Research

Business2Community recommends a new book by Robert Cialdini, Regents’ Professor Emeritus of Psychology and Marketing.

Identifying and developing your successor should be a key strategic priority for anyone hoping to be promoted in the next six months to two years.

Leaders often have friends in the workplace. To avoid problems, recognize that you are a leader first and a friend second.

People come up with perceptions by comparing their memory of your behaviors and characteristics against their existing picture of what qualities are appropriate or ideal. The process can have a big impact on the decisions we make about others and the decisions they make about us.

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.

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.

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 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.

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.

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.