Of mice and money: Entrepreneurs need focus, communication skills

Two entrepreneurial CEOs shared some of the challenges they have faced and lessons they have learned with attendees at "Entrepreneurship: From IP to IPO and Beyond," a seminar presented by the W. P. Carey MBA Executive Program.

Crisis management: Can Congress and the Fed rescue the economy?

The Federal Open Market Committee voted 9-1 today to lower the rate at which banks lend to each other to 3 percent from 3.5 percent. Just eight days ago the Fed lowered that rate by three-quarters of a percent.

My job is my life: The connection between meaningful work and personal identity

Business researchers have long proposed that when employees find their work meaningful and fulfilling, they are more likely to do that work well, and, as a result, help their companies succeed.

Conspicuous consumption: How utilities want to lighten your load

A big change may be ahead in the relationship you have with your electric utility. That's because the worrisome carbon footprint is stomping all over the options electric utilities have to meet increasing demand for power.

Group purchasing organizations encounter troubled waters in the 'safe harbor'

A controversial regulation creates a "safe harbor" from antitrust laws for certain aspects of the relationship between suppliers and group purchasing organizations (GPOs) in the healthcare industry.

Podcast: World economy heading for an oil slick?

Analysts are watching the global oil situation with a raised eyebrow as prices flirt with the $100 per barrel mark. The U.S. economy is bearing the brunt, because with a weakening dollar oil costs more, and because at 20 million barrels per day, America uses more oil than any other nation.

Subprime discussion part one: What is the subprime market and why do we need it?

Knowledge@W. P. Carey recently taped a discussion about the subprime market between Jeffrey Coles, chairman of the finance department at the W. P. Carey School of Business, Anthony Sanders, professor of real estate and finance at the school and Steven Davidson, vice president,

Subprime discussion part two: Mapping subprime in Phoenix

In Part 2 of our five-part series on the subprime market, real estate finance Professor Anthony Sanders maps the occurrence of subprime loans in the metro Phoenix market.

Podcast: Innovation and challenges implementing collaborative environments

Increasingly companies are viewing technology not just as a way to get things done but also as a way to move forward.

Change in trajectory for declining Phoenix real estate prices?

The start of 2008 in the Phoenix metropolitan area was not much different from the end of 2007, as housing prices continue to decline.