Sandia, a leader in the development of microsystems, seeks partners and contributors for research into MicroElectricalMechanical Systems (MEMs) that meld traditional engineering disciplines. Projects are showcased Sept. 20 at the Santa Clara Convention Center.
United Airlines has donated a second commercial aircraft to Purdue University's aviation technology department.
Temple University will officially commemorate the naming of its School of Business and Management for Richard J. Fox, chairman of the University's Board of Trustees.
A large gap has widened between what private and public research universities pay their faculty members, with private institutions in the lead. For full professors, the gap is five times what it was just two decades ago.
The rapid influx of women into labor markets worldwide is one of the most significant developments of the 20th century, a University of Illinois professor writes in an upcoming journal issue devoted to the subject.
Even in good economic times, many of the nation's minority youth are finding significant obstacles in their transition from school to early job success, a University of Illinois professor says in a study to be published this month.
The rewards of peace may be priceless, but the cost of keeping it is staggering. So staggering that the world's chief peacemaker -- the United Nations -- is in financial crisis, and, what is worse, most of the options that would resolve the crisis have serious problems.
The marketing of gambling to the elderly presents unique problems that should be addressed by state regulators and nursing home operators, a University of Illinois legal scholar asserts.
Decorating stores with ghosts, goblins, witches and pumpkins is a blatant attempt to get the jump on the competition, says James Lowry, a Ball State University retail marketing expert.
World leaders attending the upcoming meeting on Asian economic cooperation must look to institutionalizing security on the Pacific Rim, says a Ball State University Far East expert.
Simon School announces ten new faculty appointments that enhance the school's teaching and research capabilities.
A new book by University of Illinois at Chicago professor Robert Bruno disputes claims that the era of the working class is dead, and says it may even be bouncing back.
Robert C. McNair, the Houston entrepreneur who built Cogen Technologies and his wife, Janice, have made one of the largest gifts ever by individuals to Rice University--$17.5 million to the Jesse H. Jones Graduate School of Management.
A recent comprehensive study of analysts' forecasts and earnings reports concluded that "earnings surprise" -- the difference between forecasted and actual earnings per share for a company -- is not a major factor in stock price fluctuations.
The American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine has announced a call for entries for its year 2000 ACOEM Corporate Health Achievement Award competition.
You may think you work for an ethical company, but your perceptions may be based solely on how well they treat you.
Don't hold back on benefits for part-time employees. Restaurants typically have higher employee turnover rates than other industries, yet the Purdue study found those rates were lowest for restaurants that offered part-time workers benefits such as Christmas bonuses, incentive pay and regularly scheduled wage hikes.
While colleges around the country announce plans for future e-commerce degrees, Marlboro College in Vermont will hold its second commencement for graduates obtaining their Master of Science in Internet Strategy Management. Another class of k-12 teachers will obtain the country's only Teaching with Internet Technologies graduate degree.
Manufacturing plants in high-tech industries register significantly faster productivity growth than plants in other industries, The Conference Board reports in a comprehensive study released today.
American flags will fly over many a Labor Day parade next month. Ironically, many of those flags waving proudly in honor of America's workforce were manufactured, at least in part, in other countries. While "Buy American" proponents might be distressed by this situation, their concerns may be misplaced.
Mayo Clinic HealthQuest, in cooperation with a consortium of employers, has begun research to validate and quantify the effectiveness of tailored messaging in online health management programs.
Mayo Clinic HealthQuest announces an innovative program designed to maximize effectiveness of employee health programs. Corporate clients using Mayo Clinic HealthQuest will now receive the exclusive services of an implementation manager experienced in helping companies successfully plan, launch and maintain peak participation in employee health programs.
As use of the Internet grows, so will its uses for making money, advertising, and distribution of extreme materials.
Internet surveys make salary searching easier for medical and biotech professionals.
Creighton University is offering a new master of science (MS) degree in electronic commerce.
In an initiative prompted by German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder, Purdue University's Krannert Graduate School of Management this month will launch a private business school in Hanover, Germany.
A sweeping proposal now before the American Bar Association (ABA) that would allow lawyers to form partnerships and share fees with non-lawyers is dangerous and risky in its present form.
