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Business Channels: Story Ideas: Business, Economics Keywords: Recession, Bill Rieber	Economics Professor Says Businesses Should Remain Cautious until Recession is Over Butler University Economics Professor Bill Rieber says while we're seeing some positive indications the recession is over, many uncertainties remain. Rieber offers tips for businesses on how to approach this uncertain economic time. View	Released: 11/19/2009 4:30 PM EST Expert Available Butler University
Business Channels: Story Ideas: Business, Economics Keywords: debt, Stress, Debt stress index, Consumer spending	Debt Stress Drops for Third Straight Month, Survey Finds While American consumers still worry about the amount of money they owe, a new survey shows their level of stress concerning debts has declined for a third straight month. View	Released: 11/18/2009 4:00 PM EST Ohio State University
Business Channels: Story Ideas: Business, Winter/Holidays Keywords: Retail, Retail Pricing, Kelley School Of Business, Holiday Shopping	New Study on Retail Discounting: What Works for Some Products Might be a Bust for Others Retailers beware. Some tried-and-true discounting tactics for pepping up holiday season sales can be a boon for some products -- but a bust for others. View	Released: 11/18/2009 3:15 PM EST Indiana University
Business Channels: Story Ideas: Business, Story Ideas: Science Keywords: Ice Cream, gelato, Food Marketing	Graduate Student's Research Could Influence Taste Of Ice Cream, Other Foods Available In the U.S. Thompson said that if manufacturers can borrow the traits of Italian gelato and make the flavors of a product true to what they're calling it, that can make a huge difference in the product's success. View	Released: 11/18/2009 10:15 AM EST Kansas State University
Business Channels: Story Ideas: Business, Winter/Holidays Keywords: Marketing, Thanksgiving, Black Friday, impulse buying, Shopping, Serotonin, Tryptophan, Consumers	Pig Out More at Thanksgiving and You May Shop Less A University of Utah study suggests how eating a traditional Thanksgiving dinner with turkey and mashed potatoes makes consumers less likely to buy on impulse, which might affect their shopping on Black Friday. View	Released: 11/17/2009 11:00 PM EST University of Utah
Business Channels: Story Ideas: Business Keywords: FLEXIBLE WORKPLACE, HEALTHY EMPLOYEES, HAPPIER EMPLOYEES, MANAGER TRAINING	Managers Are Key to Healthier, More Satisfied Employees Managers trained in family supportive behaviors see benefits in lower turnover, greater productivity and less stressed employees. View	Released: 11/17/2009 10:40 AM EST Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology (SIOP)
Business Channels: Story Ideas: Business Keywords: Mergers And Acquisitions, Executive Turnover, Mergers	Study Identifies Causes of Executive Turnover after M&As Pre-merger performance and the nature of merger negotiations are among the key indicators of long-term leadership instability in target companies following mergers and acquisitions, according to a Virginia Commonwealth University study in the Journal of Business Strategy. View	Released: 11/16/2009 3:30 PM EST Virginia Commonwealth University
Business Channels: Story Ideas: Business, Economics Keywords: General Motors, Auto Industry, Auto Bailout, Supply Chain Management, Rationalization, Inventory, Olin Business School, Panos Kouvelis	GM Reports Third Quarter Results Nov. 16; Expert Tells Auto Industry to Proceed with Caution U.S. auto sales in October equaled an annualized rate of 10 million vehicles. That’s a steep drop from the 17 million cars sold each year from 1991-2007. Not even a robust recovery from the recession is expected to boost sales near previous highs. Bailouts, bankruptcies and cash for clunkers have helped keep the industry afloat this year. Yet, the reality of too many factories and workers remains as demand continues to dip. Supply chain expert Panos Kouvelis says auto makers need to keep the brakes on production and proceed with caution. View	Released: 11/12/2009 7:45 PM EST Washington University in St. Louis
Business Channels: Story Ideas: Business	Sales Expert and Bestselling Author Available to Discuss Growth Tips for the Business Year Ahead As we see the economy beginning to take a positive turn, many small business leaders are looking for sound advice to help their company weather what we hope are the recession’s final stormy months. View	Released: 11/12/2009 8:00 AM EST Expert Available American Toner Service
Business Channels: Story Ideas: Business Keywords: Retail, Logistics Model, Forecast, Orders	New Logistics Model Improves Forecast Accuracy of Retail and Packaged-Goods Orders Whether it’s dog food or iPods, tires or televisions, virtually every consumer has endured a frustrating out-of-stock experience. Retailers hate it as much as customers, perhaps more, because they lose money and credibility. Examining this problem at a specific link – suppliers and distribution centers – in the retail and consumer-packaged goods supply chain, a logistics researcher at the University of Arkansas and his colleague discovered that application of a common error-correction model improves the accuracy of forecasting orders. View	Released: 11/11/2009 11:00 AM EST University of Arkansas, Fayetteville

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