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| N.H. jobless rate drops, Decline is first in 2 years, bucking forecast |
Ross Gittell, an economics professor at the University of New Hampshire, and Dennis Delay, an economist with the New Hampshire Center for Public Policy Studies, both said last week that they expect the rate to peak around 8 percent. |
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| Flu fibs? UNH workplace expert: Risk of outbreak benefits those seeking time off |
Paul Harvey, assistant professor of management at the UNH Whittemore School of Business and Economics, researches workplace issues such as employee behavior and took some time to address those questions and others. |
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| Experts say ‘green’ economy won’t save New England |
“I think the green economy is part and should be part of an economic recovery, but it can’t be counted on as the single source of growth,” said NEEP vice president Ross Gittell, the James R. Carter Professor at the University of New Hampshire’s Whittemore School of Business and Economics. Read more: Experts say ‘green’ economy won’t save New England (Common American Journal - 11/15/09) |
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| Forecast: New England Economy Slow to Rebound |
The worst of the recession may be over, but a new economic forecast points to a "slow and weak recovery" in the New England states, with job losses likely to continue until the fourth quarter of 2010. Read more: Forecast: New England economy slow to rebound, by Bob Salsberg (AP) 11/11/09 |
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| Alternative fuels aren’t boosting state economy yet |
Despite all the talk of its promise, alternative energy is unlikely to become a driver of the Massachusetts and New England economy, at least for the next several years, according to the nonprofit research group New England Economic Partnership. |
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| Economists: U.S. out of recession, but Mass. still in it |
Twice as severe as a typical post-World War II recession, the so-called “Great Recession” ended in August, but strong economic growth in the United States still is a few years away, according to analysis by Moody’s Economy.com. |
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| How many jobs lost long-term? |
Unemployment will continue to climb in New England for another year, peaking somewhere around 9.4 percent..."Even though the national economy has improved since the spring, many of the fundamentals remain weak," said Ross Gittell, an economist at the University of New Hampshire. Read more: NEW ENGLAND ECONOMIC OUTLOOK: The Great Recession in New England |
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| Economists gaze into crystal ball |
Wyss spoke about the national economy yesterday at a session with the House and Senate members of the Ways and Means and Finance committees. Also participating were Robert Tannenwald, vice president at the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston, and Professor Ross Gittell of the Whittemore School of Business and Economics at the University of New Hampshire. |
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| Little startup offers hope for our future |
Inside was a little startup company called Itaconix, and what they're doing offers a lesson about the value of education, government dollars used well and the American entrepreneurial spirit... Itaconic acid has been made from petroleum until now. UNH has discovered how to make it from bio material and Itaconix has taken that breakthrough and turned it into a viable business. |
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| UNH Hosts Management Conference, 'Leading in Times of Change' Nov. 20 |
University of New Hampshire Professional Development and Training will host a one-day conference “Leading in Times of Change” Friday, Nov. 20, 2009...Presenters include, Vanessa Druskat, associate professor of organizational behavior and management at UNH; Richard Saavedra, associate professor of organizational behavior at UNH... |
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| UNH prof, other experts: Recovery not yet under way |
Ross Gittell, a professor at the Whittemore School of Business and Economics at the University of New Hampshire, said he doesn't see anything that suggests the recession will end soon. "There are not many strong signs of recovery," he wrote in an e-mail to the newspaper. "The main (what might be viewed as) positive indicators are moderation in the declines in employment in New Hampshire and the New England region. There are also some indications that the residential housing market is near its bottom, with increasing sales activity." |
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| Committee urged to consider sales tax |
A legislative committee studying an income tax bill was told yesterday it should consider a sales tax instead. A subcommittee of the House Ways and Means Committee asked Ross Gittell, a University of New Hampshire economics professor, for his opinion on a pending income tax proposal in House Bill 642. |
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| Shhh, they're talking income tax |
OOPS. Speaker of the House Terie Norelli let a little secret slip last week...Aside from the big summit, Almy plans some shorter sessions on other issues. They start Thursday when her committee hears from UNH professor Ross Gittell on the effects an income tax could have on businesses. |
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| Geeks to the Rescue |
