Your career, our economy: Stakes are high when finance professionals let ethics slide
Bernie Madoff. AIG. Allen Stanford. When Marianne Jennings talks to her undergraduate students about business ethics these days, those are the subjects they want to talk about.
Expedited shipping, done environmentally
A case study on the green redesign of the U.S. Postal Service's expedited shipping products shows the importance of supplier collaboration in meeting sustainability requirements and keeping cost increases at bay.
The end (of recession) is near, but it won't be pretty
An anemic economic recovery will begin at the end of the year, but don't expect the pain to end anytime soon.
Take the test: Third Annual Arizona Economic Confidence Quiz
How confident are you that you understand the Arizona economy? This test of your economic knowledge was administered at the Annual Economic Outlook luncheon hosted by the W. P. Carey School's Economic Club of Phoenix. Some of the answers may surprise you!
Economy@W. P. Carey: The consumer still not back in the game
At mid-month, analysts had turned more pessimistic about the economy, as some of the promising "green shoots" of recovery appeared to have withered, writes Lee McPheters, editor of Economy@W. P. Carey.
Trade, China and the world economic order, part four
The way businesses and policymakers approach economic integration is quite different. Businesses tend to be pragmatic — focusing on finding immediate solutions.
Successful small team leadership: Manage the group, not the individuals
Differentiated leadership — a management style in which leaders treat individual staff members differently based on such factors as their skills, perceived value or personalities — is a widely accepted approach to management.
The new frugality: Will it last or languish?
Parsimony is a little like dancing, according to marketing Professor John Lastovicka. It's something anyone can learn, but some have more talent for it than others. What's more, the truly penny-wise take pleasure in their penny pinching.
Executive compensation: How market forces propelled salaries to the heights
Compensation practices at financial institutions receiving federal bailout money raised the ire of citizens and lawmakers this winter, but the huge salaries and bonuses paid to some corporate leaders are not new. How did executive compensation reach such lofty levels?
Top forecasters (slightly) more optimistic for 2010
Each year, the W. P. Carey School evaluates the annual accuracy of projections from the 50 national economists that contribute to the consensus forecast reported monthly in Blue Chip Economic Indicators.