Bradley Preber: Aligning form and substance to create an ethical business culture
Marianne Jennings, a professor of legal and ethical studies in business at W. P. Carey School of Business, recently noted that major business scandals used to be spaced about 10 years apart. Unfortunately, the cycle now appears to be compressing.
What's eating you? 100-calorie mini-pack snacks might be diet disrupters
For those of us who diet – counting our cookies, watching our calories and paying more per mouthful for chow that we perceive as "diet food" – researchers from the W. P. Carey School of Business offer a bitter insight to swallow.
Different loans for different zones: Patterns in mortgage type distribution
A geographic mapping of subprime and Alt-A loans in the Phoenix metropolitan area has revealed some unexpected results: these risky mortgages are not scattered, but cluster in certain cities and neighborhoods.
The emerging market for MBAs in health care
As hospitals and other health care providers strive to cut costs while still giving good patient care, they are hiring an increasing number of MBAs.
Millennials in the workplace: R u ready?
The Millennials — people aged 14 to 31 — are streaming into the workplace. They have been called "entitled" and "tough to manage" because they need much direction and praise. On the other hand, they're tech-savvy, nimble, enthusiastic and achievement-oriented.
Taking a cue from the business world: What the public sector could learn about influencing behavior
What's the best way to convince a 40-year-old to stop smoking? Tell him that he'll get lung cancer and die? Not necessarily.
Who profits from IPO underpricing?
A firm going public relies on the capital raised in its initial public offering to grow and thrive, but studies have found that IPOs in the United States are underpriced an average of 15 percent.
Subprime discussion part five: Security transparency is a global concern
In Part 5 of our series on the subprime market, real estate finance Professor Anthony Sanders, Jeffrey Coles, chairman of the finance department at the W. P. Carey School of Business and Steven Davidson, vice president, capital market research, Securities Industry and Financial Markets
Subprime discussion part four: Mortgage-backed securities and ambiguous financial instruments spread
In Part 4 of our series on the subprime market, real estate finance Professor Anthony Sanders, Jeffrey Coles, chairman of the finance department at the W. P. Carey School of Business and Steven Davidson, vice president, capital market research, for the Securities Industry and Financial
Subprime discussion part three: When will the dust settle?
In Part 3 of our five-part series on the subprime market, real estate finance Professor Anthony Sanders, Jeffrey Coles, chairman of the finance department at the W. P. Carey School of Business and Steven Davidson, vice president, capital market research, for the Securities Industry and