Increasing interest in health care has lead reporters to seek more sources for health news than ever before. And, as more and more consumers use the web to research health information, the growing demand for health news has an increasing influence on the health industry. In response to these trends, Newswise has developed a new category for medical news called Health Marketplace.
What will our world look like in 15 years? If your organization hasn’t paused to consider this question, Erik Peterson, senior advisor for a prominent D.C. think-tank, says you’re risking your company’s future and bottom line.
Kate Bronfenbrenner, Cornell University senior lecturer at the School of Industrial and Labor Relations, comments on the pending National Mediation Board rule change that could reduce the threshold for creating unions in the airline industry -- from a majority of all workers in any class to a majority of all votes cast in the union election.
Short-term redemption fees could protect and boost returns for long-term investors.
Currently, foreign-born people make up approximately 13 percent of the total U.S. population. As the immigrant population grows, understanding its disability status and employment characteristics becomes increasingly important. People, both native and foreign-born, with disabilities make important contributions to our society, and many individuals continue to work despite a wide range of impairments. A new study by researchers at the Center for Injury Research and Policy of The Research Institute at Nationwide Children’s Hospital focuses on disability and employment among working-age immigrants in the United States.
Unrealistic expectations amid the country’s continued unemployment struggles are a double-edged sword that can cut equally into the well-being of job seekers and the companies that hire them, says a University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) strategic management expert.
They have been called “financial weapons of mass destruction” and blamed for a number of catastrophic losses and bankruptcies. New research by a finance professor at Virginia Tech’s Pamplin College of Business, however, counters the popular perception of derivatives as dangerous tools and investments.
During economic downturns, staying within budget at the grocery store may be more important than ever for many shoppers, especially those with low incomes. But a new study shows that the harder shoppers try to accurately calculate the total value of items placed in their carts, the worse they do.
“Job creation in the U.S. will largely depend on start-up companies and entrepreneurs who populate university research parks, laboratories and incubators across the nation,” says Brian Darmody of the University of Maryland. In a new report for the Association of University Research Parks, he recommends 10 simple steps to create jobs and new businesses.
Research has identified four distinct generations of employees in the workplace. Each generation brings their own set of attitudes and behaviors; managing expectations is a challenge for employers. However, if employers ignore differences between generations, there can be an adverse impact on staff motivation, engagement and retention according to management expert Claire Simmers, Ph.D.
About 30 MBA students at IU's Kelley School of Business are going to Peru as part of the school's Global Business and Social Enterprise initiative, a social entrepreneurship consulting program.
Public service advertising campaigns that use guilt or shame to warn against alcohol abuse can actually have the reverse effect, spurring increased drinking among target audiences, according to new research from the Indiana University Kelley School of Business.
Researchers developed mathematical formulas for scheduling procrastinators.
During the holy month of Ramadan, stock returns are almost nine times higher in predominately Muslim countries than during other times of the year, an indication that Ramadan positively affects investor psychology and leads to optimistic beliefs that extend to investment decisions, according to new research from the University of New Hampshire.
The University of Utah now is ranked first in the country along with the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in creating new startup companies from research-based inventions.
UC Berkeley business management professors find counterfactual thinkers are more analytical in organizational settings.
The AUTM U.S. Licensing Activity Survey: FY2008 shares quantitative information about and real-world examples of licensing activities at U.S. universities, hospitals and research institutions.
Consumers are feeling a little bit better about the amount of money they owe to creditors, a new survey suggests. The Consumer Debt Stress Index (DSI) dropped by slightly more than 2 percent in January, from 119.8 to 117.4.
USC Marshall experts are available to discuss consumer decision-making, impulse buying and Valentine’s Day.
Annual keynote event of the Los Angeles Chapter of the USC Marshall School of Business Alumni Association includes three panels covering Social Entrepreneurship, Branding and Finance.
New research by University of Arkansas economists decodes the mystery of what transforms a network of interconnections among firms into a single organism that functions as an economic powerhouse. By examining the relationship between product-clusters in international trade and their connection to accelerated economic growth at the country level, researchers found that the way in which a country’s exported products are connected to each other and to other products in the global-trade network – rather than mere participation in global trade – determines whether or how much a country will achieve accelerated economic growth.
Members of a group or team will work harder when they’re competing against a group with lower status than when pitted against a more highly ranked group, according to a new study.
A new study by University of Iowa researchers lends credence to the idea that supervisors who abuse their employees but are productive have a long leash when it comes to bad behavior.
Sahara Byrne, Cornell University assistant professor of communications, comments on the controversial commercials scheduled to air during the Super Bowl, specifically the possible impact of the Focus on the Family (Tim Tebow) commercial.
“The tobacco industry has always been very nimble and aggressive in its responses to new regulations, and Altria’s current attempts to market smokeless tobacco as ‘less harmful’ are no exception,” says Douglas Luke, Ph.D., professor and director of the Center for Tobacco Policy Research at the Brown School at Washington University in St. Louis. “Part of what we're seeing here is the tobacco industry trying to position smokeless tobacco products so that they either do not come under the new Food and Drug Administration regulations or they come under weaker regulations.”
