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Indonesian finance group meets with CU professors
Cornell Chronicle - 10/21/2008
A delegation of eight officials from the Indonesian Ministry of Finance, Ministry of Economic Affairs and Central Bank of Indonesia met with several Cornell faculty members in the Southeast Asia Program to seek input on how to improve the perception of Indonesia on such financial issues as the sovereign credit rating and the country risk classification. They also met with Johnson School students to discuss the perception of Indonesia in the U.S. mass media.
Time for bankers to risk an apology?
Thomson Reuters - 10/19/2008
Professor Benjamin Ho comments on the importance of sincere apologies for building confidence and trust. This article was picked up by numerous outlets including Forbes, the International Herald Tribune, CNBC, and others.
Cornell Hospitality Quarterly Article Wins Emerald Award
HotelExecutive.com - 10/8/2008
An article published in the Cornell Hospitality Quarterly (CQ) has been named as one of the 50 best articles published in the world's top management journals in 2007. The article, Guest Satisfaction and Restaurant Performance, by Sachin Gupta, Edward McLaughlin, and Miguel Gomez, has won the Emerald Management Reviews Citation of Excellence.
Bailout offers fair-value out
Financial Week (Crain's) - 10/5/2008
Professor Maureen O'Hara comments on pricing assets based on theoretical models, an approach known as level three, and how the models have been shown to be inaccurate.
Pursuit of an Edge, in Steroids or Stocks
- 10/4/2008
Economics Professor Robert Frank, in his column, comments on the economy and the problems that contributed to the recent market failure, and suggests a path for moving forward.
Cornell University panel says government must increase regulation
Ithaca Journal - 10/2/2008
Professor Bob Andolina was one of three Cornell professors who analyzed the market failure leading to the current crisis. The panel also included David Easley, a professor of economics; and Elizabeth Sanders, a professor of government.
It's beginning to sink in: We've been had
Record, The - 10/2/2008
In an op-ed, the book "Falling Behind: How Rising Inequality Harms the Middle Class," by economics professor Robert Frank, is touted as suggested reading in the wake of the current Wall Street crisis.
Johnson School panel ponders the financial crisis
Cornell Chronicle - 10/1/2008
The Johnson School hosted a panel discussion moderated by Dean Doug Stayman that included Professors Bob Jarrow, Rich Marin, and Maureen O'Hara.
Clarification of accounting rule sparks debate
USA Today - 10/1/2008
Professor Maureen O'Hara comments on the SEC's interpretation of mark-to-market accounting.
How high oil prices could help U.S. manufacturing
Cornell Chronicle - 9/29/2008
The Cornell Chronicle includes the editorial by Dean Thomas on how high oil prices could help US manufacturing. The piece originally ran in Industry Week.
How To Keep CEO Pay in Check - The Plank
New Republic, The - 9/27/2008
A study co-authored by Professor Yaniv Grinstein is cited in an opinion piece about curbing excessive executive compensation.
Depression seeded modern bank protections
Press & Sun-Bulletin - 9/26/2008
Professors Hal Bierman and Maureen O'Hara are quoted extensively in this look at how regional banks might be affected by the financial crisis.
Johnson School Panel Discusses Wall Street Crash
Cornell Daily Sun, The - 9/25/2008
Professors Robert Jarrow, Maureen O'Hara, and Rich Marin offer students and alumni their thoughts on the current crisis in a panel moderated by Professor Doug Stayman.
Sorry, Pal, You're Rich
Newsweek - Online - 8/27/2008
Cornell Johnson School professor Robert Frank is quoted in an article that reviews the economic plans of presidential candidates Barack Obama and John McCain. It references Obama's plan to scale back tax relief for those making $250,000 a year or more.
Own-brand and cross-brand retail pass-through
Executive Briefing - 8/27/2008
Sachin Gupta, a professor at the Johnson Graduate School of Management discusses how trade promotions drive the marketing strategies of packaged goods manufacturers. The study focused on how pass-through behavior in eleven key product categories of a major Chicago supermarket chain effect consumer prices.
Wesley Sine Receives a Grant from the Cisco Entrepreneur Institute to Explore Entreprene
Science Letter - 8/19/2008
The Johnson School at Cornell University announced that Wesley Sine, assistant professor of management and organizations, received a grant from the Cisco Entrepreneur Institute,
The Global Bet
Washington Post - Online - 8/19/2008
David Ng, an assistant professor of finance at Cornell University, say individual U.S. investors are still not as diversified as they should be globally. Mr Ng's study on U.S. investment in foreign equities is also referenced. The focus of the piece is on the need for investors to have greater diversification in there investment portfolios.
Fuel subsidies cripple all countries ECONOMIC VIEW
International Herald Tribune - 8/16/2008
Cornell Johnson School Professor Robert Frank in an editorial discusses the miscalculation of countries that subsidize fuel costs and how it ultimately hurts there economy and their citizens.
How Fuel Subsidies Drag Down a Nation
New York Times - 8/16/2008
Robert Frank, professor of economics, writes about unintended effects of fuel subsidies.
The Great Consumer Crash of 2009
Seeking Alpha - 8/14/2008
Cornell Johnson School Professor Robert Frank is mentioned in Seeking Alpha. He discusses a phenomenon called expenditure cascade has occurred in the U.S. according to Cornell Professor Robert Frank. When top earners build large multi-million dollar mansions, they shift the frame of reference for those just below them on the income scale.
Are New Regs Effective?
Compliance Week - 8/12/2008
Based on areview of research, Professor Robert Libby found that changes in accounting rules and other regulatory actions often have unintended consequences.
Cornell professor receives grant from CISCO Entrepreneur Institute
Evening News - Syracuse NTEN - 8/11/2008
Professor Wes Sine is tracking more than 300 entrepreneurs in Latin America as a result of a grant from the Cisco Entrepreneur Institute.
Wesley Sine Recibe Subvención de Cisco Entrepreneur Institute para Investigar Oportunida
Bolsamanía.com - 8/9/2008
Conflict threatens team success
Star Phoenix - 8/9/2008
Professor Beta Mannix's research on task, process, and relationship conflict is featured.
Viewpoint -- High Oil Prices Could Help U.S. Manufacturing
IndustryWeek - 8/8/2008
Dean Joseph Thomas outlines a compelling case for why the fluctuation in oil prices impacts the manufacturing segment and the economy. And how the short-term pain of higher transportation costs will turn into long-term gains if national policy. Joseph Thomas, is the Anne and Elmer Lindseth Dean of Cornell University's Johnson School of Management and a Professor of Operations Management
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