Six million dollars collected in 24 hours. Thirty-two million donated in a single month. How did U.S. presidential hopefuls Ron Paul and Barack Obama accomplish these respective feats of campaign fund raising? Largely through the Web.
The amounts are unheard-of in direct mail or phone solicitation, and a keen point of interest for Bentley professors Christine Williams and Jeff Gulati.
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The service sector used to be the stepchild of the business world, with a reputation for relatively low-paying positions in industries such as retail, banking and hospitality. No more. Service is drawing the attention of high-powered executives and academics alike.
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When Kristin Sorensen made her first doctoral research trip to Chile, she packed light. “I used a cardboard box for a table, and bought a couple of pieces of camping furniture for the living room,” she says of the 2002 visit. “I didn’t want to invest in a lot, because I knew I’d be leaving soon.”
Now, seven years and eight return trips later, Sorensen has invested plenty. The Bentley assistant professor of global studies has built a career around her passion to understand Chile’s struggles in the aftermath of dictatorship.
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Economist Scott Sumner doesn’t look like a maverick. At first glance, the tall, bookish professor hardly seems the type to take on the Washington establishment. But lately Sumner has been doing just that: poking his finger in the eye of the Federal Reserve and advancing his contrarian ideas on macroeconomics to a growing audience.
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Globalization. It’s the buzzword of a generation, but what does the term really mean? Ask a Chinese economist, a South African cinematographer, an American cultural anthropologist, and a Mexican migrant worker, and each is likely to give a different definition.
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In today’s crumbling economy, reports of companies slashing payrolls by the thousands are business as usual. Even workers who are spared the ax may grapple with an unexpected consequence of mass layoffs: survivor’s guilt.
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Jeff Livingston would like to change the way that fellow economists see the world. His research challenges the “rational pursuit of self-interest” as the standard driver of market behavior. Where did he find evidence to back an alternative view that incorporates trust? On eBay.
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It’s a fair assumption that few geologists have vials of fake blood in their office. David Szymanski does. For the assistant professor of natural and applied sciences, the liquid is a necessary ingredient for teaching a course in forensic science.
TV shows such as CSI: Crime Scene Investigation have helped make the class a popular choice among undergraduates.
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