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Turning the page: MBAs help NY publishers balance passion with profit
Big Red Microenterprise took on a primary challenge of many small business owners—the desire to balance profit with passion—with Larson Publications.

Arc Finance: Increasing access to clean energy in the developing world
Nicola Armacost discusses Arc Finance’s approach to giving vulnerable populations greater access to clean energy and water via microfinance.

Cross-Cornell collaboration unites ILR and SHA to advance labor relations in hospitality
From roundtables to conferences, CIHLER sponsors a variety of experiences that focus on legal issues, human resources, and labor relations in the hospitality industry.

Gradual hotel slowdown: Has the party ended?
Cornell Real Estate Market Indices: Crocker Liu and co-authors report on hotels’ regional, price, and financial performance in Q2 2019.

SMART students learn from the unexpected to make a global impact
Part of Dyson’s Emerging Markets Program, SMART takes students out of the classroom to make an impact in developing and emerging economies.

Portfolio Management: a definitive guide
Scott Stewart and his co-authors, all quantitative experts, drew on their experience as money managers for Portfolio Management: Theory and Practice.

Present Value: ILR’s Ifeoma Ajunwa on the ethical challenges of technology in the workplace
Present Value podcast talks with ILR’s Ifeoma Ajunwa about her research on the use of technologies for hiring and monitoring employees.

Equipment purchases: Putting a number on it
Mao and Moulton discuss their spreadsheet-based application that can be used to quickly compare the economic value of various equipment alternatives.

Green for green: Funding sustainable property upgrades
Nicholas Zuba of the Connecticut Green Bank gives students a glimpse of the considerations at play in the world of green energy finance.