Stern Prof. Interviewed by P&Q on Human Rights
Poets & Quants recently interviewed Stern School of Business professor Michael Posner about his work on human rights in business education. Posner and his partner Sarah Labowitz, a research scholar at Stern, started The Center for Business and Human Rights at NYU Stern. This is the first of its kind at a business school in the U.S.
The Center for Business and Human Rights was launched in March 2013 with a strong belief in the power of business to create positive change in society. The Center’s mission is to challenge and empower companies and future business leaders to make practical progress on human rights.
Stern Holds First Diversity Case Competition
NYU Stern School of Business held its first Diversity Case Competition Friday, Oct. 31, 2014. The Association of Hispanic and Black Business Students hosted the competition, in association with The Management Consulting Association, The Graduate Finance Association, OutClass, Stern Women In Business and Stern Investment Management and Research Club. The event was open to all Stern students.
For the event, students worked in teams of 3 or 4 to develop business strategies related to serving diverse customer demographics and employees. The competition was sponsored by a number of firms including AT Kearney, Bank of America Merrill Lynch, Barclays, Credit Suisse, Deloitte, JP Morgan, Prudential, Verizon, and Viacom. The winning team received a $1500 cash prize.
Stern Center for Biz and Human Rights Writes to Obama Admin.
The directors of the Center for Business and Human Rights at the New York University Stern School of Business wrote to President Obama after his administration announced that it would begin the process of writing a national action plan to examine the impact of business on global human rights. In a letter to President Obama, the authors urged the administration to look closely at certain sectors that are at particularly high risk for human rights violations including information technology, private security contracting and extractives and mining.
The letter also called for the U.S. Agency on International Development (USAID) to consider its role in assisting U.S. companies looking to protect human rights in the global supply chain.
Stern Student Interviewed by accepted.com
Accepted.com recently interviewed NYU Stern School of Business MBA student Lenore on her process on deciding to attend Stern. This is part of Accepted.com’s blog series featuring interviews with current MBA students, offering readers a behind-the-scenes look at top MBA programs.
Here’s an excerpt from the interview:
Stern Announces New Dean of Corp. Relations
Roxanne Hori has joined the NYU Stern School of Business in the newly created position of Associate Dean of Corporate Relations, Career Services and Leadership Development. In this role, she will build, sustain and manage a broad array of corporate relationships that underpin the career development program for MBA students and alumni, as well as forge new relationships with companies across sectors and markets around the world.
Hori comes to Stern with 35 years of experience in industry and higher education. She served at the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University for many years, holding the positions of Assistant Dean, Director of Career Management and most recently, Associate Dean of Corporate Partnerships.
Stern Professor Speaks in Tokyo
Four U.S. business school lecturers presented a series of lectures on their research of U.S. businesses at a symposium titled “Corporate Competitiveness from the International Viewpoint,” organized by the Keizai Koho Center in Tokyo on May 30. Each lecturer delivered his or her presentation before taking part in a panel discussion.
John Asker, an associate professor in the Department of Economics at New York University’s Leonard N. Stern School of Business, was the first speaker to present. He spoke from his standpoint as an economist.
In his presentation “Resource (Mis)Allocation and Industrial Competitiveness,” Asker argued productivity is the prime determinant of a firm’s, industry’s or country’s competitiveness.
To increase productivity, companies can exploit technological or managerial innovation or better allocate existing resources. Asker’s presentation focused on the latter. Continue reading…
