How women can make their mark professionally and personally is the theme of the 12th annual Women in Leadership Conference at the University of California, Berkeley's Haas School of Business.
Women appointed to corporate boards differ significantly from male appointees in their experiences and career paths, according to a new study. They bring to the boardroom different"”but not less--business experience than men.
Investors looking for the best return in the U.S. stock market would be wise to invest in January, which generates the highest returns of any month of the year, according to a historical analysis of stock market returns conducted by two University of New Hampshire researchers.
Starbucks' decision to close its stores Tuesday for three hours of employee training is a clever corporate move with potential impact beyond the stated purpose, says an assistant professor of management at the University of Indianapolis. Dr. Terry Schindler is available for further comment on this and other topics related to Starbucks and management strategy.
Those who normally don't file income tax returns need to do so this year in order to receive stimulus checks. There are options for those who can't afford a regular tax preparer.
Working with University of Wisconsin-Madison engineering and business school faculty and students, a Wisconsin entrepreneur has perfected a fiber-reinforced fishing lure that may prevent millions of pounds of toxic plastics from polluting waters nationwide.
Central Michigan University's Ted Bolema, an expert on business mergers and antitrust law and a former trial attorney with the Department of Justice, says that he expects no serious roadblocks in a possible merger between Northwest and Delta Airlines. He is available to comment on the issue.
Despite continuing turmoil in the housing and financial markets, a U.S. recession is not imminent, The Conference Board reports today.
Does being extra heavy or obese hinder the opportunity of getting a job or moving up the work ladder? A recent study conducted at Wayne State University in Detroit, MI, shows that, yes, obesity can and does have a denigrating effect in the workplace.
Before you file your taxes, you may want to consider several last-minute tips before sending your W-2s to Uncle Sam by April 15.
With 77 million baby boomers headed for retirement, nearly every facet of corporate pension plans will be subject to analysis and change. The decline in defined benefit plans and the rise in defined contribution plans "“ combined with increasing longevity "“ is creating growing risk among employees regarding their retirement benefits.
The most common method for handling third party ethics and compliance issues is to adopt and stick to a code of practice or policies that governs the manner in which a company's own employees deal with third parties, according to a report released today by The Conference Board.
A Central Michigan University professor who set out to discover whether or not finance professors practice what they preach found that they often do not and that they actually have less investing experience than one might expect.
New research from the University of New Hampshire shows that the nation's poorest cities experienced a substantial drop in poverty rates during the economic boom from 1992 to 2003, but not enough to lift them out of their relative positions as the most impoverished communities in America.
Text analysis can be used to identify language patterns in management communications that are inconsistent with either the company's financial performance or with the communications of other companies in the same industry. Such inconsistencies may indicate fraud.
Total corporate contributions in the U.S. and abroad (among 189 major corporations and corporate foundations) amounted to $10.2 billion in 2006, up from $9.8 billion in 2005, The Conference Board reports today in its annual survey of corporate giving to worthy causes.
Price promotions may not be the best way to increase sales of frequently purchased consumer good. Managers can become overly focused on losing market share and get caught up in a mindless cycle of discounting, without regard to the long-term implications of their actions, research finds.
A firm's most valuable customers are not those who buy the most. Instead, customers who refer new business are worth as much as the big spenders, or more. So reveals a study, "How Valuable Is Word of Mouth?" by Dr. Robert P. Leone of the Neeley School of Business at Texas Christian University and Dr. V. Kumar and J. Andrew Petersen, of the University of Connecticut.
Encouraging global entrepreneurship is vital to improving economic growth worldwide according to the ninth annual Global Entrepreneurship Monitor (GEM) 2007 Global Report. Directed by Babson College and London Business, and released today, the GEM 2007 Report strongly recommends that entrepreneurs organize to achieve political influence to liberalize trade and investment policies on an international level.
As telecommuting and other forms of virtual work become increasingly popular, what happens to the workers who are left behind in the office? A new study by a management professor at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute suggests that the prevalence of telecommuters in an office can adversely impact coworkers who do not telecommute in terms of their job satisfaction and likelihood that they will leave the company.
A study of Fortune 1000 companies shows that investments in information technology carry higher risk than other capital investments, according to the Management Insights feature in the current issue of Management Science, the flagship journal of the Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences (INFORMS®).
How much is quality worth? Do good reviews have more impact on a company's stock price than bad reviews? And do reviews have a bigger impact on small companies or big ones? Those questions and more are answered in a just-published analysis of what happens to company stock prices in the days after Wall Street Journal technology writer Walt Mossberg has published a review of their products.
Trust and risk are the two biggest challenges for small and medium-sized firms conducting international business online. Practical strategies grown from the playground can help, says a Green Mountain College professor.
It is a common economic development strategy to locate similar firms close to each other. A business professor at Washington University in St. Louis shows the tactic is most effective when companies are within 500 meters of each other. After that, the benefits of proximity quickly lose its power.
A study by Business Prof Robert Fisher proves that it's better to give rather than to receive, at least for donors to some of the most popular televised fundraising appeals. Robert's research found that calls to stations during appeals decreased when benefits to viewers was emphasized. "Selfish" benefits to viewers could be special recognition for donors, higher quality programming or very tangible items such as CDs, DVDs or cookbooks in return for donations.
