ASU-RSI: Phoenix home prices continue 'unprecedented' decline
Housing prices in Phoenix continued their downward march in September, extending a record string of declines that started 19 months ago. Home prices fell 28 percent this September compared with the same month last year, according to the Arizona State University-Repeat Sales Index (ASU-RSI).
Innovative thinking: Meeting Arizona's infrastructure needs
Building necessary infrastructure is key to Arizona's economic competitiveness, yet realizing that fact may take a change of thinking.
The economic forecast? Cloudy with a chance of showers, at least until 2010
A year ago, economists were talking of a possible recession, but few predicted the severity of the present financial crisis.
Bringing a sense of urgency to your business
John Kotter knows your organization needs to change. His latest book, "A Sense of Urgency," delves into the how-to required of managers needing to embark on that first step, avoiding pitfalls along the way.
Location, location, location: Home price declines vary widely across metro Phoenix regions
Housing prices in the Phoenix metro area continue to plummet and the rate of decline has accelerated, according to Karl L. Guntermann, a professor of real estate and finance at the W. P. Carey School of Business.
Group purchasing organizations encounter troubled waters in the 'safe harbor'
A controversial regulation creates a "safe harbor" from antitrust laws for certain aspects of the relationship between suppliers and group purchasing organizations (GPOs) in the healthcare industry.
Conspicuous consumption: How utilities want to lighten your load
A big change may be ahead in the relationship you have with your electric utility. That's because the worrisome carbon footprint is stomping all over the options electric utilities have to meet increasing demand for power.
My job is my life: The connection between meaningful work and personal identity
Business researchers have long proposed that when employees find their work meaningful and fulfilling, they are more likely to do that work well, and, as a result, help their companies succeed.
Crisis management: Can Congress and the Fed rescue the economy?
The Federal Open Market Committee voted 9-1 today to lower the rate at which banks lend to each other to 3 percent from 3.5 percent. Just eight days ago the Fed lowered that rate by three-quarters of a percent.
Of mice and money: Entrepreneurs need focus, communication skills
Two entrepreneurial CEOs shared some of the challenges they have faced and lessons they have learned with attendees at "Entrepreneurship: From IP to IPO and Beyond," a seminar presented by the W. P. Carey MBA Executive Program.