Teamwork: In-house economists make analysts more accurate
In periods of economic downturn, analysts’ forecasts are generally more optimistic than conditions warrant. On the other hand, analysts are very accurate reflecting positive signs.
Future of health care reform: Person-centered care
Delivering more health care value requires a focus — from policymakers, health care providers and consumers themselves — on the whole person and episode of care rather than on the treatment.
Reality of regulation coming to daily fantasy sports?
Fantasy sports are here to stay, but key decisions in the next year or two likely will bring taxation and government regulation to the booming industry. That was the consensus of a panel on the future of fantasy sports at the 2016 ASU Sports Symposium.
Google self-driving cars coming to Phoenix area
With Google testing its self-driving cars on Phoenix streets, reporter Ryan Randazzo interviewed Professor of Information Systems Robert St Louis about the impact of the new technology.
Experts expect corporate tax inversions to survive new rules
AP reporter Tom Murphy interviewed Professor of Practice Donald Goldman in the wake of Pfizer’s decision to scrap a tax-saving $160-billion overseas merger.
Why CEO style should contrast with culture
Should CEOs align their leadership style to match the firm’s culture?
Do college students pick majors based on potential earnings?
W. P. Carey Associate Professor of Finance Matthew Wiswall and Basit Zafar at the Federal Reserve Bank of New York conducted a study showing that college students lack accurate information about future earnings — information that lead some students to change their majors.
Arizona has recovered all its lost jobs, but here's the catch
Arizona has finally recovered the 315,000 jobs lost in the Great Recession, but unfortunately the new jobs do not pay as much as the ones that are gone. The Phoenix Business Journal asked regional economist Lee McPheters why.
Can your BI live long and prosper? Not without proper governance
For every CIO, Michael Goul has this question: Is your role like the original Star Trek’s Mr. Spock or Scotty? How you answer depends in part on how your company approaches the governance of predictive analytics, data modeling and business intelligence activities.
How social media changes the playing field
Professor Bin Gu knew that social media would change business and society 20 years ago – 10 years before most businesses caught on. He began studying the technology and its impacts in 1996 when Amazon decided to allow customers to post product reviews and comments online.