Counselors, teachers, and leaders from industry and the community recently met at a conference sponsored by ASU's Center for Research on Education in Science, Mathematics, Engineering and Technology (CRESMET).

Most people want to give back to people who do something nice for them. In fact, social mores dictate that a favor should be returned in kind, and we apply pejoratives to those who do not: ingrates, moochers.

The economy will cool off because of a slowing housing market and rising energy prices but will experience a soft adjustment and modest growth in 2007, according to John B. Taylor and Peter Wall, two speakers at the 43rd Annual Economic Forecast Luncheon, co-sponsored Dec.

Nobody likes being known as a liar or as wishy-washy or erratic. So, when people make public commitments or promises, they will almost always want to back up those words with action. They have little choice: For reputation’s sake, they must do so.

When it comes to consumer contentment, managers and executives should not mistake silence for satisfaction. Most unhappy customers never say a word; they just take their business elsewhere.

All entrepreneurship is not the same. Innovative entrepreneurs create and commercialize new products, services and business practices, in contrast to the replicative entrepreneurs — those who open businesses that support a growing population, such as restaurants and dry cleaners.

Thin client technology and the Java card have enabled business to create a data-centric world with a mobile workforce. The creative possibilities in this environment are boundless, but freedom from the office comes with increased risk.

Cell phones, PDAs and laptop computers are the "Trojan Horses" of the modern world. Carried home or on vacation, they transport work from the office through the walls of our personal lives.

Your employees may be satisfied with their office duties, co-workers, immediate supervisors, and even their paychecks. But, that doesn't necessarily mean they're happy enough to stay on the job.

Despite higher gas prices, American consumers have not backed off their demand for gas, apparently preferring to cut back consumption in other areas. Average U.S.