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Notes From The Dean: Building Relationships, Serving Our Students

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Interim Dean Misty Johanson says that her priorities for 2017-18 are to building relationships and to ensure that the Driehaus College of Business' programs and people serve students well. Components of accomplishing those objectives include fundraising and friend-raising, more STEM-designated master's programs and a new master's degree in data analytics.

Faculty Focus: Mark Frigo Named Ezerski Chair

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Accountancy Professor Mark L. Frigo has been named Ezerski Endowed Chair in the School of Accountancy and Management Information Systems, which recognizes accountancy faculty excellence. Prior to joining DePaul, Frigo led a successful career in corporate financial analysis and management consulting at KMPG, among other accomplishments.

College News: First Business Alumni Reunion Held In China; Kellstadt Enhances Program Offerings; Coleman Entrepreneurship Center Forges New Alliance

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Chinese alumni meet in Shanghai for first-ever business alumni reunion; MBA program developments; STEM-designated master's degree options; renaming of Master of Accountancy to Master of Science in Audit and Advisory Services; partnership between Coleman Entrepreneurship Center and several other DePaul colleges and schools to create a DePaul mewmbers at 2112, a Chicago-based incubator for music, video and creative tecnology startups.

Alumnus Profile: Double Demon Leads Business Simulation Company

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Reda Chafi and business alumnus with an MBA talks about Capsim Management Solutions Inc., a Chicago-based company that delivers online business simulations and learning environments for academic and corporate clients.

Millennials And The Experience-Driven Economy

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Millennials expect brands to create authentic, customer-centric experiences for them, no matter whether they are looking for a place to live, eat, visit or shop. This article looks at how businesses are mining data and creating marketing plans and experiences to appeal to this younger demographic.

Connections: Internships Pave A Path To Success

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Two DePaul business alumni discuss how they used DePaul's Kellstadt Career Management Center and the DePaul Career Center when they were still in school to obtain internships that led to full-time employment.

Giving Back: A Legacy Of Gratitude

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Jim Ryan, an 1987 MBA graduate and president of DePaul's Board of Trustees, established with his wife the James T. and Michelle A. Ryan Family Scholarship to fund tuition and expenses for graduates of the Chicago Jesuit Academy to provide access to a high-quality education to people who might otherwise not have it.

Professional Development: Career Coaching Workshops Help Students And Alumni Advance

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The Kellstadt Career Management Center offers a variety of programming for students and alumni at all career stages through its Executive Career and Leadership (EXCEL) workshop series, BUILD workshops for early career development and a BOOST webinar series for ongoing career management.

A Leadership Transition

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Dean Ray Whittington announces that he will be stepping down as dean of the Driehaus College of Business, a position he held for 11 years, and return to his former position as director of the DePaul's School of Accountancy. He encourages alumni and friends to remain engaged with the business college to meet the challenges that face higher education and business education.

By The Numbers

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Infographic offers statistics on the growth of DePaul's Driehaus School of Business under the leadership of Dean Ray Whittington.

College News: Misty Johanson Appointed Interim Dean

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Misty Johanson, PhD, an associate business college dean, professor and director of the School of Hospitality Leaders, has been named interim dean of the Driehaus College of Business.

College News: College Hosts Fireside Chat On Diversifying Finance Industry

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Business professors and finance industry leaders came together at DePaul to explore wasy to increase diversity and includsion in the financial services field.

Professional Development: Double Demon Scholarship Offers Alumni New Opportunities

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DePaul offers scholarships to alumni who return for graduate study at their alma mater. Jeanette Gerger, who graduated with a business degree in 2009, returned for her MBA to learn how to run a business.

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

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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: Alumnae Named To Kellstadt Leadership Roles; Depaul Joins Chicago's 1871 Business Incubator

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DePaul Alumnae Christa Hinton and Jennifer Kopczynski have assumed leadership roles as director of the Kellstadt Graducate School of Business and director of the Kellstadt Career Management Center, respectively. The Coleman Entrepreneurship Center has partners with DePaul's College of Law, College of Computing and Digital Media, and Office of Academic Affairs to join 1871, Chicago's premier business incubator.

