Centers & Institutes
Exciting things are happening within our centers, institutes, and special program initiatives. Here’s a collection of recent stories and updates.
The importance of employee engagement: Transforming the strategy for a new era
Kelly McGuire speaks with Michele Sarkisian, CHR fellow, about how hospitality companies can look at employee engagement in a new way.
New research reveals three customer service tips for using tabletop technology
What do restaurant patrons think of tabletop technology? According to one new study, customers are also embracing these technological changes.
Social Impact Bond in Emerging Markets: Funding Chinese Migrant Workers’ Children Digital Education
With budgets tightening worldwide, there is a need to channel limited government and international organization funding towards high-quality developmental projects. A new type of investment vehicle, social impact bond, carries […]
Study: Most short-term trades lose money
Pamela Moulton’s new study shows institutional stock traders will likely get better returns by taking a more long-term approach.
Global Latinas, as part of the solution of Latin America’s social issues
Global Latinas realize that, as they develop their global ambitions, their home country and the Latin American region in which they operate, need to be strong by Lourdes Casanova, EMI […]
Professor Shanjun Li Chosen for the ACSF Faculty Fellowship
Professor Shanjun Li is chosen for the Faculty Fellowship for Social Sciences, Humanities and Arts supported by Atkinson Center for a Sustainable Future (ACSF). This fellowship program supports Cornell faculty in […]
Doing Business in Nigeria
Although Nigeria is Africa’s biggest economy, it has been battling with economic and political instability, particularly Boko Haram and the recent oil crisis. by Ibijoke Oke, MPA ’16, EMI Fellow A few […]
Pollution and Human Capital: New Evidence from China
Xi Chen Assistant Professor of Public Health (Health Policy) and in the Institute for Social and Policy Studies, Yale University Affiliated Faculty, Department of Economics, Yale University PhD in Applied […]
One Week in Bangkok
The 2016 Mai Bangkok Business Challenge. by Jeremy Kuhre, MBA ’16, EMI Fellow “I’ll tell you what. I’ll offer you $300,000 for 50% of the company right now.” My partners […]