Insights

4 ways employers can help women’s career development
In a recent study by Dean Kate Walsh, lecturer Susan Fleming, & professor Cathy Enz, female executives were asked to share their thoughts on long-term growth and retention of women professionals. Emerald Publishing turned this study into an infographic which highlights the four factors that the respondents considered to be key in supporting women in the workplace.

Cheryl Stanley’s winning ways with wine
Four years after taking over the legendary Introduction to Wines course, Stanley has won deep admiration, respect, and affection from many (many) hundreds of Cornellians.

Panel encourages optimism and self-empowerment for women in the workforce
Dean Kate Walsh moderated a panel that explored the approaches women can take to navigate challenges and achieve successful careers.

Dick’s Sporting Goods shoppers react to company’s decision to limit gun sales
Johnson’s business ethics professor, Dana Radcliffe, interviewed by NPR on the ramifications of the decision by Dick’s Sporting Goods to stop selling firearms to anyone under 21, as well as refusing to sell assault-style rifles altogether.

Timothy Hentschel ’01 named Cornell Hospitality Innovator for 2018
Timothy Hentschel ’01, cofounder and CEO of HotelPlanner, has been named the recipient of the 2018 Cornell Hospitality Innovator Award, an honor given annually by the Leland C. and Mary M. Pillsbury Institute for Hospitality Entrepreneurship at the Cornell University School of Hotel Administration.
Do revenue managers share a similar strategy with…McDonald’s?
Professor Sherri Kimes says a successful revenue manager needs to be a “geek that can speak,” on IDeas blog.

Junior’s restaurant and bakery: A home-grown business with billion-dollar ambitions
Alumnus Alan Rosen ’91 shared his journey at the helm of one of the most delicious operations in the country—Junior’s, a restaurant company famed, increasingly widely, for its cheesecake.

Stymied by regulators, Airbnb looks to luxury vacations, hotels for growth
Professor Chris Anderson says Airbnb is figuring out how to grow at the same levels investors are expecting them to grow in Reuters.

Professor says market development programs increased GNP $5 billion per year
Professor Harry Kaiser discussed his recent analysis at the U.S. Grains Council’s 15th International Marketing Conference and 58th Annual Membership Meeting in Houston.