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WSU hospitality and tourism expert Dipra Jha earns international recognition
Jha, a Carson College of Business associate professor, has been named to the International Hospitality Institute’s list of 100 most influential people in U.S. hospitality and travel.
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WSU’s School of Hospitality Business Management ranked 3rd in U.S.
The School of Hospitality Business Management recently received top marks for its academic and research excellence in the 2023 Shanghai Ranking’s Global Ranking of Academic Subjects.
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Seven WSU faculty recognized as Highly Cited Researchers
This year’s list of the world’s most Highly Cited Researchers include WSU experts in business, chemistry, Earth science, engineering, food, and medicine.
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Gladstone: More Native American faculty needed to drive business ideas
Joseph Scott Gladstone is one of the few Native American faculty in America’s business schools. And that’s a problem for corporate America.
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Business technology symposium explores role of information systems in business success
The symposium, “Information Systems: The Backbone of Business,” is free and open to the public. It will be held 1–3 p.m. Friday at the CUB Auditorium and livestreamed.
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Carson professor Bitty Balducci shares business expertise with Romanian students
Balducci’s trip to Romania enabled her to impart some of the active classroom engagement techniques she has honed at WSU with an international audience.
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Sept. 26: Power Breakfast to focus on the future of sales
The Power Breakfast is designed to inform, inspire and engage business leaders on contemporary business issues. The event is $55 and will be held 8-10 a.m. Tuesday, Sept. 26 at the Westin hotel in Bellevue. Participants may register online until 5 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 19.
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Font size can ‘nudge’ customers toward healthier food choices
Restaurants can persuade patrons to choose healthier foods by adjusting the font size of numbers attached to nutritional information on menus, according to a WSU-led study.
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Graduate training in ‘robot-human interface’ awarded National Science Foundation grant
A new generation of WSU engineers will learn not only how to build better robots but also how to make them work better with, and for, humans — thanks in part to a $3 million NSF grant.
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Panel highlights thriving careers, coming boom in senior living industry
With the Baby Boomer generation nearing retirement, many career opportunities exist for students interested in shaping the senior living industry in the decades to come.
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Research Reveals How Prolific Inventors Shape Company Responses to Failure
WSU researchers are studying the role of “prolific inventors,” also known as star scientists with a lot of experience and success in creating new products. These people are often seen as experts in their field and can hold influence within their company and in the wider business community.
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The future of work: insights from Pacific Northwest’s Gen Z employees
The Carson College of Business’ third annual report surveying the youngest members of the workforce reveals Gen Z employees are facing the dilemma of advancing their careers amid predictions of an upcoming recession.
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Carson College of Business recognizes faculty, staff, and doctoral students
The college honored its outstanding faculty, staff, and graduate students during an annual awards event at WSU Pullman.
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Chip Hunter resigns as dean of WSU Carson College of Business
Deborah Compeau has been named interim dean and will serve a two‑year term, effective July 1, while a national search is conducted.
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Six Smith Teaching and Learning grants awarded
Faculty will use the awards to address equity gaps in student performance and experiential learning to help meet employment criteria.
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WSU Marketing Research Cited as ‘Central Hub of Knowledge’ on the Dark Side of Customer Behavior
We’ve all heard the age-old saying “the customer is always right.” However, in recent years, an emerging field of research has delved into the rise of customer incivility and misbehavior, commonly referred to as the “dark side of customer behavior.”
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Video game advertising venture wins big at 20th annual Business Plan Competition
Business software solutions and mobile app technology for social good were collective themes presented at the 20th annual Business Plan Competition on Thursday, April 27.
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WSU online graduate business programs receive global recognition in CEO Magazine
CEO Magazine ranked online MBA and executive MBA programs from WSU’s Carson College of Business as No. 27 and No. 26, moving up in rankings from No. 34 and No. 55 the previous year.
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Cash prizes available for students who create sustainable solutions to linen waste
Pullman Marriott Hotels is funding prizes for the three best products created from hotel linen waste by WSU students.
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Fake news on Facebook increased 2020 election doubts
New WSU research shows that the main driver of doubt among voters about the results of the 2020 U.S. presidential election was the consumption of fake news, which was primarily gleaned off Facebook.
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New master’s in healthcare administration and leadership open for enrollment
The program is designed for health care executives to sharpen their leadership skills and business competencies and for rising health care professionals to advance their careers.
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Pandemic widened divide between PNW business leaders, employees’ views
This year’s big challenges for regional business are combating inflation, supply chain issues, and labor shortages, according to 2023 Business in the Northwest report released by WSU’s Carson College of Business.
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Hospitality Scholar Dipra Jha earns DEI excellence award
Carson College of Business Associate Professor Dipra Jha was recently recognized with the Excellence in Diversity and Inclusion Award from the Western Federation Council on Hotel, Restaurant, and Institutional Education.
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Hoops Tax Forum probes state tax role in racial wealth gap
Melissa Hellmann, an investigative journalist for the Center for Public Integrity, will discuss, “The Cost of Disparity: How State Tax Policies Fuel the Racial Wealth Gap.”
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New way to rearrange store products could boost impulse buying
The WSU-led research leverages past customer transactions to provide brick-and-mortar stores with a degree of the personalized shopping experience online retailers such as Netflix and Amazon use.
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Pandemic widened divide between PNW business leaders, employees’ views
This year’s big challenges for regional business are combatting inflation, supply chain issues, and labor shortages, according to the 2023 Business in the Northwest report from WSU’s Carson College of Business.
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Top research coverage of 2022
Many of the WSU studies that grabbed headlines last year had to do with human health, topped by the discovery of a potentially dangerous virus in Russian bats, a relative of the one that causes COVID‑19.
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U.S. News ranks WSU Global Campus among nation’s best online degrees
Five Washington State University online programs ranked among the best in the nation for 2023 by U.S. News & World Report.
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Fear can inspire remote workers to protect IT resources
As millions of Americans continue to work remotely, a new WSU-led study provides employers with key insights to keep their valuable information safe.
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WSU students win wine business competition
Hospitality business management students captured the grand prize for the third time in five years at the Intercollegiate Wine Business Invitational.
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WSU, Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories Announce Tuition Assistance Partnership for Online MBA, Executive MBA |
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Washington State University (WSU) is proud to announce an educational partnership with its neighbor, Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories, Inc. WSU and Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories, Inc. have come together to make earning a distinguished business education more affordable for the diverse population of engineers, assemblers and administrators at Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories, Inc. |
WSU, Chick-fil-A Announce Tuition Assistance Partnership for Online MBA, Executive MBA |
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Thanks to a newly announced educational partnership between Washington State University (WSU) and Chick-fil-A Inc., a Master of Business Administration (MBA) degree is now more affordable for Chick-fil-A’s team members and their families. |
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