A new book touting the business benefits of environmental management systems features the story of how the University of Missouri-Rolla implemented a management process known as ISO 14001 to keep better track of its chemical inventories.
1- change-of-control incentives drive majority of management buyouts; 2- key factors for fast product development.
A comprehensive study at Ohio State of employee recruitment found that new hires were more likely to stay at least a year if they were recruited through inside sources, rather than through ads or employment agencies.
Proposed federal standards for ergonomics may cost businesses money in the short run, but will benefit them in the long run, says a certified ergonomist at the University of Missouri-Rolla.
American families will spend an average of nearly $500 on Christmas gifts during the upcoming holiday season - about the same as they did last year. But because of a rise in the number of households, consumers will push retail sales over $50 billion, an improvement of about 1.5% from last season, The Conference Board reports today.
A new survey by the Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America found 348 medicines in development for diseases that disproportionately afflict women -- a 75 percent increase in research on women's health since an earlier survey in 1991.
The American Public Health Association praised the Clinton administration for releasing new workplace rules that would protect an estimated 27 million U.S. workers whose jobs put their health at risk from activities such as repetitive motion or heavy lifting.
Nearly a quarter of all U.S. households bought something over the Internet during the past year, with the majority of single purchases averaging less than $100.00, according to a new survey released by The Conference Board.
The Combination of a still-strong U.S. economy, strengthening economies abroad, and the gathering evidence that tight labor and tightening materials markets are tipping the balance toward increasing inflationary pressures.
Al Johnson, a driving force in urban entrepreneurship development for many decades, has been named "Man of the Millennium" by the University of Illinois at Chicago's Center for Urban Business.
The popularity of online investing is skyrocketing, with over 570,000 transactions occurring through 120 online brokerages every day. Why are more people turning to their keyboards instead of dialing their brokers when they are ready to trade?
If casino gambling can spark economic development in Gary, Indiana, it can probably work anywhere, says the author of this story about the depressed steel town at the tip of Lake Michigan.
As the millennium nears, the hype surrounding Y2K seems to have died down. But Lewis Mandell, dean of the University at Buffalo School of Management, says it may be that we're already in the eye of the Y2K storm, and the damage won't be apparent until the arrival of the new millennium has blown over.
The rail freight industry is back after years of decline, but the booming freight business has also created problems for those who live near the tracks. Too much traffic, too many trains, too much noise and vibration.--Planning magazine
Fraud costs businesses billions of dollars, but that estimate reflects only the cases that are detected - a mere 10-15 percent of all fraud committed in businesses across the country.
A comprehensive study recently released by Centre College economist David Anderson shows that crime is now costing U.S. citizens, businesses, and the government more than one trillion dollars per year. Lost property and wages, as well as personal anguish, are diminishing the nation's productivity.
ESPS, Inc. will host two free seminars on Electronic Compliance Management for executives in the pharmaceutical, biotechnology, medical device, and animal health industries to be held in Boston on Dec. 3, 1999 and in Seattle on Dec. 10, 1999.
A study by AHCPR and the National Business Coalition for Health suggests that most business coalitions have processes in place that could be tapped to promote quality, just as their market power helped contain health care costs earlier this decade by encouraging the growth of managed care.
While the number of Americans on welfare has dropped significantly since Congress passed the 1996 welfare reform law, many former recipients still live in poverty.
The forecast for employment in agricultural careers is that students with science and marketing skills will be the most sought after by employers into the year 2005, according to a report released Tuesday, 11/9 by the USDA and Purdue University.
A Cornell University research project on working families will collect data from 350 randomly selected families in Syracuse, NY. The Cornell Community Study hopes to glean insight into the challenges people face as they juggle work and family responsibilities, to determine how communities and companies could be structured to help them.
Rhodes College has established a website for businesses and corporations.
An expert and scholar in Anti-trust policy at Colgate University is available to comment on Judge Thomas Penfield Jackson's pending ruling in the Microsoft trial.
Genetically modified crops reduce producer costs, but they have met with resistance from consumer and environmental groups. A University of Illinois study provides an overview of many of the issues likely to be debated in World Trade Organization negotiations later this month.
All other factors being equal, women generally are better suited for positions of trust and security than are men, research at Michigan State University indicates.
Stories include: 1- the connection between the economy and homicide rates; 2- NC State inventor reaches 100th patent; 3- industry and government partners double at NC State's Centennial Campus.
