Get a life: Research shows that employees would like to

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.

Americans unwilling to give up their gas

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.

After the storm: Adjusting to natural disasters

The first anniversary of the disaster wrought by hurricanes Katrina and Rita, which destroyed more than 400,000 homes in New Orleans and along Mississippi's Gulf coast, raises questions about how an area's housing market recovers from disaster — and about the wisdom of locating housing along hist

Why can't we all just get along?

Workplaces are the setting for sitcoms and cartoons for good reason — they are networks of imperfect human relationships that provide plenty of material to comedy writers.

Learning from the mistakes of the (formerly) rich and infamous

The corporate failures of Enron, WorldCom, HealthSouth and Tyco were separate tragedies, but they share a common theme: ethical breakdown that started at the top and permeated the organizations.

Forging new links in the supply chain

Manufacturers have learned to work closely with their suppliers to decrease costs and reduce time to market, but focusing on buyer-supplier relationships may no longer be enough to achieve competitive advantage.

Meeting software: Strategic value beyond time and space

Convenience and cost-savings are powerful incentives for companies to use technology as a way of convening meetings, and they do so knowing that an electronically-mediated session will be different from a face-to-face meeting.

Health care transparency: Just what the doctor ordered

How do you know which hospitals are doing the best job? Patients, insurers and employers all have a stake in the answer to this question, but up until now factual information on hospital and nursing home performance has been scanty, and what is out there is based on differing criteria.

The two faces of entrepreneurship part two: Innovative entrepreneurs bring new wealth to the economy

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.

What's in a name: Cardinals Stadium seeks a partner

Arizona Cardinals Stadium, a $355 million, multi-purpose, high tech athletic entertainment facility, is considered among the top ten in the world. When it officially opened on September 10 it sported all the bells and whistles, except one: a corporate name and a lucrative naming rights contract.