Even though the world has become more digitized, boxed goods are still in the game. Nowadays, everyone loves shopping online, and boxed packaged goods are in great demand. Who doesn’t want safe and secure parcels at their doorsteps?. From selling online to having a physical store, boxed goods are the backbone of every sale. You […]
As the cash-strapped island’s energy situation intensified, one of Sri Lanka’s largest fuel suppliers raised prices by more than 12% on Saturday. Sri Lanka IOC, a third-largest fuel retailer in the country, announced a 12 percent increase in diesel rates and an 11 percent increase in petrol prices which highly impact local transporter. The price […]
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The Canadian truckers protesting coronavirus restrictions and vaccine mandates have disrupted multiple U.S.-Canada border crossings, further paralyzing crucial trade routes and causing major automakers to suspend production. Arthur Wheaton, an expert on the automotive industry and director of labor studies at Cornell’s School of Industrial and Labor Relations, says with a shortage of truck drivers in North America, […]
Consumer behavior and advertising experts at the University of Maryland’s Robert H. Smith School of Business are available to critique this year’s Super Bowl commercials – prior to and following Super Bowl LVI. The experts are marketing professors Henry C. Boyd III and Amna Kirmani. Both analyzed last year’s spots via Maryland Today’s Super Bowl Ads That Scored—Even When […]
Newswise — ITHACA, N.Y. – Paying thousands of dollars to advertise on television is a huge proposition – never more so than for the Super Bowl, for which 30-second TV spots this year will cost advertisers as much as $6.5 million. Contrary to Super Bowl advertisements, which are some of the most high-profile commercials, new […]
Newswise — Early-stage companies that are building apps leveraging blockchain technology are targeted for the Maryland Smith Blockchain Accelerator – an initiative of the Supply Chain Management Center and the Dingman Center for Entrepreneurship at the University of Maryland’s Robert H. Smith School of Business. Applications to participate in the accelerator are open until Feb. 21, 2022, with […]
Newswise — ITHACA, N.Y. – Employees or managers who view themselves as professional are more vulnerable to unethical behavior such as conflicts of interest, a new Cornell University study finds. Safeguards from bias are more likely to fail in people with a high self-concept of professionalism, according to the study, “The Professionalism Paradox: Professionalism Increases Vulnerability […]
Newswise — TROY, N.Y. — In an era when investors can easily find information online about company performance, are traditional reports created by sell-side analysts still useful? Research from Thomas Shohfi, assistant professor in the Lally School of Management at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, shows that these reports are a valuable resource for activist hedge fund investors […]
Newswise — The United States Association for Small Business and Entrepreneurship (USASBE) named University of Northern Colorado’s Monfort College of Business Dean, Sher Gibbs, Ph.D., a Justin G. Longenecker Fellow. Gibbs is one of four recipients this year nationwide. This is the highest recognition that the USASBE awards. According to their website, this distinction is granted […]
