Corey McKeon

Unemployment and the Effects of the Minimum Wage

By Syracuse Staff With the “Fight for $15” making headlines, opinions abound about whether raising the federal minimum wage will have a positive or negative effect on unemployment rates. Advocates of an increase cite the impossible task of making ends meet…

The Coffee Trade: Fair, Direct or Transparent?

by Eric F. Frazier Coffee perks up many sleepy-headed Americans each morning, but too few are sufficiently roused to investigate the economic struggles of those who grow and harvest it. U.S. consumers will spend a projected $13.6 billion for coffee in 2016, largely…

Golf to the Modern Executive

By Syracuse Staff Golf has long been deemed the sport for business. A favorite pastime of the world’s elite, today it remains the top-cited hobby among senior executives. In fact, a recent study found that CEOs who regularly play golf are paid 17 percent more…

The Cost of a Bad Credit Score

By Syracuse Staff Some of life’s biggest moments are also some the most expensive. The average cost of a home in the U.S. is more than $300,000. A college degree can easily top $100,000. Even the price of new car can…

At Amazon, Supply Chain Innovations Deliver Results

Submitted by Eric F. Frazier Frazier is an independent writer, editor, book reviewer and co-author of GPS Declassified: From Smart Bombs to Smartphones. He writes from his home near Winston-Salem, NC. When Jeff Bezos launched Amazon.com in July 1995, few…

Student Q&A: MBA@Syracuse Residency in India

In January 2016, the MBA@Syracuse residency took place in Delhi and Mumbai, India. We caught up with Jennifer Noone, a second-year student in the Syracuse MBA program, to get an inside perspective of the residency experience. What was your most memorable experience…

Lezlie Labbe on Choosing MBA@Syracuse as a Veteran

A former member of the military, MBA@Syracuse student Lezlie Labbe is the Director of Strategic Initiatives for Usherwood Office Technology in Syracuse, NY. At a recent residency held on campus at Syracuse University, we spoke to Lezlie about her experience with the MBA@Syracuse…

Sabermetrics: Baseball Analytics and the Science of Winning

Though the term “sabermetrics” has only been around since the early 1980s, the practice of using statistics to gain a winning edge in baseball goes back almost two centuries. As the tools of sabermetrics continue to advance, teams like the…

4 Benefits of Adopting Remote Employees

Having a remote employee is a win-win scenario—for the employer and the employee. Many companies now recognize the mutual benefits of allowing employees to telecommute and are leading the way with remote employee options including Google, Dell, American Express, Aetna, Xerox, Humana,…

Five Businesses that are Innovating Supply Chains

Innovative online retail companies are learning how to compete with well-established companies by creatively managing their supply chain. By combining best practices and technological advancements, these companies are disrupting their competitors while maintaining lean inventories and cutting out the middleman…

The Importance of Corporate Culture Today

How important is culture? In 2014, “culture” was named word of the year. And because culture is so important, corporations like Zappos and Twitter are stepping up to the plate to find new ways to improve corporate culture and meet the…

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