..."The bright spot for the economy is technological entrepreneurship and innovation," says Ross Gittell, The James R. Carter professor at the Whittemore School of Business and Economics at the University of NH in Durham. "The innovations that drive the NH economy ... will be the technological improvements that help businesses, government and people do things better and more efficiently." |
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| Coping With the Co-Worker You Hate |
Coping With the Co-Worker You Hate Original Publication Date: 06/04/2009abcNEWS - "The self-esteem movement that began in the 70s and carried into the 80s has a lot to do with the prima donnas we're seeing now," said Paul Harvey, assistant professor of management at the University of New Hampshire and co-author of a new study on self-entitled workers published in the May 2009 issue of the Journal of Organizational Behavior. |
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| 'Life is good': Hudson firm still optimistic |
'Life is good': Hudson firm still optimistic Original Publication Date: 07/12/2009Manchester Union Leader - ...Like most companies, Life is good has felt the effects of the recession. In 2008, for the first time in its history, the company posted annual sales growth of less than 30 percent, said Bert Jacobs, one of the founding brothers, who carries the title "chief executive optimist." In 2009, the company forecasts its sales will contract by about 15 percent to roughly $100 million, he said... |
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| PixelMedia awards three entries in Holloway Prize Innovation-to-Market Competition |
PixelMedia awards three entries in Holloway Prize Innovation-to-Market Competition Original Publication Date: 08/12/2009Seacoastonline.com - ..."The Holloway competition is a great opportunity for our students to present their ideas to a panel of experienced businesspeople," said Dan Innis, dean of the Whittemore School of Business and Economics. "Their input helps the students improve the work they have done. PixelMedia's support of the student's Web marketing needs will enable the students to communicate and market their products and ideas to investors and companies." |
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| Which Letter Will This Recession Be? |
Which Letter Will This Recession Be? Original Publication Date: 08/14/2009nhpr.org - ...There's a debate over which letter of the alphabet this recession will most look like. UNH economist Ross Gittell thinks we might be in the bottom of big fat U. But he's open to the possibility that the current modest uptick could turn south before it heads back up. That would make it a W. |
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| Coping With the Co-Worker You Hate |
abcNEWS - "The self-esteem movement that began in the 70s and carried into the 80s has a lot to do with the prima donnas we're seeing now," said Paul Harvey, assistant professor of management at the University of New Hampshire and co-author of a new study on self-entitled workers published in the May 2009 issue of the Journal of Organizational Behavior. |
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| Steep Decline, Weak Recovery Seen for New England Economy |
UNH Media Relations - New England's current economic problems are anticipated to continue throughout 2009, with only modest improvement in 2010, according to Ross Gittell, James R. Carter Professor of Management at the University of New Hampshire.
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| Group Says New England Job Losses to Mount |
The New York Times - ''Recessions are not new to New England,'' said Ross Gittell, the organization's vice president and a University of New Hampshire professor. ''In this recession, the region is expected to experience a less-pronounced employment decline than in the early 1990s, but significantly greater than in the early 2000s recession.'' |
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| UNH Students Vie for Holloway Prize May 13, 2009 |
UNH Media Relations - University of New Hampshire students from across campus will compete in the Whittemore School of Business and Economics Paul J. Holloway Prize Competition -- the oldest business plan competition in the state and one of the first in the nation - Wednesday, May 13, 2009. |
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| Want to work well?: Leave your ego at the door, UNH professor finds in new research |
Foster's Daily Democrat - New research from the University of New Hampshire shows...the number of entitlement-minded workers is on the rise among younger workers. Paul Harvey, assistant professor of management at the University of New Hampshire, details the research results in the latest issue of the "Journal of Organizational Behavior." |
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| UNH Research: Prima Donnas Cause More Conflict at Work |
UNH Media Relations - New research from the University of New Hampshire shows that employees who feel entitled to undeserved preferential treatment are more prone to get into workplace conflicts...Paul Harvey, assistant professor of management at the University of New Hampshire, details the research results in the latest issue of the Journal of Organizational Behavior in the article “An empirical examination of the role of attributions in psychological entitlement and its outcomes.” |
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| UNH Report: Coos County Wind Project Would Create 550 Jobs, Contribute $40.6M to Economy |
UNH Media Relations - "Economic Impact of Granite Reliable Power Wind Power Project in Coos County, New Hampshire" was conducted by Ross Gittell, James R Carter Professor, and Matt Magnusson, research scientist, University of New Hampshire Whittemore School of Business and Economics. |
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| 10th UNH Undergraduate Research Conference Features More Than 850 Students |
