SC Johnson College panel discusses ‘expanding your range’

Your career can thrive when your path is not linear, a panel of alumni and business leaders said at the seventh annual Charles H. Dyson School of Applied Economics and Management Dean’s Distinguished Lecture, Sept. 23 in the Alice Statler Auditorium.

Small firms may offer higher pay due to a lack of market power

Small companies may post higher wages for entry level positions than large companies – potentially attracting better talent even though the larger companies have more influence on the market, according to new Cornell research.

Learners apply data-driven marketing strategies in Cornell certificate program

Cornell SC Johnson College of Business professor Sachin Gupta explains how to reach outstanding data-driven results in the Demand Marketing online certificate program.

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Workers partner ‘up’ to better themselves, study finds

A new study out of the Cornell SC Johnson College of Business found that people tended to favor higher-paid collaborators – but only when they thought that person had superior skills and could teach them something.

Hospitality student markets coffee from her rural Guatemalan village

Indigenous student brings fair-trade coffee to Ithaca while empowering her Mam parents and neighbors to command a better price for their beans.

Atkinson-EDF partnerships bridge gap between academia and impact

Atkinson has announced funding for nine new projects that will bring together Cornell Atkinson researchers with Environmental Defense Fund practitioners. 

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Cornell Votes fields a surge of student interest in voting

With a focus on voter registration, the nonpartisan student group has engaged more than 1,500 students already, and aims to reach 90% student participation in the U.S. elections on Nov. 5.

The price is right: Market reports help NYS farmers set optimal prices

For the first time, New York state farmers can see prices and sales for meat and produce at farmers markets around the state, thanks to weekly price reports from a Dyson team.

Family business owners strategize for longevity in new certificate program

The Cornell Family Business Leadership certificate program guides families through unique ownership and operational challenges.

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