Before becoming chairman of the Federal Reserve, Ben Bernanke said it was a "top priority" to "maintain continuity" with Alan Greenspan's leadership. However, a new UC Berkeley study questions the power structure of the Federal Reserve and determines a single, powerful leader may not be the wisest way to create sound economic policy.
Differences among earnings forecasts and changes in earnings forecasts are separate matters with separate implications. This is counter to previous thought and holds implications for the trading decisions of equity investors.
A two-phased marketing approach works best for a new product launch, according to researchers at Tulane University's A.B. Freeman School of Business.
Attributes of employers' Web sites, such as design and content, influence prospective employees' job search intentions"”especially African American job seekers"”finds a recent study by Caren B. Goldberg, a management professor at American University's Kogod School of Business.
Gerard J. Tellis, a professor of marketing at the University of Southern California's Marshall School of Business, and Ashish Sood, an assistant professor at the of marketing at Emory University's Goizueta Business School have devised a new metric for evaluating the total stock market returns to an innovation project.
Women can make inroads into male-dominated management ranks as companies that downsize restructure their scaled-back workforces, according to new research by a University of Illinois sociologist.
Companies can gain by sharing techniques across the manufacturing/services boundary. Manufacturing companies typically perform well in areas such as supply chain management, production transformation and outbound logistics, three areas that help reduce the cost of the final product. What they have not been as good at is servicing their customers well and offering realistic customization of products in a timely fashion.
The Kelley School of Business' Young Women's Institute provides women who have just completed their junior year in high school with a sample of what it's like to attend a world-class business school and, in the process, build their confidence in pursuing a career in business.
There are strong advantages to a system in which businesses facing personal injury lawsuits could promptly pay injured parties for out-of-pocket medical expenses and lost wages while avoiding long court battles, high legal fees and "pain and suffering" damages, according to a new study.
The North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), which has re-entered national politics as the U.S. presidential election approaches, has increased U.S. agricultural exports to Mexico and Canada even though most of this increase occurred a decade after its ratification.
Accounting researchers at the University of Arkansas have found higher turnover rates and severe labor-market penalties for chief financial officers of so-called restatement firms "“ firms asked to restate their earnings "“ compared to a control group of similar firms. The researchers also examined whether the passage of 2002 Sarbanes-Oxley Act had an impact on turnover and labor-market penalties imposed on CFOs of restatement firms.
Texas Tech University researchers predict a yearly growth of 13.3 percent for India's nonwoven and technical textile industry.
As the official end of the age of analog television nears, many Americans will be shopping for new digital televisions this year. New research from the University of New Hampshire shows that salespeople would be wise to tune in to certain cognitive skills of shoppers so that they don't turn them off.
Corporations are playing a more active role in humanitarian relief, especially by forming partnerships with relief organizations, The Conference Board reports today. Successful corporate-humanitarian partnerships have the potential to deliver fast, effective support during a crisis.
An urban Wal-Mart store is less likely to drive nearby stores out of business than is a suburban or rural Wal-Mart store, according to a preliminary study led by a researcher at the University of Illinois at Chicago.
In the first study to systematically investigate the effect of various contextual factors "“ growth, market diversification, vertical integration and type of industry, to name only a few "“ that influence information-technology budget decisions, an accounting researcher at the University of Arkansas found that information-technology budget levels were positively connected to subsequent firm performance and shareholder returns.
There is an appropriate time and place for employers to monitor employees, according to a business professor at the Olin Business School. If done wrong, firms can lose their worker's trust and willingness to go above and beyond.
Women of color are starting businesses at rates three to five times faster than all other businesses. However, once in business, their growth lags behind all other firms, according to the results of a multi-year study conducted by the Center for Women's Business Research in partnership with Babson College exploring the impact of race and gender on the growth of businesses owned by women who are African-American, Asian, Latina and other ethnicities.
New research by University of Iowa business professor Greg Stewart confirms that a firm, solid handshake is an important part of a successful job interview, while a dead fish can end the interview before it even begins.
In one of the first studies to focus specifically on state government information-technology personnel, researchers at the University of Arkansas found that key interpersonal relationships "“ both mentoring and different types of exchanges between supervisors and subordinates "“ have a major impact on employees' commitment to an organization.
Rising gas prices are affecting more than the family budget. More pain at the pump results in more employee stress on the job, says Wayne Hochwarter, the Jim Moran Professor of Management at Florida State University's College of Business.
The best way for companies to avoid becoming takeover targets is to engage in regular stock buy-backs on the open market, according to research by a University of Iowa business professor.
As foreign-born workers make up a larger share of the U.S. workforce, more employers will be dealing with language limitations. But a new survey by The Conference Board finds that a majority of employers are doing very little to overcome this challenge.
Women's entrepreneurship matters, according to the Global Entrepreneurship Monitor (GEM) 2007 Report on Women and Entrepreneurship released today by The Center for Women's Leadership at Babson College.
The majority of U.S. companies have a formal, written plan for emergency preparedness, according to a report released today by The Conference Board. But a widely adopted certification standard for such plans does not exist yet.
Babson Professor Dennis F.S. Mathaisel's Sustaining the Military Enterprise: An Architecture for a Lean Transformation (Auerbach Publications) describes a Lean Enterprise Architecture (LEA) strategy to transform maintenance, repair, and overhaul (MRO) enterprises in the defense industry.
