don’t technically belong to them, and marketers should take care not to offend such customers.

   
Released: 10-Jan-2018 11:05 AM EST
Applications Open to Participate in First IFTNEXT Food Disruption Challenge
Institute of Food Technologists (IFT)

Applications to participate in the Institute of Food Technologist’s (IFT) inaugural IFTNEXT Food Disruption Challenge competition opened today and will remain open through February 8, 2018. The IFTNEXT Food Disruption Challenge is a competition designed to help emerging and investment-ready food companies advance the science of food and its positive impact on our global food supply.

Released: 10-Jan-2018 9:30 AM EST
Searching for a New Job? New Study Says Talking to Friends and Family Boosts Chances of Success
American University

A new study co-authored by an American University professor found that job seekers who share their ups and downs with family and friends are more active than job seekers who don't.

Released: 10-Jan-2018 7:45 AM EST
The Future of Grocery Shopping: Faster, Cheaper, Smaller
Case Western Reserve University

Walmart was once considered the future of grocery shopping, offering consumers a slew of discounted choices, compared to the competition. Yet, market trends point toward a faster, cheaper, smaller and more streamlined experience. The result: One of the most common shopping experiences in American life is fundamentally changing, according to a new study in the journal Strategy and Leadership.

Released: 10-Jan-2018 12:00 AM EST
Net Neutrality: The Importance of Open and Equal Access to the Internet
Rutgers University-New Brunswick

Nearly three years after the Federal Communications Commission approved “open internet” rules aimed at ensuring fair access to the web, the FCC reversed the decision last month, saying it was “restoring internet freedom.” Rutgers Today asked Richard E. Howard, a research professor at the Wireless Information Network Laboratory (WINLAB) at Rutgers University–New Brunswick, to discuss net neutrality. Howard is former vice president for wireless research at Bell Labs.

Released: 9-Jan-2018 11:05 AM EST
IU Kelley School of Business hosting National Diversity Case Competition
Indiana University

For the seventh straight year, the Indiana University Kelley School of Business is hosting 140 undergraduate students from 35 business schools who are competing in the National Diversity Case Competition on Jan. 12 and 13.

Released: 9-Jan-2018 10:05 AM EST
Eccles School MBA Online program ranked Top 25 by U.S. News & World Report
University of Utah, David Eccles School of Business

The MBA Online program at the University of Utah David Eccles School of Business jumped 17 spots in the U.S. News & World Report rankings, landing at No. 25. The program was ranked No. 5 in the West.

Released: 9-Jan-2018 9:05 AM EST
New Book From UVA Darden Professor and Batten Fellow Offers Road Map for Businesses to Navigate Era of Radical Transparency
University of Virginia Darden School of Business

In their new book Reset: Business and Society in the New Social Landscape, University of Virginia Darden School of Business Professor James Rubin (1951-2016) and Batten Institute for Entrepreneurship and Innovation Fellow Barie Carmichael provide a strategic roadmap for businesses to navigate the new era, rebuild trust and find their voice.

Released: 9-Jan-2018 9:00 AM EST
Jeans Made with Child Labor? People Choose Willful Ignorance
Ohio State University

Many consumers have found a way to cope with the knowledge that products they like have been made unethically: They simply forget they ever knew it.

Released: 9-Jan-2018 8:15 AM EST
Fox School of Business Online MBA Earns No. 1 National Ranking From U.S. News for Fourth Straight Year
Temple University

The Fox School of Business at Temple University in Philadelphia remains a national leader in the delivery of online business programs.

Released: 9-Jan-2018 6:05 AM EST
Study Finds Diversity Boosts Innovation in U.S. Companies
North Carolina State University

A recent study finds that taking steps to foster diversity makes a company more innovative, in terms of product innovations, patents created and citations on patents – meaning the relevant innovations are also used to develop new technologies.

Released: 8-Jan-2018 5:00 PM EST
Researchers Develop World's Smallest Wearable Device
Northwestern University

A Northwestern University professor, working in conjunction with the global beauty company L’Oréal, has developed the smallest wearable device in the world. The wafer-thin, feather-light sensor can fit on a fingernail and precisely measures a person’s exposure to UV light from the sun.

   
Released: 8-Jan-2018 4:05 PM EST
Corporate Innovation: How to Fund and Execute the Next Big Thing
University of Virginia Darden School of Business

This is the sequel to last month’s piece on corporate innovation: “Corporate Innovation: How to Find the Next Big Thing,” which explores how corporations can systematically identify innovative new ideas to drive organic growth. Here we’ll walk through funding and executing your innovation ideas.

Released: 8-Jan-2018 4:05 PM EST
Humboldt State-Based Small Business Development Center Expanding with $1.3 Million Grant
Cal Poly Humboldt

Humboldt State-based Small Business Development Center Expanding with $1.3 Million Grant

Released: 8-Jan-2018 11:05 AM EST
Companies’ Online Waiting Lists That Offer Priority Access for Referrals May Succeed Only Under Limited Conditions
Johns Hopkins University Carey Business School

Johns Hopkins Carey Business School researcher who has examined "referral priority programs" cautions that companies should use the program only under limited circumstances. As trendy and easy to implement as it may appear, it can backfire by drawing fewer referrals and far less positive buzz than firms might expect.

   
Released: 8-Jan-2018 11:05 AM EST
Would You Pay $20 a Day to Lease a Luxury Car?
University of Chicago Booth School of Business

Frequent payments can make consumers feel better about the benefits they are receiving from their purchase. More frequent payments can help people appreciate recurring pleasures and increase the likelihood of purchasing. The findings has implications for merchants and nonprofits.

   
Released: 8-Jan-2018 9:00 AM EST
CSU Dominguez Hills to Host ‘Organizing Disadvantaged Communities for Success’ Conference
California State University (CSU) Chancellor's Office

State, civic, and higher education leaders from throughout Southern California will come together Jan. 12 at California State University, Dominguez Hills (CSUDH) for the Organizing Disadvantaged Communities for Success conference, which will focus on state programs that address issues related to energy and poor air and water quality.



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