Interesting Times Recent times have been both interesting and challenging with the spread of the Delta variant interrupting a return to normalcy that we were all looking forward to. Now, the emergence of the Omicron variant promises to keep things interesting as we head into the holiday season and the new year. Speaking of interesting […]
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by Bo DeDeker, Ed.D.Assistant Professor of Accounting “Corporate social responsibility is not just about managing, reducing, and avoiding risk, it is about creating opportunities, generating improved performance, making money, and leaving the risks far behind.” –Sunil Misser, Head of Global Sustainability Practice, PwC Introduction Corporate sustainable responsibility (CSR) programs, combined with the advent of social […]
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A group of 26 fall interns from the UW-Stevens Point School of Business and Economics presented about their experiences during the SBE Internship Expo in the Dreyfus University Center Laird Room on Dec. 8, 2021. The event is an effort from the Anderson Classroom to Career Center and made possible thanks in part to a […]
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The finish line is near! Not only is my fellowship coming to an end in December but so is the semester. I am just one semester away from graduating with my undergrad and it feels insanely crazy. It feels like just yesterday I was moving into my freshman dorm worried if I was going to […]
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Inflation Overview There are two broad factors that affect prices – supply and demand. Generally, inflation is caused when there is a change to one of these factors. If the supply of goods is reduced for a given demand, prices (inflation) will increase until a higher price level is reached that balances the demand to […]
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The Labor Market Overview A collage of factors influenced the labor market in 2021, with some of those factors likely to continue impacting the labor market in 2022. The economic rebound of 2021 prompted a flurry of job openings; however, those job openings were not always filled, and talk of a “labor shortage” resulted. First, […]
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Quyen Hom, a 2021 graduate of the UW-Stevens Point MBA program, served as the Entrepreneur in Residence from 2020-21. Through this fellowship, Quyen was able to make an impact in the university and her community through philanthropy, influence and collaboration. Philanthropy: Be All The Things Scholarship The Be All The Things scholarship was started in […]
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The events of the last two years are ones that few Americans thought they would ever see. The performance of the U.S. economy as we enter 2022 continues to be unprecedented in many ways. The gradual changes that typically occur in a normal business cycle for economic growth, the labor market, and inflation were replaced […]
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Does it feel crazy to anyone else that October is already over?! It does to me as I now only have two more months of my fellowship and my first two MBA classes of the year are done. This month I continued to learn more about myself and how I am as a leader, in […]
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University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point student interns for a local edtech software company have a new, convenient way to complete their work right on campus. The Skyward Internship Center, located in the university Science Building, is now open during the week to provide Skyward interns with office space and a direct Skyward internship manager for guidance […]
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