Business & Economy
University College Partnership Provides Certificate Programs for Professionals
University College has partnered with Pathstream, an online digital skills provider, to offer four new continuing education non-credit certificate programs in collaboration with leading technology companies. The certificate programs are Facebook Digital Marketing, Asana Project Management, Salesforce Administrator Career Certificate…
Amid Bankruptcies, Retail Industry Will Thrive with Fewer Players
Luxury department store Lord & Taylor and the company that owns both Men’s Warehouse and Jos. A. Bank have announced plans to file for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. The stores join a growing list of retailers that have made similar…
Entrepreneurship Professor Improves SAGE Business Journal’s Impact Factor
The Martin J. Whitman School of Management recognizes Johan Wiklund, Al Berg Chair and professor of entrepreneurship, for his role in significantly improving the SAGE Journal Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice’s (ETP) 2019 Impact Factor published by Clarivate (part of the…
Whitman Professor Burak Kazaz Unveils Wine Futures Report Calling 2019 Bordeaux an Excellent Investment Option
Researchers at Syracuse University’s Whitman School of Management and Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute’s (RPI) Lally School of Management are out with their yearly assessment of wine futures and have determined the 2019 Bordeaux vintage to be an excellent investment option. “Futures…
Julia Haber ’18 Empowers Students Virtually with Home From College
If the outbreak of the coronavirus posed one question for students, it was this: what does college look like when it’s not in person? This question ran through the mind of Syracuse University alumna Julia Haber ’18 just a few…
Sport Management Emerging Leaders Council to Launch Virtual Professional Series July 15
The Falk College’s Department of Sport Management Emerging Leaders Council (ELC) will launch a virtual professional development series for young professionals July 15, 2020, called The Juice. The Juice livestream is dedicated to supporting, promoting and encouraging professional development and…
Trump’s Removal of Hong Kong’s Special Status Hurts the US More Than China
Mary Lovely is a professor of economics in the Maxwell School. In a commentary for CNN Business, Lovely says that President Trump’s intention to eliminate Hong Kong’s special status under U.S. law will do little to pressure China to maintain…
‘Navigating Post-COVID-19 Requires Listening, Adaptation to Rebuild Fan Trust’
Brad Horn is a professor of practice in public relations in the Newhouse School. It has been more than two months since sports—and life—came to an abrupt halt. The COVID-19 pandemic has been full of unknowns, but when it comes…
‘India Needs Structural Reforms for Growth to Make a Strong Comeback’
Devashish Mitra is a professor of economics and the Gerald B. and Daphna Cramer Professor of Global Affairs in the Maxwell School. Reviving the economy of India is not possible without restarting production, Mitra writes in an op-ed for The…
Entrepreneurship Professor Receives 10-Year Research Impact Award
SAGE Publishing recognized a 2009 paper co-authored by Johan Wiklund, Al Berg Chair and Professor of Entrepreneurship, with a 10-year Impact Award for receiving the most citations over the span of a decade. Wiklund’s paper, “Entrepreneurial Orientation and Business Performance:…