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Universities Should Establish Joint Human Rights Standards on Licensing, Procurement and Investment
— October 10, 2014Universities Should Establish Joint Human Rights Standards on Licensing, Procurement and Investment
In an address at the University of Michigan on Friday, Michael Posner, co-director of the NYU Stern Center for Business and Human Rights, called for American colleges and universities to adopt uniform human rights standards relating to three aspects of their business operations – product licensing, procurement of goods and services and with respect to their investments. -
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NYU Stern Center for Business and Human Rights Lays Out Next Steps on National Action Plan for Responsible Business Conduct
— October 2, 2014NYU Stern Center for Business and Human Rights Lays Out Next Steps on National Action Plan for Responsible Business Conduct
The directors of the Center for Business and Human Rights at the New York University Stern School of Business, Michael Posner and Sarah Labowitz responded to the Obama administration’s announcement that it would begin the process of writing a national action plan to examine the impact of business on global human rights in a letter to President Obama. -
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Commuters in Crowded Subway Trains Are More Likely to Respond to Mobile Promotions
— September 18, 2014Commuters in Crowded Subway Trains Are More Likely to Respond to Mobile Promotions
Commuters in crowded subway trains may welcome targeted promotions on their mobile phones and are about twice as likely to respond by making a purchase as in non-crowded trains while in transit, say NYU Stern Professor Anindya Ghose, Co-Director of Stern’s Center for Business Analytics, and his co-authors, Michelle Andrews and Xueming Luo of Temple University and Zheng Fang of Sichuan University. -
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Alumna Tensie Whelan to Serve as 2014-2015 NYU Stern-Citi Leadership & Ethics Distinguished Fellow
— September 15, 2014Alumna Tensie Whelan to Serve as 2014-2015 NYU Stern-Citi Leadership & Ethics Distinguished Fellow
Marking its 12th year, NYU Stern’s Citi Leadership & Ethics Program, supported by the Citi Foundation, has appointed NYU alumna Tensie Whelan (BA ’80) as its 2014-2015 Citi Leadership & Ethics Distinguished Fellow. -
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Global Business Strategist Pankaj Ghemawat Joins the Faculty of NYU Stern School of Business
— September 8, 2014Global Business Strategist Pankaj Ghemawat Joins the Faculty of NYU Stern School of Business
New York University Stern School of Business today announced that Pankaj Ghemawat will join its faculty in September 2014. Ghemawat will be a professor in Stern’s Management & Organizations department, where he has served as Distinguished Visiting Professor of Global Management since September 2013. -
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Why Employees Often Don’t Speak Up - By Elizabeth Morrison and Kelly See
— September 4, 2014Why Employees Often Don’t Speak Up - By Elizabeth Morrison and Kelly See
In a new study, NYU Stern Professors Elizabeth Morrison and Kelly See, along with co-author Caitlin Pan of SIM University, examine why employees often withhold important suggestions and concerns, and find that a sense of powerlessness plays a key role. -
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Roxanne Hori Joins NYU Stern School of Business as Associate Dean to Lead New Integrated Corporate Relations and Career Services Department
— August 28, 2014Roxanne Hori Joins NYU Stern School of Business as Associate Dean to Lead New Integrated Corporate Relations and Career Services Department
New York University Stern School of Business announced that Roxanne Hori has joined its leadership team in the newly created position of Associate Dean of Corporate Relations, Career Services and Leadership Development. -
New Research Finds That Getting a Patent is Becoming More Difficult
In a first-of-its-kind study, NYU Stern Professor Deepak Hegde and his co-authors, Michael Carley and Alan Marco of the US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), calculate the probability of receiving a US patent and find that approval rates have declined significantly. -
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Retail Pricing Strategies: Do Shoppers Prefer Deep Discounts or Everyday Low Prices?
— July 22, 2014Retail Pricing Strategies: Do Shoppers Prefer Deep Discounts or Everyday Low Prices?
In a new study, NYU Stern Professor Vicki Morwitz and her co-authors, Shai Danziger of Tel Aviv University and Liat Hadar of the Interdisciplinary Center Herzliya, find that consumers who try to maximize savings will choose retailers that they believe offer lower prices more often. -
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Ajay Banga, President & CEO of MasterCard, to Keynote NYU Stern's 2014 Graduate Convocation
— May 20, 2014Ajay Banga, President & CEO of MasterCard, to Keynote NYU Stern's 2014 Graduate Convocation
Ajay Banga, President & CEO of MasterCard, will be the keynote speaker for NYU Stern's 2014 Graduate Convocation. -
NYU Teams Win $200K in Stern's 2013-2014 Entrepreneurs Challenge
At the conclusion of an eight-month competition, NYU’s most promising innovators received a combined $200,000 in start-up cash at the annual $200K Entrepreneurs Challenge, held by NYU Stern’s Berkley Center for Entrepreneurship & Innovation. -
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Profs. Jennifer Carpenter & Robert Whitelaw Analyze the Real Value of China’s Stock Market
— April 23, 2014Profs. Jennifer Carpenter & Robert Whitelaw Analyze the Real Value of China’s Stock Market
In new research that analyzes data from China’s stock market from 1995 to 2012, NYU Stern Professors Jennifer Carpenter and Robert Whitelaw, along with undergraduate student Fangzhou Lu, find that despite its reputation as a “casino,” China’s stock market has functioned well by several measures. -
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Alumnus Conor Grennan, Entrepreneur & Best-selling Author, Joins NYU Stern as Dean of MBA Students
— March 31, 2014Alumnus Conor Grennan, Entrepreneur & Best-selling Author, Joins NYU Stern as Dean of MBA Students
