Issue 2
Book Review: “The Prosperity Paradox” by Clayton M. Christensen, Efosa Ojomo, and Karen Dillon
“Alleviating poverty is not the same as creating prosperity. We need to start thinking differently.” Hot off the shelves as of January of this year, The Prosperity Paradox grips readers with fascinating stories and offers clear recommendations for government and business leaders on how to do just that. The book demonstrates with fervent clarity how business innovation can combat poverty, solve pervasive corruption and infrastructure woes, and forge nations. Here are just a few of its big ideas that kept me enthralled from beginning to end.
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Book Review: “Flourish” by Martin Seligman
Flourish begins with Martin Seligman explaining what flourishing is, and how his view of happiness has been rethought and rewritten over the years. Before writing and publishing this book, Seligman wrote Authentic Happiness which offers a different perspective and takes on the importance of emotional well-being. Flourish clarifies his argument and reworks his theory.
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Podcast Spotlight: Noella Moshi and Misan Rewane on Wave
MEASURING SUCCESS RIGHT PODCAST SPOTLIGHT
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Research Summary: Does front-loading taxation increase savings? Evidence from Roth 401(k) introductions
DOES FRONT-LOADING TAXATION INCREASE SAVINGS?
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Student Athletes: A Scholarship Is Not Enough
PROFESSIONAL AND COLLEGE ATHLETICS HAVE A LOT IN COMMON, BUT THEY HAVE ONE BIG DIFFERENCE — ATHLETE PAY.
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Crowdfunding Challenges for New Charity Organizations
Most businesses, of any type, can attest to the difficulty of acquiring money; however, when a business also has the title of “charity organization,” the difficulty “to get that little,” is exacerbated. In today’s world, technological advances in online fundraising both allow for new fundraising streams and create new fundraising challenges. This article explores a few of the challenges new charity organizations face with crowdfunding platforms, such as GoFundMe, and the newly popular crowdfunding-centric day, Giving Tuesday.
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Back to Bejing
Just four years ago, the IOC made an unprecedented decision to award Beijing with the 2022 Winter Olympic Games bid, making China the first Asian country ever to host both the Summer and Winter Games. What’s more, prior to this second visit to China, the Olympics will have been held in Pyeongchang (2018) and Tokyo (2020). At the same time that this national superpower has the opportunity to capitalize once again on the all eyes- on-China phenomenon, the IOC has the chance to truly go global.
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Does Spotify Really Hurt Artists?
Many artists and workers in the music industry find fault with Spotify. Spotify compensates artists less than iTunes or traditional record companies. In an age where music has become almost completely digital, music streaming has been a controversial topic among those in the music industry. Spotify, the world’s second largest music- streaming platform with 47.7 million monthly users,1 has taken much criticism for what many people believe is the company robbing artists of their royalties.
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Book Review: “Nine Things Successful People do Differently” by Heidi Grant Halvorson
Halvorson successfully synthesizes different behavioral research studies to offer tips on exactly what her title describes: things successful people do differently. If you’re an avid business reader looking for new, groundbreaking research or life tips, look elsewhere. Nine Things iterates and reiterates the fact that achievers are made-not born-and offers evidence-backed suggestions on how the average person can set and reach their goals in life. No limitations are placed on the scope of this book’s application. Use “the Nine” where you will and get ready for your goal-setting abilities to improve.
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