UNH Media Relations - In 2008, UNH's Whittemore School of Business and Economics had so many students presenting their research (more than 100) that the school will have its own daylong symposium within the URC 2009. |
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| A Decade of Growth for Indian Americans |
India New England - New Hampshire recorded the highest jump in raw percentage gains of Indians residents between 2000 and 2006. Over that period, more than 2,000 new foreign-born Indians settled in the Granite State. |
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| UNH Student Volunteer Efforts Earn Fidelity Community Service Awards |
UNH Media Relations - Honorees are enrolled in the Whittemore School's Introduction to Business course taught by Ross Gittell, James R. Carter Professor of Management, and have completed a minimum of eight hours of community service to learn about corporate social responsibility. |
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| Layoffs: The good way to give bad news |
Fosters.com - With the recession in full swing, business experts say many companies are putting more thought and planning into handling layoffs. Companies can actually realize positive benefits if they lay off employees in a caring and compassionate manner instead of just locking the doors and not discussing anything with workers, said Paul Harvey, a University of New Hampshire assistant professor of management who studies workplace behavior. |
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| Dover City Manager says finances sound but challenging |
Foster's Daily Democrat - Joyal cited a recent presentation by Ross Gittell, a University of New Hampshire economic professor, who said during an economics forum that the state, and the local area, are likely to suffer less and recover more quickly from the current recession. |
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| Sununu reaping benefits of defeat |
Manchester Union Leader - While Sununu's ConvergEx board compensation is a secret, a University of New Hampshire management professor said that compensation for directors of privately held firms vary widely and are not necessarily commensurate with the compensation for directors of publicly held companies. |
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| Study: UNH contributes $1.3b to state's economy |
Foster's Daily Democrat - The University of New Hampshire contributes more than $1.3 billion every year to New Hampshire's economy, according to a new academic study, which includes $800 million from revenue generation, employment and expenditures, and $560 million through its contribution toward the state's skilled workforce. |
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| Chances, challenges in high tech |
UnionLeader.com - ..."There are opportunities to expand the base of high technology employment in the state...and to grow in sectors that are emerging in importance, including in the so-called 'green economy,'" wrote Ross Gittell, a University of New Hampshire economist... |
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| UNH puts economic contribution at $1.3b |
NHBR.com - The University of New Hampshire has a more than $1.3 billion impact on the New Hampshire economy, according to a new study by the university. |
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| AP: Governor aims to ease property taxpayers' worries |
Manchester Union Leader - ...Ross Gittell, a professor at the University of New Hampshire and forecast manager for New England Economic Partnership, said New Hampshire's highly educated work force has helped the state out of recessions in the past and can do so again. He said the system annually contributes $2 billion to the economy, including $890 million through the skilled workers it graduates. |
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| New Research: UNH Contributes More Than $1.3 Billion to State Every Year |
UNH Media Relations - The University of New Hampshire contributes more than $1.3 billion every year to New Hampshire's economy, which includes $800 million through revenue generation, employment and expenditures, and through its contribution toward the state's skilled workforce valued at more than $560 million. |
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| Local economist says N.H. in better spot than rest of country |
Fosters.com - The worst is far from over. It's the economic forecast everybody is hearing, nobody wants to believe and even a multibillion dollar stimulus package likely cannot change, according to University of New Hampshire professor and economist Ross Gittell. "It's a bleak forecast," Gittell told more than two dozen local business representatives during a Federal Savings Bank Forum Series Tuesday morning. |
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| Holloway Prize (I2M) Competition Offers $26,500 in Prize Money |
Campus Journal - Faculty members, encourage students to participate in the 21st Paul J. Holloway Prize Innovation to Market Competition. All undergraduate and graduate students with a potentially innovative technology, product or service should compete. $26,500 in total prize money will be awarded; first place winners receive $10,000. |
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| Economists paint grim picture for NH, region |
CNBC - One by one a parade of economists - apologetic for bearing bad tidings - painted a grim picture for New Hampshire and the region lasting into next year. ...Ross Gittell, a professor at the University of New Hampshire and forecast manager for New England Economic Partnership, offered a bit of cheer. New Hampshire's jobless rate is expected to remain below the national rate even if the state rate hits 7.4 percent as projected. "We're going to come out of this relatively strong," he said. |
