ERM Intiative

Nov 29, 2021

Study Details Baseline Needs to Bring Factories into Compliance with Labor Standards

The study is a significant step toward building support for making the needed changes.

Nov 24, 2021

Rob Handfield Lists 10 Ways to Outsmart the Supply Chain When Holiday Shopping

Rob Handfield, professor of operations and supply chain management, advises shoppers to shop local and to not wait for a deal to outsmart the current supply chain shortages this holiday season.

Nov 19, 2021

Poole Professor Examines Impact of Direct Flights on Global M&As

New research published in the Journal of Corporate Finance examined effects of direct flights on cross-border mergers and acquisitions (M&As).

Nov 17, 2021

GC3 Report Shows Significant Rise in Green Chemistry-Marketed Product Sales

The Green Chemistry & Commerce Council (GC3), in partnership with NYU Stern Center for Sustainable Business, North Carolina State University, the Dynamic Sustainability Lab at Syracuse University and Duke University, has released a new report documenting significant growth in green chemistry marketed products, both sales and consumer demand.   

Nov 17, 2021

Bill Rand on the Consumer Influence on Social Media

Bill Rand, associate professor of marketing, expresses the importance of companies utilizing consumer feedback on social media to improve their business practices.

Nov 15, 2021

Risk Management 101: What It Is and Why It’s a Crucial Need in the Market

The process of identifying, analyzing and controlling or minimizing threats, the field of risk management has become all the more vital on the heels of the Covid-19 pandemic.

Nov 15, 2021

Rob Handfield Predicts Continued Inflation Amid Supply Chain Shortage

Rob Handfield, professor of operations and supply chain management, sees the inflation from work shortages, port backups and fractured supply chains continuing into the new year.

Nov 12, 2021

Diversity, Equity & Inclusion: In It for the Long Haul

NC State Poole College of Management hosted the first hybrid in-person/virtual installment of the PNC Thought Leadership Series on Wednesday, Oct. 13, with a focus on emerging diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) practices and how industry leaders are promoting these values in 2021. Tayah Butler, Poole College of Management’s director of diversity, equity and inclusion,…

Nov 12, 2021

Enterprise Risk Management Initiative Reports Many Organizations Do Not Utilize Risk Strategies

Poole College's Enterprise Risk Management (ERM) Initiative found through surveys that many companies do not assess their risk management programs to provide a competitive advantage.

Nov 10, 2021

Poole Economics Professor Steve Allen Weighs in on Living Wages

We sat down with Steve Allen to learn more about the national context around living wages, the challenges they present, and how employers right here in the Triangle are tackling the issue.