Research

The Economic Confidence Quiz has become a tradition at the annual mid-year Economic Outlook Luncheon hosted by the Economic Club of Phoenix. Here's your chance to test your economic acumen. How confident are you that you understand background facts on economic issues?

The traditional spring resale season is in full swing in the Phoenix market, with 10,265 homes recorded sold in April. That's about 900 fewer than March, but level with April 2010.

Research shows that continuously successful companies have developed cultures that match strategy, and have thoughtfully nurtured employee engagement.

The aerospace and defense industry is an established engine of growth in Arizona, contributing $8.8 billion to the state economy and providing almost 100,000 jobs.

With the absence of normal drivers of growth (consumers, construction, credit creation), economy watchers have become increasingly pessimistic. Based on employment gains so far this year, many analysts hoped to see a somewhat stronger figure than what the economy delivered for Q1 GDP growth.

Compared to a year ago, jobs increased in 44 states, according to April figures from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. The number of states adding jobs dipped from the 48 that posted employment gains in March.

The devastating earthquake and tsunami that ravaged Japan in March provided an important lesson for supply chain managers: we are often one disaster away from a major break in the way we conduct business.

Polls have shown that Americans — especially young Americans — are increasingly skeptical about the concept of capitalism, and are mistrustful of the leaders of large corporations.

You’ve determined that a particular culture will allow you to execute your business strategy, but how do you build it? Angelo Kinicki has years of research and consulting experience in this area as the Weatherup/Overby Chair in Leadership at the W. P. Carey School.

The newly released census reports that Arizona's population was just about 6.4 million as of April 1, 2010 — a number considerably lower than estimated. In fact, the Census Bureau's own 2009 estimate was 204,000 too high, and the Arizona Department of Commerce overshot reality by 291,000.