Taking stock: Are employee options good for business?
More American companies, especially start-ups and those in the technology industry, are offering broad-based employee stock options as part of their compensation packages.
Google's education evangelist preaches the gospel of creativity
Jaime Casap, "Education Evangelist" at Google, was the featured speaker recently at the IT Leadership Seminar hosted by the W. P. Carey School of Business for students in the Master of Science in Information Management (MSIM).
Foreclosures show tiny improvement, but uncertainty still rules Phoenix real estate market
In the Phoenix real estate market, the traditional resale season begins in March, and as expected, the number of transactions last month rose to more than 11,000, up from about 8500 in February.
The Economic Minute: Inside the job growth numbers
When you compare employment numbers in February 2011 to February 2010, Arizona added 20,000 jobs in certain sectors that posted job growth.
Culture clash: When corporate culture fights strategy, it can cost you
It's been said that, for companies anyway, "culture is everything." Lou Gerstner, to whom this oft-quoted phrase is attributed, is the CEO who pulled IBM from near ruin in the 1990s — in part by transforming the Big Blue culture.
Qualities shared by the truly successful: They care, listen and live by high ethical standards
Phil Francis is executive chairman of PetSmart, Inc. — the largest specialty pet retailer of services and solutions for the lifetime needs of pets.
Retail sales offer glimmer of hope
Listen or read: The state received discouraging words recently about last year's employment numbers and about population growth over the last decade.Retail sales showed a glimmer of hope, however, and unemployment appears to be stabilizing. Economist Dennis Hoffman of the L.
Current global conditions: Inflation and unemployment
In the aftermath of the global financial crisis, the main challenge facing the U.S. and its trading partners was a return to growth. After these economies improved in 2010, the outlook now for the main trading partners of the U.S.
Nobel laureate on climate change: We don't need to wait for an elusive top-down solution
Elinor Ostrom, the 2009 recipient of the Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences, told the audience at the Economic Club of Phoenix Luncheon that there's ample evidence to prove that polycentric, or multilevel, approaches — even relatively easy fixes that can be implemented by local communities, busines
Arizona jobs: The struggle continues
Annual employment revisions recently issued by the U. S. Bureau of Labor Statistics brought more bad news for the Arizona economy. Preliminary monthly job growth figures had previously indicated improving labor market conditions as the year ended.