Centers & Institutes
Exciting things are happening within our centers, institutes, and special program initiatives. Here’s a collection of recent stories and updates.
Resolution vs. Litigation, Debated Among Colleagues
Mandatory arbitration is a controversial issue in employment relations. Here, Cornell scholars debate whether, and in what form, American society should use arbitration.
2021 Emerging Markets Research Day
The 2021 Emerging Markets Research Day will be held on Monday, 22 November 2021 from 8:00AM to 4:30PM in 701 Clark Hall. The Cornell S.C. Johnson College of Business Emerging […]
Mama Said Hand Pies empowers creative passion by adopting a business mindset
Big Red Microenterprise coaches Benjamin Goulet and Devashish Sharma helped Mama Said Hand Pies transition from a farmer’s market stall to a shopfront.
Research Reveals Cybersecurity Confidence Gap in Retail, Restaurant and Hospitality Sectors
New data released by the Center for Hospitality Research and FreedomPay reveals that while nearly all surveyed retail, restaurant, and hospitality stakeholders are confident in their companies’ internal risk assessment processes, their satisfaction in the security of their systems is misaligned with reality.
Cornell Hotel Indices: Third Quarter 2021 Pole Vaulting to a New High
The hospitality industry is bouncing back. Hotels are seeing a rebound and some hotels are rising above the pre-pandemic average.
Case Study Explores Real Estate Investment in Shanghai
Professor Peng Liu and Terence Loh ’97, MBA ’06 challenge students to solve a real-world business problem in their case study, “Real Estate: Private Equity Investment in Shanghai.”
Gift Provides $1.8 Million to Emerging Markets Institute
Roberto Cañizares ’71, MBA ’74, and his wife Gail Cañizares supplement their continued advocacy for the SC Johnson College’s Emerging Markets Institute.
Key Human Resources Practices Benefit Franchisees, Performance
The Center for Hospitality Research and the Cornell Center for Innovative Hospitality Labor and Employment Relations publishes the new brief, “Understanding Human Resource Practices and Outcomes in Franchise Businesses.”
Service workers are getting paid more than ever. It’s not enough.
Professor Bruce Tracey talks with Vox about wages for services workers.