Depending on the size of the corporation, the diversity of its products and the background of the CEO, a COO as second-in-command can be a help or a hindrance, according to a new study by professors from the W. P. Carey School of Business and Pennsylvania State University.

New research shows world-class measurement systems for strategic sourcing and the supply chain help drive an organization's cost savings, revenue growth, new product development, supplier relationships, and shareholder value. What's the secret?

In an economy buffeted by war, outsourcing and the rising cost of basics like food and housing, many corporate executives remain removed from such cares and worries. As cost-cutting hits the factory floor and the back offices, costs in the executive suites continue to soar.

An outgrowth of Motorola in the late 1980s, Iridium was set up to be the world's first global wireless phone company.

A small Pennsylvania firm whose CEO values "flexible minds" in his employees has managed to outbid the corporate heavyweights of the aerospace world to win federal government contracts.

The much-touted "new employee relationship" model, in which workplace dynamics stress hyper-productivity at the expense of commitment among workers and management, is re-examined in a new book, "The Future of HR: 50 Thought Leaders Call for Change." Anne Tsui, professor of management at W. P. Car

The recent explosion of corporate scandals has everyone wondering — why do organizations become corrupt? How can we build safeguards against systemic corruption? And, is an individual able to change a corrupt workplace culture without paying too high a price?

A study of entrepreneurial cultures by W. P. Carey School of Business management professor Angelo Kinicki revealed similarities in leadership styles of the most successful companies.

The airline industry provides a gloomy metaphor for health care, according to Brandeis University economist Stuart Altman, who spoke at a W. P. Carey School of Business symposium recently.

"Cross-functional teams" comprise employees and managers from separate divisions or organizational units within a company. Generally, these teams handle non-routine tasks or projects, addressing critical strategic issues such as change management or growth initiatives.