Phys.org published a report on research conducted by Niclas Erhardt, assistant professor of human resources in the Maine Business School at the University of Maine. Erhardt studied employee self-promotion tactics, as well as ensuing responses from managers. He found office impressions are becoming increasingly shaped by communication technologies — including email — as opposed to […]
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Have you ever emailed a carefully crafted message over the weekend to your boss touting your accomplishments on a project? Niclas Erhardt, assistant professor of human resources in the Maine Business School at the University of Maine, researched this employee self-promotion tactic, as well as ensuing responses from managers. Whereas office impressions used to be […]
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WABI (Channel 5) reported on the “Nets for Pets” basketball tournament held at the New Balance Student Recreation Center to benefit the Bangor Humane Society. The MBS Corps, the Maine Business School’s community outreach organization, organized the tournament and took donations such as pet toys, treats and blankets for the animal shelter. UMaine business students […]
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WABI (Channel 5) covered the University of Maine Alumni Association’s Black Bear Business Conference “Making it in Maine: Entrepreneurship, Innovation and Technology in the 21st Century.” The conference aimed to bring Maine’s small-business owners and entrepreneurs together with UMaine faculty, economic development staff, business students and successful Maine business leaders to share ideas, strategies and […]
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The Bangor Daily News reported on the University of Maine Alumni Association’s half-day conference designed to bring Maine’s small-business owners and entrepreneurs together with UMaine faculty, economic development staff, business students and successful Maine business leaders to share ideas, strategies and techniques that promote growth. The Black Bear Business Conference “Making it in Maine: Entrepreneurship, […]
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The MBS Corps, the Maine Business School’s community outreach organization, will hold a fundraiser to benefit the Bangor Humane Society from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday, April 27 at the New Balance Student Recreation Center. Donations such as pet toys, treats and blankets can be dropped off at the gym during the MBS Corps’ […]
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The Maine Public Broadcasting Network spoke with Nory Jones, an e-commerce specialist and professor of management information systems at the University of Maine, for the report “Cash-strapped Mainers eyeing alternative currencies.” Jones said alternative currencies such as the Bitcoin are unstable and volatile, and even though the currency has gained some legitimacy, she doesn’t think […]
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The University of Maine Alumni Association invites UMaine students, faculty, staff and alumni to the Black Bear Business Conference “Making it in Maine: Entrepreneurship, Innovation and Technology in the 21st Century” on Friday, April 25 at the Buchanan Alumni House on the UMaine campus. A half-day, intensive conference from 1 to 5:30 p.m. is designed […]
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Steven Colburn, an associate professor of accounting at the University of Maine, spoke with WABI (Channel 5) for a report about filing taxes and the April 15 deadline. Colburn said when it comes to filing taxes, people tend to procrastinate because they’re likely afraid of making a mistake. He suggested filers use last year’s return […]
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The Korea Times spoke with Carol Mandzik, manager of Business Graduate Programs and Executive Education and Internship Programs at the University of Maine, about what educational programs the university offers to international students. “At UMaine, students can double-major within or outside their primary discipline of study, and also choose a concentration, a minor or even […]
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