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Fall/Winter 2021 Oct 2021

Fall/Winter 2021

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Flexibility Is Our New Norm; $8 Million Bequest Supports Student Scholarships; Women in Entrepreneurship Institute Partnership Supports Business Founders of Color; College Named a Bloomberg Experiential Learning Partner; MacArthur Foundation Grant Supports Housing Research; Navigating the New Workplace Norms; Professor Introduces Students to Fintech Innovations; Accounting Graduate Brews Coffee Business with Soul


Scholarly Pursuits: Research Probes Growing Problem Of Weight-Based Bullying At Work May 2021

Scholarly Pursuits: Research Probes Growing Problem Of Weight-Based Bullying At Work

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This article discusses research being conducted by DePaul faculty member into how larger-size workers are treated and mistreated in the workplace and how to intervene to prevent bullying and increase workplace harmony.


Professional Development: Lessons From Building A Workplace Diversity, Equity And Inclusion Program May 2021

Professional Development: Lessons From Building A Workplace Diversity, Equity And Inclusion Program

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Corliss Garner (BUS ’96), who is the senior vice president and head of corporate social responsibility and diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) at First Midwest Bank, offers steps needed to build an effective and sustainable DEI program in any business.


Professional Development: Food Bank Executive Offers Crisis Leadership Advice Nov 2020

Professional Development: Food Bank Executive Offers Crisis Leadership Advice

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Sheila Creghin, vice president of operations at the Greater Chicago Food Depository, offers advice for crisis leadership, which she put into action during the 2020 coronavirus pandemic.


College News May 2020

College News

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Thomas Donley Appointed Business College Interim Dean; Coming Soon: Revised MBA, New Graduate Degrees; In Memoriam: Robert O'Keefe


Student Internships Open Doors To Alumni Career Success May 2020

Student Internships Open Doors To Alumni Career Success

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An internship experience remains the most effective tool for career exploration, preparation and success. The ultimate goal: ensure students are equipped with the hands-on professional experiences they need to immediately contribute to and succeed in the workforce. This article explores the effectiveness of internship opportunities in positively affected career success in the hospital industry, accountancy, and marketing, as well as benefits to mentors.


Professional Development: Getting To The C-Suite: How Sponsorship Can Propel Your Career In Ways That Mentorship Can't Oct 2019

Professional Development: Getting To The C-Suite: How Sponsorship Can Propel Your Career In Ways That Mentorship Can't

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Stephanie Smith, VP and chief human resources office at DePaul, has conducted research that examines how sponsorship is distinct from mentorship and can help people traditionally locked out of C-suite careers to advance to the most senior levels in business.


Faculty Focus: From Student To Scholar Of Work-Life Balance May 2019

Faculty Focus: From Student To Scholar Of Work-Life Balance

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Grace Lemmon, associate director of DePaul's Doctorate in Business Administration program, discusses how she made work-life balance and employee engagement her academic specialty and how she advises her students on how to make work-life balance part of the conversation when interviewing for a job.


Faculty Focus: Seeking To Promote Workplace Respect, Scholar Probes Roots Of Harassment May 2017

Faculty Focus: Seeking To Promote Workplace Respect, Scholar Probes Roots Of Harassment

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Sexual harassment and other forms of aggression are a persistent problem in the workplace. Jaclyn Jensen, associate professor of management, focuses her teaching on human resource management and her reserach on employee mistreatment and misbehavior, particularly as it applies to women.


Scholarly Pursuits: Minimum Wage Hikes = Automation = Fewer Jobs? No So, Study Says; The 606 Trail Raises Home Prices And Affordability Concerns May 2017

Scholarly Pursuits: Minimum Wage Hikes = Automation = Fewer Jobs? No So, Study Says; The 606 Trail Raises Home Prices And Affordability Concerns

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A study of minimum wage increases found that they expedite the automation of low-wage jobs but that there was growth in other types of low-wage employment related to this automation.

A study by the Institute for Housing Studies found that homebuyers are paying more to be near Chicago's Bloomingdale Trail, also know as The 606, a linear park on the city's Northwest Side.


College News Apr 2016

College News

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Forum Highlights the Value of Diversity in the Classroom and Boardroom; Marketing Professor Wins Teaching Accolades; DePaul Business Programs Earn Rankings


Engaging And Challenging A Multigenerational Workforce Oct 2015

Engaging And Challenging A Multigenerational Workforce

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An overview of the values, communication style, and motivational characteristics of three generations of workers--baby boomers, gen Xers, and millennials--provides keys to managers in helping to motivate the variety of employees they may be asked to oversee.


Scholarly Pursuits: Business Insights From Driehaus Faculty Research Oct 2015

Scholarly Pursuits: Business Insights From Driehaus Faculty Research

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Lessons in Marketing from the "Obama Model"; Lack of Self-Awareness at Work Hurts Team Performance; Award-Winning Research Sheds Light on Shareholder Activism