As crises grow, ASU expert looks at humanitarian aid efficiency
Assistant Professor Mahyar Eftekhar finds relief groups need more flexibility in spending.
Goods that are 'too pretty to use' could have big effect on sustainability
Research finds that people are less likely to use and enjoy beautiful consumables.
Can psychology influence the way we recycle?
Regents’ Professor Emeritus of Psychology and Marketing Robert Cialdini's research found social norms have a significant effect on what we toss into the blue bin.
The hidden costs of dishonesty: Ethics is vital to business education
The hidden costs of dishonesty can fundamentally derail organizations, creating an imperative for business leaders to have clear and meaningful codes of conduct, according to a W. P. Carey School of Business researcher.
Help! I think my mentor is giving me bad advice
As someone who has been both an entrepreneur and on a mission to progress through an organization, I have sought advice on frequent occasions from individuals I consider successful by multiple definitions.
Cracks appearing in real estate market
The drop in sales of luxury homes and in total dollars spent market wide from august to September hints that the fourth quarter of 2015 may not be as strong as the first three, according to the latest housing market report from the Center for Real Estate Theory and Practice.
Spin-offs can profit parent companies at a price to managers and employees
Merger mania and a bigger-is-better mentality largely rule the business world, but sometimes the exception — spin-offs — provide an alternate path to prosperity if the organization can weather the storms of such a radical change.
Customer rage costs $202 billion in repeat sales
Companies may be losing more customers than keeping them because of ineffective customer service efforts, according to the 2015 Customer Rage Survey.
Arizona economy in recovery — relatively
At long last, 2016 will be the year we can call the Arizona economy recovered, according to economists Lee McPheters and Elliott Pollack, who spoke at at the 52nd Annual ASU/JPMorgan Chase Economic Forecast Luncheon.
IT evolution: Why ERP systems face extinction
With any luck at all, there isn't a giant asteroid headed our way soon, but in the world of information technology, an extinction event may be on the horizon.