A global survey of trade experts has found a marked increase in pessimism on the outcome of current world trade negotiations.
Ten international business student teams to compete at the 9th annual Global Social Venture Competition to be held at the University of California's Haas School of Business, followed by a one-day symposium on social entrepreneurship in San Francisco.
The Conference Board's Measure of CEO Confidence, which had posted a sharp decline in the final quarter of 2007, fell again in the first quarter of 2008 and is now at 38 (a reading of more than 50 points reflects more positive than negative responses). The last time the Measure posted a weaker reading was in the final quarter of 2000 when it was at 31.
Major companies are creating a wide variety of programs to help employees deal with the global HIV/AIDS epidemic, according to a report released today by The Conference Board, the global business research and membership organization.
Fears of a recession and economic woes pushed the Rosenberg Center Franchise 50 Indexâ„¢ down in the fourth quarter of 2007, with the index of the top 50 U.S. public franchisors falling 5.5 percent amid a broad market decline.
Innovators trying to establish new markets would be wise to try to attract attention by publicizing not only themselves, but also the competition, according to a new sociological study by a faculty member at the University of Southern California's (USC) Marshall School of Business. Mark Thomas Kennedy, assistant professor of Management and Organizations at USC, used breakthrough research methods to reduce tens of thousands of pages of media coverage into "mental maps" of technology market competitors.
The wrong language  denigrating older workers, even if only subtly  can have an outsized negative impact on employee productivity and corporate profits, says Bob McCann, an associate professor of management communication at the USC Marshall School of Business. While demographic trends point to a more age-diverse workforce, said McCann, ageist language is still to be found in many workplaces, and can have severe repercussions for both older workers and their employers.
New sociological research shows that, when trying to create new markets for technology products, firms that dare to publicly mention their competitors in their public positioning actually do better for it.
In one of the first studies to thoroughly examine the role of computer-user behavior beyond the adoption stage, an information-systems researcher at the University of Arkansas developed and tested a model of information-systems behavior and found that habit "“ rather than intention or conscious decision toward behavior "“ plays a much more significant role than previously thought.
In an ever-changing world of increased turbulence, uncertainty, and global competition, how can today's business leaders learn, grow, adapt, and lead through unknown business challenges? Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute's Lally School of Management & Technology today hosted an inaugural program titled "Forum on Business, Technology, and Ethics." The program focused on the theme of leadership in controversy.
With the April 15 tax deadline just two weeks away, an Iowa State University accounting professor says last-minute filers can still find tax savings. But his best tip this year is simply to make sure you file on time to receive full benefit from the government's recently-announced tax rebate.
Northeastern University professors have been studying the media multitasking behavior of teens on a global level. Their recent study has recently been completed in the U.S. and results will be compared to data they plan to collect in Europe and Asia where they will repeat the study.
An innovative, alternative warehouse-design concept developed by a University of Arkansas researcher and his colleague at Auburn University has been implemented by a Wisconsin generator manufacturer. In its newly designed warehouse in Whitewater, Wis., Generac Power Systems built a non-traditional aisle and rack system based on concepts created by Russell Meller and Kevin Gue.
An intelligent brake light system has been invented that communicates slowing and urgent stopping "“ rather than simply that the brake pedal is being touched.
Some of the nation's leading economists have formed The Enterprise Initiative, based at the University of Chicago, to assemble data and develop models based on the role of enterprise in emerging economies. The models will be used to evaluate the impact of factors such as occupational choice, education and the availability of credit and insurance.
The Conference Board Governance Center convened a Working Group on Hedge Fund Activism which today released a set of proposed recommendations for public companies and institutional investors who might find themselves involved in an activism campaign mounted by hedge funds. The proposed recommendations are supported by a research report discussing the Working Group's findings.
A preliminary analysis of the effect of radio frequency identification on retail-inventory accuracy demonstrated that an automated, RFID-enabled inventory system improved accuracy by about 13 percent in test stores compared to control stores.
Advertiser concerns about online search engines' commitment to battle "click fraud" may be justified, and the industry should consider creating third-party verification groups to quell those concerns, according to a new study by two University of Southern California researchers.
Consumers are less likely to hold onto existing ideas about a brand if they are made to feel a sense of difficulty thinking about it, especially when they are time-pressured.
One of the first major studies to focus on employee engagement among lower-wage hourly workers, the "CitiSales Study" finds that six workplace dimensions are essential components to employee engagement and customer satisfaction in the retail industry.
Research by two University of Iowa business professors reinforces the adage that CEOs should not believe their own hype. The work provides the first evidence suggesting that CEOs fall victim to their own perceived success when making merger and acquisition decisions, suggesting CEOs give too much credit to their own ability when they initiate a successful acquisition.
Continuing high crude-oil prices and new bioenergy mandates are expected to sustain prices at historic highs across all agricultural commodities over the next decade, according to the Food and Agricultural Policy Research Institute (FAPRI).
New research from the University of New Hampshire shows that the states spending the most to woo foreign companies to their communities -- millions of dollars -- do not have the educated or skilled workforce that would allow them to fully capitalize on the investment made by foreign companies.
Online posted job vacancies in February 2008 grew only 3 percent from the February 2007 level, according to The Conference Board Help-Wanted OnLine Data Seriesâ„¢ released today.
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