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The Dangers of Netflix's Password-Sharing Crackdown Netflix’s password-sharing crackdown could alienate loyal subscribers who want to help aging parents or college-aged kids with streaming costs, Babson marketing experts warn.
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March 1, 2023

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Connection, Courage Necessary to Defeat Systemic Racism in the Workplace Babson Associate Professor of Management Tina Opie has already worked with 12 organizations to combat discrimination in the workplace using the methodology detailed in her book, Shared Sisterhood.
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February 15, 2023

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What ChatGPT Will Mean for Entrepreneurs Babson professors say the AI-powered ChatGPT can assist in every step of the entrepreneurial process, from ideation to iteration, from business pitches to social posts.
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February 8, 2023

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2026-03-19 14:55:41
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Stop, Collaborate, and Listen: Babson Faculty Come Together on Research Day From data analytics to the pandemic, Babson’s sixth annual Faculty Research Day brings professors together to connect and collaborate.
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February 2, 2023

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Watching Movies that Are Diverse, Challenging, and Great Babson film professor Julie Levinson reflects on Sight and Sound magazine’s Greatest Films of All Time list and on why diverse and challenging movies matter.
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January 31, 2023

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Babson Thought Leaders Look to 2023 Babson’s experts on finance, management, and the economy offer their predictions and share their insights on what’s to come in 2023.
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January 3, 2023

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Spotify Unwrapped: Popular Streaming List Strikes Sour Note Spotify Wrapped has become an end-of-year cultural staple, but Sandra Graham, a Babson professor and ethnomusicologist, says the list highlights some troubling societal issues.
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December 12, 2022

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The Impact of E-Commerce As shoppers flock online and e-commerce increases, research by Babson Assistant Professor Linghang Zeng finds that marginalized retail employees are hit hardest.
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November 28, 2022

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Students Polish GEM Findings into Winning Data Hackathon Competition Babson students mined data from the latest U.S. Global Entrepreneurship Monitor report for job-creation findings at the second annual GEM Data Hackathon competition.
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November 21, 2022

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2026-03-20 16:53:11
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New GEM Report Recommends Action to Support Women Entrepreneurs The Global Entrepreneurship Monitor’s latest Women’s Entrepreneurship Report urges policymakers to understand and combat gender differences in entrepreneurship.
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November 18, 2022

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