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Kristina Workman in her office
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Learning to manage, with feeling

Kristina Workman’s research and teaching focus on the value of compassion and positive interpersonal relationships in the workplace.

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Is bad news fake news?

Cornell Real Estate Market Indices: Crocker Liu and co-authors highlight hotel performance and positive/negative momentum during Q3 2019.

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CHR sustainability roundtable examines excess food, food rescue

Roundtable participants discussed the process of managing excess food, reducing excess food in the service industry, and creating a market for food rescue.

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Report: Leveraging bike-share systems to improve guest experiences and attract tourists

Elena Belavina and Ashish Kabra offer guidance to hotels on choosing a bike-share for guests and how cities can best design and run tourist-friendly systems.

Elena Belavina in front of a whiteboard of calculations
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A fresh approach to helping the planet: Elena Belavina takes on food waste

SHA associate professor Elena Belavina is finding strategies to help grocery suppliers, households, and restaurants reduce food waste.

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Gradual hotel slowdown: Has the party ended?

Cornell Real Estate Market Indices: Crocker Liu and co-authors report on hotels’ regional, price, and financial performance in Q2 2019.

Yifei Mao and Pamela Moulton
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Equipment purchases: Putting a number on it

Mao and Moulton discuss their spreadsheet-based application that can be used to quickly compare the economic value of various equipment alternatives.

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2018 CHR roundtable highlights hospitality industry sustainability strategies

CHR roundtable participants discuss the results of owner, operator, and brand collaboration to improve the hotel industry’s sustainability strategies.

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Building better customer satisfaction in a world of technology

Anderson and Martyn explore how customer contact employees can be trained in the “how” of service, especially when involved in service recovery.