Biodesign Institute studies customized prescription technology

Only a handful of the nation's medical schools now teach molecular science, but soon doctors without this education will be on the road to obsolescence. Scientists are looking deep into the genetic code to find an answer in the molecules to the riddles of disease diagnoses and treatment.

Accounting for the abuses at AIG

When accounting problems at American International Group surfaced last winter, it looked like a small matter next to the corporation–busting scandals of the Enron era.

Keep options open with a 'best-of-breed' software strategy

While integrating different software applications is always a challenge, it is easier when the different components come from the same vendor and are designed to fit together.

Zen of the pack rat: Yard sales bring angst, exhilaration for sellers

Our possessions are more than inanimate objects; often they are fraught with meaning, negative or positive.

Defining success in the entrepreneurial company

A study of entrepreneurial cultures by W. P. Carey School of Business management professor Angelo Kinicki revealed similarities in leadership styles of the most successful companies.

Searching for truth — or whatever — could be easier with recognition

Keyword searches can be a waste of valuable time, affecting productivity in a company with an extensive database.

High performers: Staying on top of the game

The qualities that set high performers apart from their colleagues have been put under the research microscope of two marketing professors at the W. P. Carey School of Business.

Web search technology: Time for a little Q & A?

An information systems researcher at the W. P.

When power corrupts: 'Those people' look a lot like us

The recent explosion of corporate scandals has everyone wondering — why do organizations become corrupt? How can we build safeguards against systemic corruption? And, is an individual able to change a corrupt workplace culture without paying too high a price?

Time to rethink the 'new employee relationship?'

The much-touted "new employee relationship" model, in which workplace dynamics stress hyper-productivity at the expense of commitment among workers and management, is re-examined in a new book, "The Future of HR: 50 Thought Leaders Call for Change." Anne Tsui, professor of management at W. P