Giving Back: An Unbroken Record Of Giving To Future Generations

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Alumnus Tom Blasczyk has an unbroken record of 40 years of philanthropic support to DePaul. He finds giving back to future generations more important than ever in these challenging times for students.

Women In Leadership: Six Stories Of Alumnae Success

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To mark the 100th anniversary of women studying in DePaul's business school, six trailblazing DePaul business alumnae are profiled: Emilia DiMenco, president and CEO, Women's Business Development Center, Chicago; Monique Nelson, CEO, UniWorld Group, Inc. (UWG); Carrie Meghie, co-president, Becker Ventures, and founder, Jackson Chance Foundation; Joanna M. Bauza, president and co-founder, the Cervantes Group; Diane Pearse, CEO, Hickory Farms; and Carol Bramson, entrepreneur, private equity investor and CEO of a natural pet food business.

The Right Message To The Right People: Developing Effective Crisis Response In Cruise Travel, Bingjie Liu

ICHRIE Research Reports

Purpose

The purpose of this study was to provide insights into developing effective crisis responses within the cruise industry. Particularly, this study tested the effects of different crisis responses on individuals’ safety perceptions and cruise travel intentions. This study also tested how individual characteristics; such as past cruise experience and demographic characteristics, may affect the communication outcomes.

Originality/Value

Using an interdisciplinary approach, this study applied crisis communication theories to a cruise travel context. The findings of this study can be directly applied to develop effective crisis responses for hospitality practitioners, which exemplify the essence of translational research.

Relevance of the …

Do Hotels And Mixed-Use Projects Benefit Each Other? Evidence From China, Yun Zhang, Chun-Hung (Hugo) Tang, Yunzi Zhang

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Purpose: In China, many mixed-use projects included a luxury hotel on the property. The present study aims to answer two questions: Do mixed-use projects benefit from including a hotel? Do hotels benefit from being located in a project?

Design/Methodology/Approach: The present study collected a sample of 76 mixed-use projects from Sina Commercial Real Estate database (Sydc.sina.com.cn). Hotel performance data are provided by STR. A hedonic model was used to test hotels’ effect on office rents and residential unit prices in mixed-projects. A matched-subjects designed was used to analyze the effect of mixed-use projects on hotel performance.

Key Findings: The …

Pricing Decisions During The Fifa 2014 World Cup: São Paulo And Rio De Janeiro, Albert A. Barreda, Sandra Zubieta Zamudio, Han Chen, Marina Cassilha, Yoshimasa Kageyama

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Purpose: This report explores the host destination’s response to the 2014 FIFA World Cup. The study establishes how the hotel Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) of two of the main cities in Brazil reacted to the World Cup.

Originality/value: Exploring Brazilian hotel revenue managers’ responses to a major sporting event in Latin America is the main contribution of this research report.

Relevance of the topic: Several business sectors in the travel and hospitality industry experience distinctive positive and negative performance for hosting mega-sporting events. The findings of this research report will be helpful for hotel revenue managers who regularly propose strategic …

Resort Fees And Service Fees In The U.S. Hotel Industry: Context And Concepts Related To Partitioned Pricing, John O'Neill, Donna Quadri-Felitti

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Though hotel resort fees and other service charges are a source of considerable revenue at certain U.S. hotels, most hotels do not charge such fees, and among those that do, they do so for specific and unique market-based reasons such as the behavior of competition. This report reviews the concept of resort fees in an effort to provide a balanced perspective regarding service fees in the light of sensational media reports about the topic. This report finds that only approximately seven percent of U.S. hotels charge such fees, and such fees are mainly limited to resort hotels in certain markets. …

Decreasing Food Waste Through Increased Awareness At A University’S Dining Facilities, Scott Taylor, Jr., Thomas Pratt

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Purpose: The current study was conducted to assess the effectiveness of a semester-long anti-food waste campaign regarding university student diners’ food waste behaviors.

Originality/Value: Food waste and specifically post-consumer food waste has become one of the most critical concerns in recent years. Post-consumer food waste has also become a major concern and area of interest on U.S. college and university campuses, as numerous administrators have started considering the impact of waste within their dining operations. However, there have been limited examples of how to successfully cut down on food waste that is produced by students. Therefore, this study offers insight …