Nine simple words, "Let me just play Devil's Advocate for a minute," have torched many a fledgling concept, writes Tom Kelley, author of "The Ten Faces of Innovation." The Devil's Advocate is "the biggest innovation killer in America today." But Kelley has a remedy for the Devil's Advocate: the t

To customers, there's not much to loyalty programs; on the surface they're usually just a piece of plastic and a "Here's how much you saved" line at the bottom of a receipt.

Self-confidence, persistence, flexibility, and an affinity for success are the hallmarks of an entrepreneur: A person who'll take an idea and run with it — frequently to the bank.

From the light bulb to the Google algorithm, new ideas have changed the way we live and have created great wealth for those who bring them to market. Many of the old ideas we have about innovation are false, however.

Each year, the Spirit of Enterprise Center at the W. P. Carey School of Business presents the Spirit of Enterprise Awards™ to companies that demonstrate ethics, energy and excellence in entrepreneurship.

All entrepreneurship is not the same. Innovative entrepreneurs create and commercialize new products, services and business practices, in contrast to the replicative entrepreneurs — those who open businesses that support a growing population, such as restaurants and dry cleaners.

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

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.

There is a significant correlation between higher education and small-business success, according to a recent study by Behavior Research Center of Phoenix conducted in partnership with the Spirit of Enterprise Center at the W. P. Carey School of Business.

A classic is defined as something that has lasting significance or worth. Knowledge@W. P. Carey offers a selection of books that have passed the test for a group of W. P. Carey School of Business faculty.