A Clarkson University economics professor says that the new benchmark federal funds rate of 4.25% is much too high to get the optimum levels of employment and gross domestic product that the Federal Reserve is looking for.
If companies provide workplace flexibility and if employees perceive that flexibility as real, then healthier lifestyle habits are put into action by those employees, according to new research by lead author Joseph G. Grzywacz, Ph.D., of Wake Forest University School of Medicine.
Frontal crash tests in laboratories are strong predictors of passenger cars' safety on the road, though they fail to accurately project driver fatality risks for trucks, according to a recent Virginia Commonwealth University study.
Corporate reputation is increasingly able to either generate or rapidly destroy shareholder value, concludes a report by The Conference Board.
Professor William Bailey says potential buyers, no matter how eager they are to purchase a home, need to follow five general guidelines when deciding how much house to buy.
Using an unusually extensive dataset, an international team of researchers has identified several factors that promote government innovation.
City dwellers are less likely to head to the slopes when their backyards are bare, even if New England ski resorts have many feet of packed power and ideal skiing conditions, according to new research from the University of New Hampshire.
In November there were 4,072,600 online advertised vacancies, a decrease of 89,100 or -2.1% from the October level, according to The Conference Board Help-Wanted OnLine Data Series (HWOL) released today. Nationally, online advertised vacancies were up (9.7%) over the year (November'06-November'07). There were 2.65 advertised vacancies online for every 100 persons in the labor force in November.
The Association of University Technology Managers®, a nonprofit association for academic technology transfer professionals, announces the release of the FY2006 U.S. Licensing Activity SurveyTM Summary "” quantitative data and real-world examples about licensing activities at U.S. universities, hospitals and research institutions. Results indicate growth in research, invention disclosures, licenses and new products in the U.S.
A major research study released today by Babson College and The Commonwealth Institute finds that woman-led businesses in Massachusetts are strong engines of economic growth, consistently outperforming national and state growth rates for each of the six years that the study was conducted.
Is there any way to get a man to savour a melodramatic, so-called "˜tear jerker?' It's possible, if he knows up front that the story is pure fiction, according to U of A School of Business Associate Professor Jennifer Argo.
The Gap Inc.'s recent discovery that some of its clothing manufactured in India was made by young children demonstrates a lack of understanding the pros and cons of international outsourcing. Through proper risk management, any firm can avoid damaging its reputation and losing market share.
A new study by a University of Arkansas economist suggests that national campaigns against tardiness in two South American countries will not work. The findings provide insight for policymakers and business leaders who want to know the costs associated with unpunctuality in an ever-expanding global economy.
Female managers who are seen as unkind, insensitive and unaware of others' feelings are judged as worse bosses because of it "“ yet men who exhibit the same qualities aren't. This is the conclusion of Kristin Byron, assistant professor of management in the Whitman School of Management at Syracuse University, who wanted to see if being good at spotting emotions meant managers had more satisfied staff.
The Arthur M. Blank Center for Entrepreneurship at Babson College has accepted seven student businesses into the Babson College Business Hatchery for the fall 2007 term. The Babson Hatchery provide rent-free space and resources to current students in order to support their efforts to launch successful businesses.
A company's research budget tells you very little about its prospects.
Today's corporate leaders are increasingly aware that growth and success depend on a company's ability to tap external sources of innovation. Yet many find it difficult to translate that knowledge into action. A new book co-authored by a professor from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute and a professor from Northwestern University presents multiple models that companies can customize to fit their particular circumstances.
Despite a slumping housing market, rising oil prices, flat auto sales, a weak U.S. dollar and waning consumer confidence, America's economy will not slip into recession, say University of Michigan economists.
More corporate boards are driving enterprise risk management (ERM), but despite progress, ERM has yet to become embedded in most companies' day-to-day activities, according to a report released today by The Conference Board.
The New England economy is expected to experience slow growth over the next six months as the region struggles with the broadening effects of the housing credit crisis and rising energy prices, according to Ross Gittell, James R. Carter Professor at the University of New Hampshire.
Scientists at the University of Virginia have discovered a new class of hydrogen storage materials that could make the storage and transportation of energy much more efficient "” and affordable "” through higher-performing hydrogen fuel cells.
Because someone built a better rat trap, members of a tribe in India have more money, access to better health care and schools, and improved social status. That's what a researcher from the Neeley School of Business at Texas Christian University found when she visited and wrote a case study on the Irula Tribe whose main source of income and food comes from catching rats in farmers' fields.
About 73 million U.S. households now have discretionary income, up from about 57 million in 2002, according to a report by The Conference Board. The percent of the U.S. population with discretionary income has increased to nearly 64 percent, up from 52 percent in 2002.
The London Times today named author, executive coach and Alliant International University Professor Dr. Marshall Goldsmith #34 on the bi-annual "Thinkers 50" list "“ a guide to "which thinkers and ideas are in "“ and which have been consigned to business history." It's the first time that Goldsmith has made the list.
The latest trend in helicopter parenting -- parents interfering with their kids' internship experiences, calling these companies and asking employers to go easy on their children - an exercise which says Diana Nash, director of Career Development and Internships at Marymount Manhattan College, makes employers think twice about hiring interns in the future.
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