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The Rundown: Highlights from the week of May 18
Expert perspectives from Cornell SC Johnson College of Business faculty on COVID-19’s impact on business, hospitality, and the economy.

Beijing hits back at Trump call to block US pension fund investment in China
Professor Eswar Prasad discusses the recent order to stop the US government’s main pension fund from investing in Chinese equities.

Sachin Gupta wins inaugural research award for responsible research in marketing
A paper published in the Journal of Marketing Research by Johnson Professor Sachin Gupta has received the AMA-EBSCO Annual Award for Responsible Research in Marketing

“Is it sustainable?” COVID-19 points to the value of asking big questions to inform planning resilience and social justice
COVID-19 underscores firms’ need for planning resilience, disproportionate impacts on poorer populations, and our interconnectedness.

Michael Waldman on market rationality and promotion signaling
Waldman, a Johnson professor of economics, discusses these and other prominent themes from his influential research career.

Rudd Family Professor of Management Lin William Cong named to Poets&Quants’ Best 40 Under 40 Professors list
Lin William Cong, associate professor of finance at the Samuel Curtis Johnson Graduate School of Management, has been named to top MBA faculty list.

Knowledge into action: Preparing the next generation of family business leaders
The Smith Family Business Initiative (SFBI) understands family business—how it operates, what makes it unique, and the impact it has on the global economy.

Present Value: Perspectives on COVID-19
Faculty members Andrew Karolyi, Lynn Wooten, Li Chen, Vishal Gaur, and Kaitlin Woolley discuss business impacts of COVID-19.

Plan now for a new, post-COVID-19 world, urges top Bain executive Hernan Saenz III, MBA/MILR ’98
Senior leaders need to both manage through the COVID-19 crisis and redefine business models and strategy for a post-pandemic world.