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Many of us have a boss horror story. If we're lucky, we also have a story about the best boss ever.

Since the mid-1990s, a key feature of Walmart’s growth strategy has been the conversion of stores to "supercenters" — that is, a full-line discount store with a full-line supermarket under one roof. The strategy has been so effective that Walmart is now the largest grocery store in the world.

The ancient Greek philosopher Epicurus said, “We should look for someone to eat and drink with before looking for something to eat and drink.” But, research from Carola Grebitus shows that the people you’re eating with can have a powerful impact on what you’re eating — even more than menus that d

In 2004, Nobel Laureate and W. P. Carey Professor of Economics Ed Prescott started the debate about why Europeans, as a whole, work so much less than Americans. His answer: Europe’s higher taxes dull the incentive to work. Alex Bick, also an economics professor at the W. P.

Ask the 3,000 impoverished Ethiopian women who received special credit lines so they could start their own businesses: World Bank loans change lives. Just what is the World Bank?

Small farm businesses find it particularly difficult to remain competitive in the business of raising produce and livestock. Given the income challenges small farms face, it’s not surprising that two thirds of those surveyed engaged in some form of income diversification.

In a Harvard Business Review article, Professor of Management Luis Gomez-Mejia and his research team reported on the impact of anxiety on decision-making.

Up until recently the U.S. labor market has been viewed as on the uptick, especially after research conducted by the U.S. Federal Reserve cemented the idea.

Arizona's unemployment rate rose in July for the fourth consecutive month, which dampens news that the state's longer-term job growth remains relatively better than the nation's.

When good leaders leave for new opportunities, they might walk out the door with more than best wishes and the last slices of farewell cake. Some subordinates might follow the leader to his or her new venture.