What does the trough of a real estate slump look like? Phoenix metro area property owners will have time to take a close look at this unpleasant and hazardous landscape as the real estate market slides to the bottom over the next several months — and settles in for a slow, volatile recovery.

In September 2008, the financial storms that had battered global markets since spring began to threaten the legendary investment bank Goldman Sachs. The 139-year-old financial titan had seen its stock plummet nearly 50 percent in a matter of weeks.

Bernie Madoff. AIG. Allen Stanford. When Marianne Jennings talks to her undergraduate students about business ethics these days, those are the subjects they want to talk about.

A case study on the green redesign of the U.S. Postal Service's expedited shipping products shows the importance of supplier collaboration in meeting sustainability requirements and keeping cost increases at bay.

Sales data from March indicate that a trend change in housing prices might be underway in the beleaguered Phoenix metro market.

Parsimony is a little like dancing, according to marketing Professor John Lastovicka. It's something anyone can learn, but some have more talent for it than others. What's more, the truly penny-wise take pleasure in their penny pinching.

Differentiated leadership — a management style in which leaders treat individual staff members differently based on such factors as their skills, perceived value or personalities — is a widely accepted approach to management.

The way businesses and policymakers approach economic integration is quite different. Businesses tend to be pragmatic — focusing on finding immediate solutions.

An anemic economic recovery will begin at the end of the year, but don't expect the pain to end anytime soon.

On May 20, the Economic Club of Phoenix presented its annual Economic Outlook Luncheon.