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(12/18/2009) - Debate over legalizing online gambling is gaining steam as governments face mounting deficits. John Kindt, professor at University of Illinois is among those leading the charge against legalizing online gambling.
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(12/08/2009) - A gut-level connection with workers may be the key to encouraging whistle-blowing that could chip away at an estimated $652 billion lost to fraud annually by U.S. businesses, an ongoing University of Illinois study suggests.
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(12/08/2009) - John Warren Kindt, a business and legal policy professor at the University of Illinois, said gambling revenue at its root is problematic because it takes money from those who can least afford it and turns it into corporate profits that have little economic spin-off.
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(12/08/2009) - The state-of-the-art Business Instructional Facility has earned the world's highest honor for sustainable, environmentally friendly construction and design. It is the first business facility at a public university to earn platinum certification through LEED, a U.S. Green Building Council rating system that is the standard for measuring sustainability in construction.
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(12/04/2009) - Professor John Kindt says U.S. Rep. Barney Frank’s renewed push to overturn the decades-old ban on online gambling would put the nation at risk of an economic collapse rivaling the 2007 sub-prime mortgage crisis that sparked a deep and lingering global recession.
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(12/01/2009) - Professor Yunchuan "Frank" Liu provides some insight into the Cyber Monday shopping phenomenon.
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(11/30/2009) - Professor Ruth V. Aguilera, an expert on comparative corporate governance and a fellow at the Center for Professional Responsibility in Business and Society, discusses the recession-fueled unrest over wages and bonuses in an interview with News Bureau Business & Law Editor Jan Dennis.
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(11/20/2009) - According to these reports and others, student populations are particularly vulnerable to VGM gambling addiction and will get hooked at double the adult addiction rates — creating a larger, expensive, new generation of gambling addicts.
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(11/09/2009) - "Compulsive gamblers will increase by 100 to 500 percent when gambling is introduced" says John Kindt, professor of business administration.
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(11/09/2009) - Madhu Viswanathan will receive the India International Friendship Society’s Bharat Gaurav Award, given annually to honor people whose work promotes India’s heritage and contributions at home and abroad.
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(11/04/2009) - John Kindt comments on C-U consideration to ban video gambling.
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(11/02/2009) - Shoppers could see lower prices but less variety to choose from as more manufacturers sell directly to consumers through the Internet, according to new research led by Business Administration Professor Frank Liu.
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(10/30/2009) - Business Administration Professor Madhu Viswanathan will be presented the Bharat Gaurav Award from the India International Friendship Society this winter.
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(10/12/2009) - Columbus reporter gains insight from Professor Kindt and others on the impact of adding casinos to Ohio capital landscape.
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(10/07/2009) - Seve Michael, professor of business administration and Villanova University management professor John Pearce II developed a four-pronged plan to help businesses navigate recessions in a 2005 study that combined academic theory and successful real-world tactics.
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(10/06/2009) - John W. Kindt, a professor of business and legal policy at the University of Illinois, said each slot machine takes in about $100,000 a year, costing the equivalent of a job. Kindt spoke at a news conference sponsored by ProgressOhio, a liberal policy group, which was joined by the conservative Citizens for Community Values.
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(10/05/2009) - Professor John Kindt authored a study indicating bankruptcies and crime rose in the shadow of new casinos. An Ohio Fraternal Order of Police study shifts responsibility for rise to other economic influences.
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(09/30/2009) - University of Illinois professor John Kindt, an expert on state-sponsored gambling, said annual revenues from video poker games average around $100,000 per machine.
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(09/24/2009) - "It is not surprising that cake toppers have taken on this individualistic role, because everything else in the wedding has," said Cele C. Otnes, an author of "Cinderella Dreams: The Allure of the Lavish Wedding" and a professor of business administration at the University of Illinois.
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(09/23/2009) - Professor John Kindt comments on a capital bill linked to gambling.
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(09/21/2009) - John Warren Kindt, a professor of business and legal policy at the University of Illinois, says casinos pay lots in taxes but ultimately keep most of the gambling revenue they take in.
