Research

Graduation is a proud day at a university, for students, family and the school. Today we introduce you to the May 2012 Outstanding Graduating Senior.

The imbalance created by high demand and low supply continues to be the dominating factor in the greater Phoenix housing market, according to Mike Orr, director of the Center for Real Estate Theory and Practice at the W. P. Carey School of Business.

Opportunism in business relationships, such as those between consultants and clients, goes beyond harmlessly stretching the truth.

The “2011 Metro-Phoenix Business Study: New Strategies for Success,” commissioned by SRP paints a community that fought hard to survive the recession, but is now cautiously optimistic about the future. All would like to return to pre-recession conditions, but the downturn has left its mark.

The Buffett Rule is expected to remain an issue through the November election. Sparked by billionaire Warren Buffett’s contention that he paid a lower percentage of his income in taxes than his secretary, the Buffett Rule would raise marginal tax rates on the very wealthy.

Arizona real estate is often described as driving the economy, but is that true? Economist Dennis Hoffman and real estate experts Mark Stapp and Michael Orr discuss the role real estate has played in the cyclical Phoenix economy.

What makes an individual an effective director of a Fortune 500 company? Is it skills, experience, and connections? Or is it outside allegiances that pull a director one way or another? Are women better at it than men? Do executives from other companies have an edge?

That two of the top journals in the supply chain management field are edited at the W. P. Carey School is testament to the research muscle of the faculty, but editors Thomas Choi and Craig Carter are not alone in leadership roles.

Eugene Schneller has been at the lead of research initiatives concerning the emergence of supply chain management in healthcare organizations.

Raghu Santanam will be on sabbatical next year at the Mayo Clinic in Scottsdale, Arizona. The topic he is exploring could not be timelier.