industry insights

Remembering Harold “Hal” Bierman Jr., the Nicholas H. Noyes Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Management and Finance, who died Feb. 12 in Ocean Isle Beach, NC, at 96.

The pandemic is “an opportunity for restaurants to improve labor relations — pay more to staff — and try to renegotiate the fundamental elements of their business,” says Professor Alex Susskind.

Scholars at the SC Johnson College of Business were joined by industry experts in a discussion that highlights current and upcoming fintech trends.

Professor Christopher Marquis interviews Jessica Yinka Thomas, the co-founder, president, and board chair of B Academics, for his Forbes Q&A article on B Academics and stakeholder capitalism.

The US dollar’s place in the world economy is secure, Professor Andrew Karolyi tells Newsweek. “There remains robust demand for U.S. Treasury securities at every auction,” he says.

Steven Carvell, professor of finance and director of the Center for Real Estate and Finance, discusses how hotels have become flexible amid the pandemic.

GreenBiz Group’s Joel Makower spoke to students about the steps firms are taking to integrate sustainability into core business.

GameStop’s price surge is being referenced as a bubble–but what does that really mean? Professor Maureen O’Hara discusses the phenomenon in her Washington Post op-ed.

Elon Musk, who has historically triggered gains in the shares of other companies, joined the GameStop melee last week. The implications? While not unusual, his approach can be concerning, Johnson Professor Murillo Campello tells the Wall Street Journal. “It really does create distortions,” he says.