LSE Business Review – In a nutshell, reduce the uncertainties: treat the participants like a community, guarantee rewards (if you can) and provide feedback, write Jian et al.
Getting the best out of your crowdsourcing contest
October 16, 2018
Europe’s Largest Celebration
October 15, 2018
This past weekend I took a bus to Munich to experience the well-known Oktoberfest (known as Wiesn by locals). Oktoberfest is the largest celebration in Europe! I met some of my closest friends from UConn to go to the fair with. It was very comforting to see faces from home after being away for some time. When out exploring the world, sometimes I find that my life and friends back home creep to the back of my mind. It’s simply because I am so focused on enjoying every moment so deeply that my phone doesn’t make it out of my bag as much as it does back home.Continue Reading
Stamford-based Trebel Music puts faith in downloads
October 10, 2018
Rating Companies’ Cybersecurity Preparedness May Lead to Stronger Sites
Increased awareness about certain types of cybersecurity breaches leads companies to make improvements, according to a new international study by a University of Connecticut researcher and her counterparts.
Research Series Draws Top Scholars in Entrepreneurship and Innovation
October 9, 2018
The Connecticut Center for Entrepreneurship & Innovation (CCEI) recently announced a research seminar series aimed at furthering professorial interest and expertise in entrepreneurship and innovation.Continue Reading
The Prague Blog – Pit Stop in Vienna
Study abroad so far has been a never-ending vacation, and it keeps getting better and better.Continue Reading
Point72 gender-discrimination lawsuit moves to arbitration
Entrepreneurship Doesn’t Always Deserve the ‘Risky Business’ Reputation That It Is Assigned
October 8, 2018
Most of us are aware of the state-wide efforts underway to jumpstart the Connecticut economy by inspiring entrepreneurship. As we consider these efforts, it is worth contemplating how it is that the entrepreneur does what she does. Continue Reading
Accounting’s Larry Gramling Retires After 38 Years
October 5, 2018
It was supposed to be a friendly game of touch football.Continue Reading
Law, Architecture Discussed at NYC’s Tenement Museum
October 4, 2018
Speaking at one of New York City’s most important interpretive historic places, UConn Law Professor Sara Bronin led a virtual tour of some of the city’s famous sites, explaining how laws or court decisions changed the destinies of those properties.
Her presentation on Sept. 25, at the Tenement Museum in the Lower East Side of Manhattan, was titled “Curating Cities: How Law Changes What We See.” Bronin, who is also an architect and an expert in land use, covered historic preservation and zoning law, but also brought in issues related to real estate finance and artists’ rights.Continue Reading