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Nolan BusinessFeed

Icons and Innovators: Cornell Awards Shine Light on Hospitality’s Finest

The 2024 Icon is former IHG CEO Keith Barr ’92 and Innovators are José Andrés and Rob Wilder, founders of José Andrés Group and World Central Kitchen.

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Johnson BusinessFeed

Small stock trades can predict big market changes

Using a metric developed by a research team led by Maureen O’Hara, professor at the Cornell SC Johnson College of Business, it was determined that fractional trading is predictive of future market liquidity and volatility.

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Johnson BusinessFeed

Using Open Data, Natalie Grillon Makes Supply Chains Collaborative and Transparent

The Center for Sustainable Global Enterprise celebrates 20 for 20 honoree Natalie Grillon, MBA ’12, CEO of Open Supply Hub.

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Dyson BusinessFeed

Properly fitting face masks can help block particulate pollution

Research co-authored by Dyson Dean Jinhua Zhao provides new findings about the value of masks that fit snugly around the face and how human behavior affects their efficacy.

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Johnson BusinessFeed

Research at the Crossroads of Entrepreneurship, Innovation, and Network Theory

PhD Spotlight: Johnson School PhD candidate Andrew Foley talks about his research on family business and entrepreneurship.

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Johnson BusinessFeed

He Couldn’t Find a Kids’ Book about Ithaca—So He Wrote One

Dave Walden, MBA ’10, pens a lively volume that takes two young travelers to Collegetown, hockey games, state parks, and more.

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Nolan BusinessFeed

Have Fun: Leaving Product Promotions To Chance Has Benefits

Research by the Nolan School’s Alexander Fulmer ’15 found that consumers prefer chance in selecting some products to promote vs. traditional methods.

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Dyson BusinessFeed

Faculty, Staff Win 2024 SUNY Chancellor’s Awards for Excellence

The Dyson School’s Harry Kaiser was honored for his service and Reza Moghimi was honored for his teaching methods.

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Dyson BusinessFeed

No, China Is Not Buying Up All US Farmland

Research coauthored by Dyson’s Wendong Zhang shows federally classified “adversary” countries held only 1% of foreign-owned farmland as of 2020.