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(09/21/2009) - John Kindt, a professor of business and legal policy at the University of Illinois, says video gaming has been called "the crack cocaine of creating new addicted gamblers."
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(09/14/2009) - Kindt says gambling nets $3 ore more in social costs for every $1 tax benefits.
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(09/11/2009) - The Obama administration is setting precedents and regulations that risk interfering with an economy whose chief strength is innovation, she said.
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(09/10/2009) - Professor John Kindt weighs in on story about declining gambling revenues.
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(09/03/2009) - The College of Business is launching two new scholarship programs to help Central Illinois residents struggling amid a deep and lingering economic downturn. The scholarships will provide free tuition for a 26-month Professional MBA program.
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(09/03/2009) - Rajshree Agarwal, BA professor and John Georges Chair of Technology Management and Strategy believes the temporary measures of the Obama administration risk damaging U.S. economy.
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(09/02/2009) - Rural marketplaces represent the next frontier of socio-economic growth. They offer value-creation opportunities to private enterprises and public and civic institutions alike.
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(08/21/2009) - "They get the camel's nose under the tent, and the next thing you know, the whole camel is in," said John Kindt, a professor of business and legal policy at the University of Illinois who studies the impact of state-sponsored gambling.
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(08/06/2009) - Kindt keynotes House and Senate forum on gambling.
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(07/27/2009) - On Monday, July 20, Stig Lanesskog rejoined the College as the acting associate dean for the ILLINOIS MBA. He succeeds Mary Miller who led the program since 2002.
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(07/09/2009) - Harry Jack Gray, president of Harry Gray Associates of Florida, alumnus and friend of ILLINOIS died Wednesday. He was 89.
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(07/09/2009) - Managers who dole out discipline by taking away privileges – without considering the implications of restoring them – are missing a key in their bid to improve performance and behavior, a new University of Illinois study says.
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(06/12/2009) - Top-down management that counts workers out of decision-making likely contributed to the nation’s economic freefall, but changing it could still help businesses rebound from a deep and lingering recession
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(05/29/2009) - Gambling proponents are "Going for the quick buck," Kindt says. "It's short-term gain for them, and long-term pain for everyone else."
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(05/26/2009) - Professor Ira Solomon, the R. C. Evans Chair of Accountancy, sat down with Larry DeBrock, who was recently appointed the 9th Dean of the College of Business. DeBrock provided his thoughts on the challenges and opportunities confronting business education today.
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(05/22/2009) - Lawrence DeBrock, a noted economist and longtime University of Illinois professor and administrator, has been named dean of the university's College of Business, pending approval by the U. of I. Board of Trustees at its May 21 meeting in Chicago.
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(04/17/2009) - The three-volume series of academic and government reports recommends that the U.S. and other countries follow the lead of Russia, which has seen an economic boost since it virtually abolished legalized gambling in 2006-07.
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(03/23/2009) - Two MBA students win V. Dale Cozad New Venture Competition awards for their ideas.
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(02/23/2009) - Video advertising in stores is a moneymaker for retailers, but a growing threat to already cash-strapped print and broadcast media, according to a new study co-written by a University of Illinois business professor.
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(02/19/2009) - Recognizing the College of Business for its leadership in corporate, social and environmental responsibility, the Illinois Governor Patrick Quinn signed the Sustainable University Compact at BIF.
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(02/05/2009) - Panelists from the College of Business, Busey Bank, University Alumni Career Center, the Library, and an alumnus respond to questions about finding work.
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(01/26/2009) - 110 top businesses and organizations and more than 2,000 job seekers will attend the 15th annual Winter Business Career Fair at the campus Activities and Recreation Center on Monday, February 2 and Tuesday, February 3.
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(01/23/2009) - John Kindt, Professor of Business Administration, was a recent guest on the Curtis Sliwa radio show. Kindt spoke on the topic of lotteries and gambling.
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(01/05/2009) - Good news for companies seeking to retool the image of seemingly ingrained brands, such as McDonald’s efforts to promote salads and other healthful menu options.
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