Christmas tree farming looks easy to those who haven't tried it. The more unpleasant reality is that it requires hard work almost every month of the year.
Journalism and mass communication graduates continue to face an improved job market -- higher employment rates and increased salaries -- according to the Annual Survey of Journalism and Mass Communication Graduates released by the University of Georgia.
The Boston University School of Management has appointed Jennifer Lawrence, a faculty member and former vice president of Marketing at Reebok International, to the new position of Assistant Dean for Career Services. Her appointment is effective August 2, 1999.
Drawing on his e-Commerce consulting experience with leading businesses, Ravi Kalakota, Georgia State University, has recently authored the nation's first book on the subject of e-Business, titled "e-Business: Roadmap for Success."
Driven by growing participation in global markets, the contribution that common business conduct standards can make to improving Asian, African, and Latin American development prospects, and increased emphasis on corporate and individual conduct, companies in all regions are formulating, implementing and monitoring global business practice standards, according to a Conference Board study.
Is the purchase of U.S. companies by foreign firms good or bad for American stockholders? To examine the economic dynamics behind cross-border takeovers, a business professor at the University of Illinois, examined 100 acquisitions by foreign firms.
A bankruptcy "reform" bill before Congress could force women and children to compete with the credit industry to collect support payments from deadbeat dads, a University of Illinois expert says.
1. U.S. companies trail world in family friendly work policies; 2. Corporate scandals can affect competitors; 3. Consumers prefer state-of-the-art technology to a good software deal; 4. Mission statements serve vital role; 5. Stock options reconsidered.
Poverty could increase among older retirees--particularly widows--if policymakers change the way Social Security adjusts benefits for recipients who continue working, according to a new study released by Boston College.
Grain prices have sunk so low, Purdue University agricultural economists estimate that even record-breaking yields won't be enough for farmers to meet typical expenses this year.
Stanford University Graduate School of Business faculty members have developed hard evidence of venture capital's singular role in nurturing startups. But venture capital firms are in danger of becoming too institutionalized. The study serves as an indirect warning that venture capital's special purpose should be preserved.
A broad paper by a Stanford University Business School labor economist explains why the bargaining structure a country has is less important than it used to be.
A recent Stanford Business School study describes how Internet stocks are valued and details how analysts, retail investors, and the Internet companies themselves influence prices.
Some of the areas where courts of law continue to break new ground in business involve noncompete agreements, sexual harassment, disability discrimination, and the laws of cyberspace.
Recent research at Stanford University Graduate School of Business reveals that some top executives manage the timing of key company announcements, such as earnings projections, to increase the worth of their stock option awards.
A new nationwide research project led by archival information scholars at the University at Albany and UCLA will tackle the Information-Age dilemma of protecting records and data existing only in electronic form.
Forget the stories of average people becoming overnight stock-market millionaires. A new nationwide study found most young baby boomers are accumulating wealth the old-fashioned way: slowly and steadily.
Financial advisers tell people to spread their risk by investing in several types of mutual funds. But an Ohio State study revealed that volatile small-stock funds are best for people who make steady, periodic contributions in investments for a long period of time.
1. Internet Art Caveat Emptor 2. Avoid Small Business Pitfalls
Is the multi-trillion-dollar U.S. budget surplus for real? Should we spend it on tax cuts? Some surplus revenues can be expected in the future, UD expert Sheldon D. Pollack says, but estimates of trillions of extra dollars are grossly inflated. And, in light of the national debt and expected Social Security shortfalls, "It's absurd to even speak of budget surpluses."
A Lafayette company that has developed portable heart monitors is working alongside Purdue University researchers to deliver patient information directly to the doctor's office.
A new study shows that corporate ethics programs work as long as the company values moral conduct as much as the bottom line. "A firm's approach to ethics and legal compliance has an enormous impact on employees' attitudes and behaviors," says Linda Klebe Trevino, professor of management at Penn State.
Four leading engineering, technology and marketing organizations have signed an agreement to jointly support research and commercialize the results in a new generation of advanced FRP/engineered wood composite materials that combine wood and fiber reinforced polymer (FRP) composites.
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