With all the social media channels available to us, campaigns by angered consumers calling for companies to stop advertising on websites that provide content they deem controversial or that they disagree with — ad boycotts […]
Category: Business & Law
Student-Created App Takes Hassle Out of Ordering at Food Trucks
If technology has made our lives easier, why can’t it make ordering at food trucks more convenient? Drexel University LeBow College of Business students Nick Nanakos and Cam Hansen kept this in mind when they […]
When Applying for Jobs, Millennials Care About Company Politics
From immigration, to gun control, to the environment, companies are increasingly taking positions on political issues. While recent studies by experts, including Drexel University’s Daniel Korschun, PhD, an associate professor in the LeBow College of […]
Spillover Effect: Lawsuits Affect Joint Venture Partners Too
It comes as no surprise that a firm facing a class-action lawsuit experiences reputational and financial consequences. But what happens to companies that do business with those companies? A new study led by Drexel University’s […]
Q+A: What Does Facebook’s Mishandling of User Data Reveal About Our Privacy Laws?
Recent reporting by The New York Times and The Guardian discovered that personal data, collected from more than 50 million Facebook users under the auspices of academic research, was illegally obtained by the political research […]
Media Watch: Consumers Use Purchasing Power to Influence Policy
Companies have been taking positions on social and political issues for a number of years, but within the last year — with major policy changes being addressed in Washington — companies are more frequently getting […]
Q+A: Can ‘Inclusion Riders’ Really Change Hollywood?
In closing her memorable Oscar acceptance speech, Frances McDormond left her peers and a national audience with two words — “inclusion rider” — and a lot of questions. The term is a legal concept that […]
For the Jobs of the Future, Where Students Learn Will Be Pivotal
Written by Randall Deike, senior vice president of enrollment management and student success at Drexel University, and published in Inside Sources, this piece focuses on the importance of experiential learning in preparing students to meet the […]
Can the Amazon, Berkshire Hathaway And JPMorgan Chase Health Initiative Work?
Amazon, Berkshire Hathaway and JPMorgan Chase have announced a plan to establish a separate company that will focus on offering health care to their employees “free from profit-making incentives and constraints.” This has left many […]
Sex, Lies and Indiscretions by Executives Can Cost Their Firms Millions
After the revelations of sexual misconduct allegations involving film producer Harvey Weinstein, the widespread #MeToo sexual abuse awareness movement has brought to light many more allegations of sexual assault and harassment in the workplace. When […]
