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Hurricane Katrina delivered an excruciating lesson on "information integration in action, not theory," according to Steve Cooper, chief information officer at the American Red Cross.

Do university research programs tend to stimulate employment and raise the average level of income in the local area economy?

The idea of melding economic and environmental goals is not new, but acceptance is growing for the idea that a healthy environment is part of a healthy economy.

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.

Entrepreneur magazine recently ranked Arizona as the top hot spot for entrepreneurs. However, it is replicative, not innovative, entrepreneurs who are flourishing in Arizona.

Paralleling the boom in private equity deals in recent years has been a growing sense of alarm about these multibillion dollar transactions.

As companies shift from product to services focus, they face the challenge of a larger, more dynamic and more diverse customer base. Some are turning to universities for assistance from academics to find ways to improve operations or customer relations.

The essence of leadership is the ability to make the right decision, and to be able to do that leaders need breadth of experience.

Peter Drucker, sometimes called the father of modern management, once commented that health care organizations are the most difficult to manage of all organizations. For example, American health care is defined by legislative mandate yet implemented in the private sector.