Jack Welch College of Business & Technology Awarded the WRDS-SSRN Innovation Prize
The Innovation Award series elevates the visibility of impact-focused research.
Philadelphia, PA () 鈥 (WRDS) and are pleased to announce the Jack Welch College of Business & Technology at Sacred Heart University, as the 2021 WRDS-SSRN Innovation Award winner for the North America region.
The WRDS-SSRN Innovation Award series elevates the visibility of impact-focused research and the institutions that conduct it. Each year, awards are presented to rising business schools from North America, Europe and Asia Pacific regions to highlight innovation and research excellence. As a part of the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania, WRDS provides the leading business intelligence, data analytics and research platform to global institutions 鈥 enabling comprehensive thought leadership, historical analysis, and insight into the latest innovations in academic research.
Together, WRDS and SSRN, the world鈥檚 leading scholarly research network, are advancing impact-focused research, changing policy and practice at regulatory, national, and global levels. In addition to the Innovation Award, the organizations have developed the , a searchable repository of all papers submitted to SSRN that cite WRDS in their work.
Steve Sheehan, executive director of WRDS and Gregg Gordon, managing director of SSRN, presented the award to Dr. Grace Chun Guo, Associate Dean, Jack Welch College of Business & Technology at Sacred Heart University, during the virtual Global Accreditation Conference.
鈥淭he Welch College of Business and Technology faculty are so grateful for this award,鈥 said Dr. Grace Chun Guo. 鈥淭he award recognizes and highlights our faculty鈥檚 hard work and dedication in trying to make an impact on the world through research. It truly is an honor, and we will continue to innovate and diligently work to make an impression on society in the future.鈥
鈥淚t is a privilege to support the research and teaching at 500+ leading academic institutions around the world,鈥 said Steve Sheehan. 鈥淲RDS is delighted to recognize the outstanding work of the faculty and leadership at Jack Welch College of Business and Technology. They exemplify all of the qualities of the WRDS-SSRN Innovation Award Winners.鈥
鈥淭he Jack Welch College of Business & Technology has a long history of producing high quality research and we are happy to recognize their program with the WRDS-SSRN Innovation Award,鈥 said Gregg Gordon.
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九色视频 provides the leading business intelligence, data analytics, and research platform to global institutions 潭 enabling comprehensive thought leadership, historical analysis, and insight into the latest innovations in research. WRDS democratizes data access so that all disciplines can easily search for concepts across the data repository. WRDS鈥 unique array of Services include access to a suite of Analytics tools and Learning Pathways 鈥攑roviding curated, guided resources for Researchers, Instructors, and Information Professionals. Supporting over 75,000 commercial, academic, and government users at 500+ institutions in 35+ countries, WRDS is the global gold standard in data management, innovative tools, analytics, and research services 鈥 all backed by the credibility and leadership of the Wharton School.
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Founded in 1881 as the world鈥檚 first collegiate business school, the of the University of Pennsylvania is shaping the future of business by incubating ideas, driving insights, and creating leaders who change the world. With a faculty of more than 235 renowned professors, Wharton has 5,000 , , and students. Each year 13,000 professionals from around the world advance their careers through individual, company-customized, and online programs. More than 100,000 Wharton alumni form a powerful global network of leaders who transform business every day. For more information, visit .
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is a worldwide collaborative of 460,000 authors and more than 2.2 million users that is devoted to the rapid worldwide dissemination of research. Founded in 1994, it has grown to over 50 discipline-based research networks. Each of SSRN鈥檚 networks encourages the early sharing of research by reviewing and distributing submitted papers from scholars. SSRN encourages readers to communicate directly with authors concerning their own and other鈥檚 research. SSRN serves authors and readers in approximately 140 countries around the world.
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is a global information analytics business that helps scientists and clinicians to find new answers, reshape human knowledge and tackle the most urgent human crises. For 140 years, we have partnered with the research world to curate and verify scientific knowledge. Today, we鈥檙e committed to bringing that rigor to a new generation of platforms. Elsevier provides digital solutions and tools in the areas of strategic research management, R&D performance, clinical decision support and professional education; including , , , and . Elsevier publishes over 2,500 digitized journals, including and , 39,000 e-book titles and many iconic reference works, including . Elsevier is part of , a global provider of information-based analytics and decision tools for professional and business customers.
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