Take the leap: Overcoming uncertainty with the principles of persuasion

Fears of recession, turbulent markets and an overload of information about the situation have created a sense of uncertainty about the economy going forward, leaving many people unsure how to react.

Podcast: Social media opportunities, risks and marketing

Social media, including blogs, discussion boards and networking sites like Facebook have changed the laws of nature for communications and marketing.

Location, location, location: Home price declines vary widely across metro Phoenix regions

Housing prices in the Phoenix metro area continue to plummet and the rate of decline has accelerated, according to Karl L. Guntermann, a professor of real estate and finance at the W. P. Carey School of Business.

Reaping the benefits of a big event

Super Bowl XLII represents an estimated $450 million in direct and ancillary revenues for businesses and entrepreneurs.

Environmental squeeze prompts utilities to change tune

Electric utilities are in the business of selling electrons. The more they sell, the more they earn. But today, a whirlwind of forces is sweeping electron sellers into counterintuitive activities such as promoting conservation and offering rate structures designed to cut peak consumption.

A quiet but growing revolution: The disruptive technology of on-demand software aggregators

Google, a bellwether of online computing, recently announced OpenSocial — its next generation answer to Facebook, which had previously opened up its platform.

Benchmarking tool zeros in on supply chain ills and opportunities in health care

Supply expense is the second highest operational cost in hospitals, but traditional healthcare benchmarking doesn't pinpoint factors that contribute to supply-expense performance, nor does it enable hospital supply chain professionals to see how they stack up against similar organizations.

Prognosis for AMT: Minimal change ahead

The alternative minimum tax (AMT), enacted in 1986 to make sure that a handful of millionaires paid at least some federal income tax, has come to affect tens of millions of taxpayers — most not even close to being millionaires.

Fight or flight: How employees cope with organizational change

In a global marketplace, change isn't just good. For many companies, says Angelo Kinicki, it's necessary.

Want to lure R&D? Investing in tech capabilities trumps financial incentives

Where a multinational corporation (MNC) decides to put its manufacturing and research and development (R&D) facilities is important both for the MNC and for the host country.