Performance goals for CFOs returning to pre-downturn norms

During the financial crisis and the resulting recession, companies set tough targets for their CFOs, refusing, in some cases, to give bonuses unless companies reported positive earnings, accounting professor Michal Matejka says.

A broader view of the stakeholder: The way to more responsible leadership?

Polls have shown that Americans — especially young Americans — are increasingly skeptical about the concept of capitalism, and are mistrustful of the leaders of large corporations.

Most valuable asset during supply chain disruptions: Strong leader or great system?

The devastating earthquake and tsunami that ravaged Japan in March provided an important lesson for supply chain managers: we are often one disaster away from a major break in the way we conduct business.

Take flight by aligning culture and strategy

Research shows that continuously successful companies have developed cultures that match strategy, and have thoughtfully nurtured employee engagement.

Mid-year economic outlook: Slow growth

While the nation's economy showed some significant signs of life in the first half of 2011, the state's economy continues to bounce along the bottom.

Using neuroscience to learn how to build a better leader

In the past sixty years, advances in neuroscience have led to remarkable progress in the fight against disorders of the brain, from Alzheimer’s Disease to traumatic brain injury to addictions.

Taking stock: Are employee options good for business?

More American companies, especially start-ups and those in the technology industry, are offering broad-based employee stock options as part of their compensation packages.

Google's education evangelist preaches the gospel of creativity

Jaime Casap, "Education Evangelist" at Google, was the featured speaker recently at the IT Leadership Seminar hosted by the W. P. Carey School of Business for students in the Master of Science in Information Management (MSIM).

Foreclosures show tiny improvement, but uncertainty still rules Phoenix real estate market

In the Phoenix real estate market, the traditional resale season begins in March, and as expected, the number of transactions last month rose to more than 11,000, up from about 8500 in February.

Culture clash: When corporate culture fights strategy, it can cost you

It's been said that, for companies anyway, "culture is everything." Lou Gerstner, to whom this oft-quoted phrase is attributed, is the CEO who pulled IBM from near ruin in the 1990s — in part by transforming the Big Blue culture.