The Conference Board has begun to process corporate entries for the Ron Brown Award, the only Presidential Award honoring companies for outstanding achievements in employee and community relations. This year's Award will be presented by the President of the United States in early spring.
While most European companies have changed the way they measure executive performance, differences among company divisions in matters such as setting comparable targets and incentives are proving to be a major obstacle, according to a report released by The Conference Board.
Depression is being identified as one of the most expensive occupational health costs for business. A new review of studies focuses on the factors of depression and the cost of depression it the work place.
Today's remarkable new information technologies are not only changing the way people work, shop and pay bills, they also are "transforming the very structure of our social institutions by radically changing the way organizations coordinate knowledge." a University of Illinois researchers explains.
A recent study by two University of Iowa economics researchers shows that college-educated workers with mathematical and verbal skills have the potential to earn the biggest paychecks.
U.S. banks reaped about $2.1 billion in surcharges last year from people who used ATM machines but weren't customers of the banks operating them.
Some incredibly lucrative jobs often go unfilled because college students don't even know the jobs or their $3.5 trillion-a-year industry exist.
Contrary to popular belief, serious mental illness is not necessarily a career-limiting disorder. A study of 500 professionals and managers, all of whom have, or have had, a serious mental illness, shows that 73% were able to achieve full-time employment.
Consumerism, e-business and genetic mapping will bring disruptive changes in the way U.S. healthcare is provided and paid for in the 21st Century, according to PricewaterhouseCoopers' HealthCast 2010: Smaller World, Bigger Expectations report released Oct. 28 at the PricewaterhouseCoopers Thought Leadership Forum in Cambridge, Mass.
In a look at 2010, PricewaterhouseCoopers primary research study, surveying more than 400 healthcare thought leaders worldwide, predicts the forces shaping the global and U.S. healthcare industry.
Research at Ohio State now shows what a mother already knows -- that the demands of her job have a direct impact on how long and how often she breast-feeds.
A new study says there's a big hole in the argument used by university officials who say collective bargaining with teaching and research assistants interferes with the faculty's ability to instruct and advise those students: It isn't true.
While the House of Representatives considers a bill that would raise the minimum wage by $1 over three years to $6.15 an hour, a Cornell University economist asserts that the minimum wage is an outdated mechanism that does not help the working poor fight poverty.
Eliseu Padilha, Minister of Transportation of Brazil, will be a featured speaker at an international conference on "Doing Business in/with Mexico and Brazil," to be held Thursday, Nov. 4 at Lewis University in Romeoville, Ill. Also featured with be top executives, directors, attorneys and bankers from U.S. Mexican and Brazilian firms.
Allowing power plants to trade, sell, or bank the right to emit sulfur dioxide has reduced concentrations of a key contributor to acid rain while also saving money for power plants, says a new study co-authored by a Resources for the Future senior fellow.
Media executive Jeff Smulyan and other leaders discuss international business opportunities during a conference Oct. 22 at Ball State University.
How reliable are the forecasts of corporate earnings made by Wall Street analysts? The issue of "picks" by securities analysts has long been a matter of intense interest in financial circles. New research says many forecasts are overshooting.
Globalization has run roughshod over U.S. laws preventing age discrimination in employment just as the American workforce grows older, a University of Illinois legal scholar argues.
Carnegie Mellon Research Institute has established a proactive, for profit CyberSecurity Center to help business and commerce improve networks before a security breach occurs. It's leveraged from the Computer Emergency Response Team at Carnegie Mellon.
The U.S. stock market could drop by one-third in real terms (i. e., adjusted for inflation) over the next decade according to a new study by acclaimed economist Peter Diamond of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology released today by the Center for Retirement Research at Boston College. Such a drop would leave stock prices a decade from now at roughly today's level.
An industry forum on the role of technology in managing customer relationships.
TodayÃs lean businesses must recruit judiciously to cut training costs, keep turn-over low, and maintain a cutting-edge workforce. ThatÃs why more and more companies are becoming involved in student business competitions to spot*and claim, if theyÃre lucky*young talent in advance of the recruiting season.
Economy, ecology & equity in future of urban planning and sustainable development focus of national summit Oct. 21-22 at Connecticut College, cosponsored by UN Centre for Human Settlements (Habitat).
Hampered by legal restrictions on consumer advertising, U.S. tobacco companies appear to be heavily promoting their products through small retail outlets, spending at a level that dwarfs similar promotional allowances for other items sold, according to researchers at Stanford and Santa Clara universities.
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