Centers & Institutes
Exciting things are happening within our centers, institutes, and special program initiatives. Here’s a collection of recent stories and updates.
Addressing challenges, finding opportunities where business and sustainability meet
The Sustainable Global Enterprise immersion blurs the lines between applied research, teaching, and engagement with organizations.
Trek recap: Experiencing Japanese business and culture in 10 days
Munazza Khan, Johnson Cornell Tech MBA ’19, reflects on her experience and key takeaways from the winter Johnson trek to Japan.
Cornell Tech grad discusses importance of understanding global business
Through his career and his involvement with EMI, Vince Wong, MBA ’17, has learned to consider a variety of international factors as a product manager.
Fishing for funding: Speaker talks challenges where sustainability, finance intersect
Neel Inamdar ’90, Center for Sustainable Global Enterprise speaker, discusses the challenges in attracting impact investments to sustainable fisheries.
The challenges and opportunities in innovation for the new Brazilian government
Issue NO. 26 By Heloisa Menezes*Three months out from the Brazilian presidential inauguration, the explicit priorities, made evident by the proposals sent to the Congress in the first forty days, are security and fiscal adjustment. As investors warned, the brutal fiscal crisis is expected to prompt massive cuts in public expenditures and a deepening […]
Student hospitality startups win $37.5K at competition
Five student teams pitched their hospitality-oriented startups at the ninth annual Cornell Hospitality Business Plan Competition.
Sherwyn is Special Guest in Tip-Related Roundtable and Webinar
CIHLER director David Sherwyn joined attorneys from the firm of Epstein Becker Green, which hosted a roundtable and webinar on “Strategies for Tip and Service Charge Compliance for the Hospitality Industry.” Epstein Becker Green is a national law firm serving clients in such industries as health care, financial services, retail, hospitality, and technology. The session […]
CIHLER Associate Director Quoted in TIME
Time magazine’s analysis of the NLRB ruling included a comment from Richard Hurd, professor and associate dean for external relations at the ILR School, and associate director of the center. The ruling involves the relationship between McDonald’s and its franchisees with regard to who is the employer. Although the NLRB ruled that McDonald’s is a co-employer […]
