Diagnosing the adoption of IT to make health care healthier
Last year, Dennis Quaid's anguished visage was splashed across the tabloids. Like many Hollywood stories, this one revolved around drugs. But it wasn't the usual A-list overdose or contraband possession.
'Founders at Work' chronicles the American Idols of startups
Tim Brady, founder of Yahoo … Mitch Kapor, founder of Lotus Development … Max Levchin, founder of PayPal … Steve Wozniak, founder of Apple. All are legends in the technology world. But once upon a time, they were regular people. Where did they get their 'big ideas'?
Herman Cain: Becoming the 'CEO of self'
Herman Cain believes he has one gift that has allowed him to attain every goal he's set for himself: the ability to inspire.
Health reform and the election, part one: McCain and Obama promise lower health care costs
Forty-seven percent of registered voters say that health care is an extremely important consideration in their vote for president, according to a June CNN/Opinion Research Corporation Poll.
Public utility regulation, planning for long-term costs and transitions to cleaner energy technology
Candidates for public utility commissions are on ballots across the country this fall. Those who win seats will determine the regulations and rates that govern public utility companies. It's an important job.
Podcast: Lee McPheters on the economy — is this the bottom or are we still falling?
Unemployment went up in August, and in the floundering real estate sector, qualified borrowers with prime loans who are having trouble making payments are beginning to slip into foreclosure. Consumer confidence improved a bit, but is still weak. Is this the bottom or are we still falling?
Voters respond to economic woes
Although originally intended for campaign insiders, "It's the economy, Stupid" became an important slogan during Bill Clinton's first presidential run. That's not surprising.
The faith-based corporation: Organizational sacralization and sacrilege
From Google to Jet Blue and Patagonia to Trader Joe's, companies of all kinds are attempting to craft cultures and identities so idealistic that they could rightly be called "sacred." These companies are espousing these sacred ideals, values, beliefs, goals, behaviors and processes not only to at
A business owner who survived the World Trade Center attacks writes about preparing for disaster
September 10, 2001, was the first and last business day for a small pizza parlor in lower Manhattan; without business interruption insurance, the owners did not have enough funds to cover fixed expenses until they could repair and reopen the restaurant following the 9/11 attack on the World Trade
ASU-RSI: Phoenix home prices continue their descent
The fall in housing prices continues, with the latest data from the ASU Repeat Sales Index (ASU-RSI) showing that in June home values had dropped 22.8 percent compared to June 2007. That makes four months of double-digit declines in year-over-year price comparisons.