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January 4, 2025

2024 Most Disruptive Business School Startups: Rooted Living, Northeastern University (D'Amore McKim)

Industry: Food and Beverage Founding Student Name(s): Rachel Domb Brief Description of Solution: Rooted Living is an eco-friendly snack company aiming to make the wasteful snack industry more sustainable by offering plant-based snacks wrapped in 100% compostable packaging that breaks down in just 3 months. Funding Dollars: $110,000 What led you to launch this venture? I launched Rooted Living because…

Poets & Quants

January 2, 2025

If You Can't Be Replaced, You Can't Be Promoted

Years ago, students in my organizational behavior class often referred to my course informally as “How to Play the Game.” Officially, it was titled “Organizational Behavior,” but my students understood that success in the workplace operates much like playing and winning a game. A meritocracy functions as a game; you must recognize this to participate…

Forbes

December 19, 2024

D'Amore-McKim hosts first-ever ‘AI Teaching Day'

Professors Bruce Clark and Barbara Larson led an insightful exploration into the use of AI in the classroom.

December 17, 2024

Beyond Boundaries: Key insights from The Future of Global Business event

With the global economy facing unprecedented uncertainty and geopolitical tension, D'Amore-McKim faculty share insights gleamed from our second “Beyond Boundaries” event focused on effective global leadership.

December 13, 2024

Co-op at a tech firm in Paris fulfilled Northeastern student's Francophile dream

Jamie Hansen grew up in Chicago in something of a Francophile household. “My parents both majored in French in college,” says Hansen, who is studying international business at Northeastern University. “Because of that I had this interest from a young age in doing a similar thing — like studying abroad in France, since they both…

NGN

December 6, 2024

Northeastern student's nonprofit is empowering high schoolers to drive real-world business impact

When Northeastern University student Aarya Dhru was in high school she noticed it could get competitive trying to secure internships and other work experience that enhanced her resume for college. Dhru, now a third-year finance and data science student at Northeastern, also observed that she and her peers had a lot of the digital and…

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David De Cremer teaching in the MGMT 4983 class

December 5, 2024

Exploring the behavioral side of digital transformation

‘How technology influences behavior, and how behavior influences technology' is the mantra for D'Amore-McKim's newest management course.

December 3, 2024

MBA fuels rise to treasury professional

“The D'Amore-McKim School of Business stands out for its unique corporate residency program, offering an immersive experience that ensures I will graduate with not just a diploma but also substantial experience to enhance my resumé and facilitate my career pivot into finance.” – Uurtsaikh (Uje) Gantogtokh, Full-Time MS in Finance/MBA'24

December 2, 2024

From Boston to Barcelona, this Husky got a chance to see how innovators operate around the world through a marketing co-op

Ivanna Pilataxi wants to bring a global perspective back to her home city in Ecuador. Northeastern's co-op program allowed her the chance to see how businesses operate globally.

NGN

December 2, 2024

Trump will decide the future of government money for healthcare plans. Letting it expire could save money, but the middle class might pay more.

Federal subsidies meant to make health insurance more affordable for low- and middle-income Americans could be on the chopping block when Donald Trump returns to the White House. President Joe Biden's enhanced version of the Affordable Care Act subsidies — which provide lower premiums and reduced out-of-pocket costs for lower-earning Americans who don't get health insurance subsidized by…

Business Insider

November 26, 2024

Why Your Cross-Cultural Training Isn't Working

If you think that your cross-cultural training program is enough to prepare your employees for global success, think again. For human resource and global mobility professionals, the key to international effectiveness is integrating practices that move beyond cross-cultural training. What's needed is an approach that focuses on critical cultural agility competencies. In a study published…

Chief Executive

November 26, 2024

How do food donations work? What kind of products might be needed at a local food pantry

As people stroll the aisles doing their shopping for a holiday meal, they might be tempted to grab a canned good or two for their local food drive or pantry. But they may be better off grabbing something more fresh. While this time of year might inspire people to give back, consider buying extra fresh…

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