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| Grim economic forecasts for New Hampshire |
Portsmouth Herald - When a joint House committee convenes Wednesday to hear testimony from economic experts about the near- and long-term forecasts for the economic health of the state, the numbers will be sobering. "We're seeing a pronounced decline," said Ross Gittell, a Portsmouth resident and University of New Hampshire professor who specializes in economic forecasts for the state and New England. |
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| Jan. 27, 2009 - Economic Forecast planned |
GREENLAND - The eighth Annual Economic Forecast will be held on Tuesday, Jan. 27, from 7:30-9 a.m. at Breakfast Hill Golf Club located at 339 Breakfast Hill Road, Greenland. Speakers include Ross Gittell, Ph.D, Professor of Management Whittemore School of Business and Economics University of New Hampshire, and Peter Francese, Director of Demographic Forecasts for the New England Economic Partnership. |
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| UNH Students to Grant Dream to Retired Businessman and World War II Veteran |
Media Relations - ...The UNH Whittemore School of Business and Economics students will welcome John Heim of Bedford, NH, as an honorary member of the Entrepreneurial Venture Creation Class of 2009 on Saturday, Dec. 13, 2008. The festivities begin at 2 p.m. at Carlyle Place, 40 Route 101, Bedford...The course was created in 2000 by Jeff Sohl, professor of decisions sciences and director of the Center for Venture Research, and Ross Gittell, James R. |
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| UNH On NPR: Paul Harvey On "Beyond ‘You’re Fired’: How To Lay Off Workers" |
NPR.org - ...If there is no good way to get laid off, there are better and worse ways to let employees go. Paul Harvey is a professor of management at the University of New Hampshire who studies workplace behaviors. Harvey says that for an executive laying off his or her employees, the most important thing is being respectful... "A person deserves to have an explanation as to why they're being let go," he says. |
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| 'Scapegoating' is negative business practice |
Seacoastonlin.com - ..."We're pretty obsessed with assigning blame in our culture. In the workplace, there usually are more challenges and failures during tough economic times, and because of self-serving attitudes, it's common to want to make sure the blame is on someone else," said Paul Harvey, assistant professor of management at the University of New Hampshire. |
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| Workers May Find Themselves Thrown Under the Bus in Economic Downturn |
DURHAM, N.H. - ... "We're pretty obsessed with assigning blame in our culture. In the workplace, there usually are more challenges and failures during tough economic times, and because of self-serving attitudes, it's common to want to make sure the blame is on someone else," says Paul Harvey, assistant professor of management at the University of New Hampshire. |
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| Gittell, Obama adviser agree N.H. in for hard times |
Fosters Daily Democrat - Even if Congress passes the $700 bailout plan this week, 2009 will be a very difficult year for New Hampshire residents, two economic experts say. Ross Gittell, a University of New Hampshire business and economics professor, and Austan Goolsbee, the senior economic policy adviser for Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Barack Obama, said the bailout won't be enough to avoid job losses and small business bankruptcies. |
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| Keeping employees focus of breakfast forum |
Foster's Daily Democrat - The Greater Rochester Chamber of Commerce will present an informative breakfast forum, "Cultivating and Maintaining Quality Employees," on Tuesday, Oct. 7...Paul Harvey, of the UNH Management Department at the Whittemore School of Business and Economics, will present information on the selection, hiring, motivation and retention of employees. This breakfast forum is open to the public. |
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| NH expected to weather latest financial storm |
The Union Leader - Ross Gittell, a professor at the Whittemore School of Business and Economics at the University of New Hampshire, is concerned that people who invested in ... |
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| National slowdown dims New England economic outlook |
Boston.com - "...The resiliency of the regional economy can be attributed to the Massachusetts economy, which accounts for over 50 percent of the regional economy," said Ross Gittell, the organization's vice president and a professor at the University of New Hampshire. "No other state in the region is expected to avoid decline in gross state product in the first two quarters of 2008." |
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| Pharmaceutical Development Project Wins UNH Holloway Prize Competition |
Media Relations - A team of students whose business plan proposes using a sophisticated software program to speed the development of pharmaceuticals won the University of New Hampshire Whittemore School of Business and Economics Paul J. Holloway Prize Competition Wednesday, May 14, 2008. |
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| BETA GAMMA SIGMA Induction Ceremony |
April 25, 2008 - Beta Gamma Sigma Induction Ceremony. The Whittemore School of Business and Economics Dean Daniel Innis welcomed 29 new undergraduate and graduate students into the Beta Gamma Sigma membership. The Whittemore School of Business and Economics achieved accreditation in April 1994. BETA GAMMA SIGMA Induction Ceremony
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