Research

Legislative pressure is requiring corporate America to set its financial house in order, creating an uptick in demand for accounting professionals. Business schools respond by retooling accountancy programs for the post-Enron era.

The much-touted "new employee relationship" model, in which workplace dynamics stress hyper-productivity at the expense of commitment among workers and management, is re-examined in a new book, "The Future of HR: 50 Thought Leaders Call for Change." Anne Tsui, professor of management at W. P

New research by W. P. Carey School of Business faculty finds that jobless recoveries have been with us far longer than most experts think. In fact, sluggish job growth has followed U.S. recessions since at least 1950.

The European Union has faced some formidable hurdles since its debut in January 1999.

A small Pennsylvania firm whose CEO values "flexible minds" in his employees has managed to outbid the corporate heavyweights of the aerospace world to win federal government contracts.

An outgrowth of Motorola in the late 1980s, Iridium was set up to be the world's first global wireless phone company.

In the old days, an unpleasant customer service experience prompted an outraged report circulating among a few friends and relatives. Today, a spurned customer has the potential to reach millions through Word of Web (WOW).

To wait or not to wait is not the question. Rather, it's how — and to what extent — an imposed delay affects our enjoyment of consumer products. W. P. Carey School of Business marketing professors take a closer look at delays and consumer opinions.

Research team discovers an unintended benefit of the 2002 Sarbanes-Oxley Act: Aside from tightening controls on corporate misbehavior, the law creates better board governance which, in turn, improves a corporation's credibility with the market.

In an economy buffeted by war, outsourcing and the rising cost of basics like food and housing, many corporate executives remain removed from such cares and worries. As cost-cutting hits the factory floor and the back offices, costs in the executive suites continue to soar.