'There isn't a one-size-fits-all strategy'
There can be no perfect model for working motherhood, Jamie Ladge points out in her new book, because each case is unique to the circumstances of the parents and their children.
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How an idea became IDEA
Northeastern University's student-run business accelerator, IDEA, connects students with the resources they need to get their businesses up and running. Dan Gregory, who was the founding faculty advisor of IDEA, had no idea how popular it would become.
She's teaching future leaders how to stop climate change
People who want to help mitigate the effects of climate change need to focus on the problems they can solve in their lives and communities, says Rae André, a professor emeritus of leadership and sustainability at Northeastern. She recently received a lifetime achievement award from an international experiential learning society.
How to prevent opioid addiction before it begins
Northeastern researchers in business, health sciences, engineering, and public policy are working together to curb opioid addiction before it starts.
Cuervo-Cazurra receives honorary doctorate
Professor Alvaro Cuervo-Cazurra was the recipient of an honorary doctorate from Copenhagen Business School, the largest business school in Denmark with 20,000 students, in March.
Racial bias affects what people are willing to spend on crowdfunding sites
An illustration of new research by Venkat Kuppuswamy, who is an assistant professor of entrepreneurship and innovation at Northeastern University, highlights Kuppuswamy's key finding: Customers are less willing to pay top dollar for a product made by a black entrepreneur than they are for the same product made by a white entrepreneur.
Empower symposium encourages women to ‘get on that field and play’
The 2019 Northeastern University Women Who Empower symposium, held March 1, featured powerful female voices that included D'Amore-McKim faculty and alumnae. This year's theme was, “Advancing Women in Leadership, Entrepreneurship, and Policy.”
Here’s what inspires technology entrepreneurs, and why their startups succeed
Dunton Family Dean of the D'Amore-McKim School of Business Raj Echambadi revisited his previously published research in his new study examining why employees quit their jobs to start their own ventures. His findings may surprise you – it's not always about the money!
Innovation pioneer Curtis Carlson joins D’Amore-McKim as Professor of Practice
“Northeastern is a leader in experiential learning, which is the necessary basis for learning how to be a value creator. They understand that to have a long, productive career in our global innovation economy, value-creation skills are essential,” Carlson says.
Apple excels at designing cool tech. This professor thinks you can, too.
3D printers and cloud-based design programs have created the “perfect storm” for companies to expand their ability to innovate according to “The Innovation Navigator,” a new book written by Tucker Marion and Sebastian Fixson.