New York University Stern School of Business announced the appointment of one of its alumni, Conor Grennan, as Dean of Students for the MBA program, effective April 1. In this role, Conor will act as liaison between the administration and the School’s more than 2,500 full-time and Langone MBA students. -
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Mervyn King, Former Bank of England Head, Joins the Faculty of NYU Stern & NYU School of Law
— March 26, 2014Mervyn King, Former Bank of England Head, Joins the Faculty of NYU Stern & NYU School of Law
New York University Stern School of Business and New York University School of Law today announced that Lord King, the former head of the Bank of England, will join the faculty of both schools in the fall 2014 semester. -
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Prof Deepak Hegde Finds VCs Do Better Investing in Start-Ups Run by Entrepreneurs of Same Ethnicity
— February 25, 2014Prof Deepak Hegde Finds VCs Do Better Investing in Start-Ups Run by Entrepreneurs of Same Ethnicity
In research that is forthcoming in the journal, Management Science, NYU Stern Professor Deepak Hegde and his co-author, Justin Tumlinson of the IFO Institute at the University of Munich, found that US venture capitalists (VCs) were more likely to invest in start-ups led by executives of the same ethnic origin, particularly when the probability of the start-ups’ success appears low. -
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Dstillery and NYU Stern Center for Business Analytics Host Second Annual ADS*CON Symposium
— January 23, 2014Dstillery and NYU Stern Center for Business Analytics Host Second Annual ADS*CON Symposium
Dstillery, the pioneer in audience targeting for brands, will host a half-day symposium dedicated to exploring the impact of the data science revolution on the digital advertising ecosystem. Co-host for the event is the NYU Stern Center for Business Analytics (CBA), a cutting edge research center at the forefront of data and analytical thinking. The second annual Advertising and Data Science Congress (ADS*CON) will feature leading thinkers in industry and academia addressing the dramatic impact of data science on advertising. -
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Prof. C. Samuel Craig Predicts a Grim Future for Second Cities in the Cultural Hierarchy
— January 7, 2014Prof. C. Samuel Craig Predicts a Grim Future for Second Cities in the Cultural Hierarchy
In a recent article, NYU Stern Professor C. Samuel Craig explores how culture and cultural products – film, television, music, dance, opera, fashion and art – are created and consumed. Referencing more than 40 papers on the topic, he examines the role of cities, context and technology in fostering the creation of culture. -
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Ian Bremmer, President of Eurasia Group, Named NYU Global Research Professor
— December 2, 2013Ian Bremmer, President of Eurasia Group, Named NYU Global Research Professor
New York University has named Ian Bremmer – political scientist, expert on foreign policy and political risk, and president of Eurasia Group – as a Global Research Professor. -
NYU Stern MBA Students Win 2013 Interactive Launch Competition
A team of five NYU Stern MBA students won the Third Annual Interactive Launch Competition by presenting a business analysis and marketing strategy for multi-screen “TV anywhere” technology offered by ARRIS, a leading video technology supplier. -
NYU Stern and DoSomething.org Partner on “Give a Spit” Challenge
NYU Stern Undergraduate College and DoSomething.org, one of the largest organizations for young people and social change in the US, are combining efforts on the “Give a Spit” Challenge to register 5,000 plus potential donors with the national bone marrow registry. Their goal is to find a bone marrow match for Sheldon Mba, a college student who was diagnosed with aplastic anemia, a disease that requires a life-saving bone marrow match. -
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NYU Stern Receives a $10 Million Gift for Scholarships for College Seniors Seeking their MBA
— October 28, 2013NYU Stern Receives a $10 Million Gift for Scholarships for College Seniors Seeking their MBA
NYU Stern announced the establishment of The William R. Berkley Scholarship Program to support exceptional seniors who wish to pursue their MBA at Stern directly following college graduation. -
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Research Shows that Our Moral Standards Weaken When We Feel Financial Strain
— October 16, 2013Research Shows that Our Moral Standards Weaken When We Feel Financial Strain
In a new study, NYU Stern Professor Adam Alter and his co-authors, Stern alumnus Eesha Sharma (PhD '13) of Dartmouth College, Dan Ariely of Duke University and Nina Mazar of the University of Toronto, find that people believe financial constraints should not excuse immoral conduct. However, when people actually feel worse off financially, they loosen their own moral standards to redress the perceived unfairness of their situation. -
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To Encourage Positive Environmental Outcomes, Emphasize a Long Future, Not Impending Doom
— September 26, 2013To Encourage Positive Environmental Outcomes, Emphasize a Long Future, Not Impending Doom
NYU Stern Professor Hal Hershfield and his colleagues H. Min Bang and Elke U. Weber of Columbia University find that the best way to encourage environmentally friendly behavior is to emphasize the long life expectancy of a nation, not its imminent downfall. -
Research Shows that Times Flies When You’re Counting Down
In a new study, Professor Vicki Morwitz and Stern alumnus Edith Shalev (PhD ’10) show that counting down (i.e., 100 to 1) while performing a task shortens the perceived duration of the task compared to counting up (i.e., 1 to 100). -
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In-Depth Discussion Gathers Stakeholders on Bangladeshi Manufacturing
— September 13, 2013In-Depth Discussion Gathers Stakeholders on Bangladeshi Manufacturing
The NYU Stern Center on Business and Human Rights brought together senior government officials from Bangladesh, local manufacturers, senior officials from the Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Export Association (BGMEA), and representatives of Bangladesh civil society and workers’ organizations to discuss workplace safety and the future of the garment industry in Bangladesh.
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