Rising household formation may buoy real estate market
The U. S. Census Bureau’s household formation report offers hope that the market is regain momentum again, says Mike Orr, director of the Center for real Estate Theory and Practice at the W. P. Carey School of Business.
New podcast series: Supply chain management research developments
W. P. Carey Supply Chain Management Professor Craig Carter hopes to bring the latest research to managers through a new podcast series based on articles in the Journal of Supply Chain Management.
Profile: Studying uncertainty in supply chains
Since he began exploring supply chain management three decades ago, Professor Scott Webster has taken a broad view, examining the pricing of fashion products, flexible workday policies, winemaking, and more.
Consumer Reports: How to rattle a company’s cage
Consumer Reports covers the 2013 National Consumer Rage study, from the Center for Services Leadership, directed by Mary Jo Bitner, and Customer Care Management & Consulting, Scott Broetzmann, president.
Clear purpose, good hiring can build company culture
Culture is incredibly important. For major career choices, many top candidates may take a lower-paying position for one at a company whose culture fits his or her lifestyle and values.
Training, mentoring important for an effective team
Hiring a "free" intern can seem to be an easy fix to a resource constraint at your new business. However, interns need to be hired, trained and mentored properly for both your company and the intern to benefit.
Diverse leadership team can bring value to company
Sidnee Peck, director of the Center for Entrepreneurship, takes the stance that employers should hire employees who bring a new viewpoint and set of experiences to the table. Peck explains how employers should go about it.
Accounting faculty research publications
Research uncovers insights that guide the practice of accounting, and that open up new avenues of inquiry. Faculty in the School of Accountancy are among the leading investigators in the discipline, and their findings are published in top peer-reviewed journals.
Who pays under uniform global accounting rules?
When investors examine a company before a stock buy, how do they know they can trust the books? The U.S.
Although sleepy, housing market shows signs of health
The housing data for April paints a picture of a quiet market, in sharp contrast to April of a year ago when buyers outnumbered sellers. And, the March rise in single family house prices did not hold for April, when prices were virtually stable.