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Bill Swanson, the chairman and chief executive officer of Raytheon Company, needs a continual supply of people highly educated in mathematics, science and engineering.

A new breed of entrepreneur is combining for-profit ventures with non-profit social causes to create a hybrid brand of philanthropy. Pittsburgh-based leader William E. Strickland, Jr. could be considered the grandfather of the movement.

The passion of fans for their teams is the stuff of family lore and Hollywood scripts, and it's that emotional charge that makes the business of sports distinct. What other business can claim that its customers are in love with its product?

Counselors, teachers, and leaders from industry and the community recently met at a conference sponsored by ASU's Center for Research on Education in Science, Mathematics, Engineering and Technology (CRESMET).

Most people want to give back to people who do something nice for them. In fact, social mores dictate that a favor should be returned in kind, and we apply pejoratives to those who do not: ingrates, moochers.

Maybe it wasn't the MySpace photo that cost an applicant the chance for a second interview with his dream employer, but something on that page turned off the corporate hiring manager who had been impressed during an hour-long interview.

In 2007, Arizona's economy will continue to expand even as the state begins to face the consequences of the 2004-2005 housing frenzy.

The economy will cool off because of a slowing housing market and rising energy prices but will experience a soft adjustment and modest growth in 2007, according to John B. Taylor and Peter Wall, two speakers at the 43rd Annual Economic Forecast Luncheon, co-sponsored Dec.

A rose by any other name would smell as sweet, but would a businessperson without a popular first name be as likely to savor the smell of success in the executive suite?

At the recent Compete Through Service Symposium sponsored by the W. P. Carey School's Center for Services Leadership, Michael E.