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.
Building strong relationships is key for workplace leaders
Some leaders appear to get things done effortlessly where others struggle to make progress. Often the secret is the strong relationships the leader has built.
Unfair to the 'fairer' sex? Female CEOs face more shareholder activism
Although women make up half of the nation’s workforce, only 5.1 percent of Fortune 1000 companies have female chief executives. Those rare female CEOs endure much more shareholder activism than their male counterparts, but they can fight the trend with proactive PR.
If you warn dieters how unhealthy a food is, they'll just eat more of it
The Huffington Post reports on research by Professors Naomi Mandel and Andrea Morales which found that negative messages about food did not help dieters make better choices.
A new study shows that retail therapy can make you feel better
Glamour magazine online reports on Assistant Professor of Marketing Monika Lisjak’s research that showed shopping can make you feel better, depending on what you buy.