With their his-and-hers outdoor bathtubs (erectile dysfunction) and veiled references to a "growing, not going problem" (enlarged prostate), direct-to-consumer (DTC) pharmaceutical ads are roundly criticized by consumer advocates, health professionals and elected officials. Yet two authorities on health care marketing consider these ads more honest than most other forms of consumer advertising and the most forthcoming type of pharmaceutical promotion.
“There is nothing like it in the world for getting attention from consumers and media outlets,” says marketing expert Scott Hamula of the upcoming Super Bowl XLIV, which will be televised by CBS on Sunday, Feb. 7. Consequently, despite the continued difficulties in the economy, plenty of corporations will be shelling out big money to produce and air Super Bowl commercials.
A Washington and Lee University finance professor has updated a study demonstrating that over the course of the event’s 43-year history, the Super Bowl winner has correctly predicted whether the market will go up or down 77 percent of the time.
With an average price tag of nearly $3 million for every 30-second ad, Super Bowl ads are a tougher sell in this year’s troubled economy, but Wake Forest University marketing professor Sheri Bridges says they are still worth the money.
Dr. John Antil, associate professor of marketing at the University of Delaware, has tracked Super Bowl ad trends for 20+ years. He is available for interviews about Super Bowl XLIV commercials: the actual value of being a sponsor, ads as a driver to “new media”, CBS’ price slashing, controversial ads and more.
Government financial support that has bolstered this country's commercial news business since its colonial days is in sharp decline and is likely to fall further, according to a report released today by the University of Southern California’s Center on Communication Leadership & Policy. Because these cutbacks are occurring at the height of the digital revolution, they will have an especially powerful impact on a weakened news industry.
Shakespeare may have written, "The play's the thing," but chances are that the playwright never thought his sentiments could be applied to the life sciences.
Art Wheaton, Cornell University automotive industry expert, comments on the impact of accelerator-part problems in several Toyota cars and trucks.
David Allan, Ph.D., an entertainment marketing expert and professor at Saint Joseph’s University in Philadelphia, says the big news this year about Super Bowl commercials is what viewers won’t see.
Untrained interviewers and too much small talk can result in poor hires and promotions.
The stereotype of a man’s reluctance to ask for driving directions appears to hold true in the retail store as well. A new study of consumer behavior from the University of New Hampshire shows that women are much more likely to seek out other people for guidance about purchases whereas men are more apt to go it alone.
Consumer demand for value will persist after economic recovery, leading to bankruptcy for some firms if they don’t adjust positioning. But firms can thrive with two strategies--"just good enough" and "altered amotization" say marketing experts at TCU and LSU.
While the Leading Index for Indiana (LII) for December continues "its unenergetic climb," for the first time since its release in October of last year, the state economic indicator was higher than it was a year earlier.
The Internet has made online auction sites somewhat ubiquitous—and has facilitated the rise of name-your-own-price (NYOP) auctions, a few of which are quite popular and profitable. With NYOP auctions, as most prominently exemplified by Priceline, consumers bid on products or services without knowing the threshold price. If their bid exceeds the concealed threshold price, they receive the product at the amount they’ve bid.
Conflicts of interest in mutual funds between managers, fund sponsors, and shareholders are, in some ways, the nature of the beast given that mutual fund managers benefit from high-paying risky investments while sponsors and shareholders tend to benefit from lower risk investments.
An international report on new business development released Thursday (Jan. 14) in Santiago, Chile, includes the first global study of social entrepreneurship, co-produced by a professor at Indiana University's Kelley School of Business.
A homeowner’s station in life and personal spending beliefs and habits are important indicators of the borrower’s potential for home-mortgage default, say researchers in the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) School of Business.
UC Berkeley real estate expert Kenneth Rosen discusses his policy and reform proposals at the Financial Crisis Inquiry Commission’s first public hearing.
As shareholders of publicly traded companies look ahead to corporate board elections this spring, new research at Indiana University's Kelley School of Business suggests that a lack of enthusiasm for slated directors can affect stock prices and lead to management turnovers.
Consumers – especially women -- felt slightly more stress concerning their debt during December, but the increase was relatively small considering their holiday shopping spree, a new survey suggests.
With job satisfaction rates at a record low Loyola University Health System expert helps individuals and businesses stay healthy during difficult times.
The most innovative CEOs spend 50 percent more time practicing five specific innovation skills than do their less creative counterparts, according to a six-year study by three prominent business scholars.
The opening of a Walmart store in Chicago's Austin neighborhood in early 2006 has not increased retail activity or employment opportunities, according to a study by researchers at the University of Illinois at Chicago and Loyola University Chicago.
Older just may be wiser when it comes to U.S. entrepreneurs. New research shows that entrepreneurial behavior among older Americans (44-99) rose significantly in 2008.
Toys colored with poisonous lead paint. Hamburger and spinach teeming with salmonella or e-coli. High-profile product recalls have underscored a growing problem for U.S. manufacturers with global supply chains. As supply chains have linked more partners from far-flung locales, corporations have found it more difficult to assure quality. Clarkson University economist Luciana Echazu has developed a promising new theoretical approach in writing contracts to solve that problem.
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