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Released: 16-Oct-1998 12:00 AM EDT
Give While You Live
Purdue University

While you won't live forever, maybe you can do something about those taxes. "As people start to look at the end of their lives, they get the feeling that they want to have made some impact in living," says John Hatcher, Purdue University assistant professor of management. "My advice to them is: 'Give while you live.'"

16-Oct-1998 12:00 AM EDT
Depression, High Stress Costliest Worker Health Risks
American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine (ACOEM)

Economic study of more than 46,000 employees finds stress and depression have the greatest impact on worker health care costs. These risk factors increased health care costs more than obesity, smoking or high blood pressure.

   
Released: 15-Oct-1998 12:00 AM EDT
Forecasting Future of Combinatorial Chemistry' in Pharmaceuticals
University of Delaware

A Distinguished Research Scientist with Glaxo Wellcome Inc. and the inventor of combinatorial chemistry--a technique for rapidly creating and testing vast `libraries' of chemical compounds--will serve as honorary chairperson for an Oct. 22-23 conference at the University of Delaware.

Released: 9-Oct-1998 12:00 AM EDT
Executives Expect Global Economic Crisis to Hurt
Conference Board

Senior executives expect their companies to be significantly hit over the next year by the global economic crisis, according to a poll of top human resources executives released today by The Conference Board.

Released: 9-Oct-1998 12:00 AM EDT
UAW Social Justice Award to Jean McKelvey
Cornell University

To honor the late Jean McKelvey, the first faculty member of Cornell University's School of Industrial and Labor Relations and the first woman to serve as president of the National Academy of Arbitrators, the United Auto Workers (UAW) awarded her posthumously the UAW Social Justice Award at their convention in June.

Released: 8-Oct-1998 12:00 AM EDT
Generation Y Workers
Baylor University

Employers should take heart, says Baylor University management professor Dr. Joe Cox. The average Generation Y worker could turn out to be a keeper, he predicts.

Released: 7-Oct-1998 12:00 AM EDT
Science & Engineering Degree Employed in Non-S&E Occupations
National Science Foundation (NSF)

Nearly twice as many people with degrees in science and engineering (S&E) fields were employed in non-S&E occupations as were employed in S&E jobs in 1995, according to data collected by the National Science Foundation.

   
Released: 7-Oct-1998 12:00 AM EDT
Brand Management Specialization
University of Rochester Simon Business School

The William E. Simon Graduate School of Business Administration has announced the launch of the country's first M.B.A. brand management specialization.

Released: 7-Oct-1998 12:00 AM EDT
University of Rochester MD / MBA Program
University of Rochester Simon Business School

In an effort to educate a new generation of health care leaders expert in both the medical and economic aspects of health care, the University of Rochester has announced its intention to establish an M.D./M.B.A. program.

Released: 7-Oct-1998 12:00 AM EDT
Hog Farm Comes Out Smelling Like A Rose
University of North Dakota Energy & Environmental Research Center (EERC)

A pig production operation is easier on the nose and the surrounding environment, thanks to timely assistance from researchers at the University of North Dakota Energy & Environmental Research Center (EERC).

   
6-Oct-1998 12:00 AM EDT
$50 million to U of Arkansas College of Business
University of Arkansas, Fayetteville

Walton Family Charitable Support Foundation makes largest gift ever to a college of business administration: $50 million to the University of Arkansas.

Released: 3-Oct-1998 12:00 AM EDT
Job Market for Journalism and Mass Comm Grads
University of Georgia

Survey by UGA Professor shows that the job market has improved for mass communications and journalism graduates.

Released: 3-Oct-1998 12:00 AM EDT
4th National CAPHS User Group Meeting
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ)

The Agency for Health Care Policy and Research (AHCPR) is presenting the Fourth National User Group Meeting for users of CAHPS (Consumer Assessment of Health Plans Study) October 14-16, 1998, at the Omni Inner Harbor Hotel, Baltimore, MD.

Released: 2-Oct-1998 12:00 AM EDT
Company Stock Spurs 11% Rise in Outside Directors' Pay
Conference Board

Outside company directors enjoyed an 11% increase in median total compensation this year, largely because companies are increasingly offering stock as well as basic pay, according to an advance report released today by The Conference Board.

Released: 2-Oct-1998 12:00 AM EDT
Declining Stock Market Will Trigger Downturn in Illinois Revenues
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

What goes up comes down. After years of extraordinary growth sparked by the rising stock market, Illinois faces diminished tax revenues if the New York Stock Exchange continues its recent skid, a University of Illinois economist says.

Released: 1-Oct-1998 12:00 AM EDT
Cheaper, Safer Process to Wrinkle-Free Dyed Cotton
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

Processing wrinkle-free and dye-colored cotton fabric with formaldehyde-free chemicals in one step -- saving money and reducing environmental hazards -- is potentially in the grasp of industry as a result of experiments at the University of Illinois.

Released: 1-Oct-1998 12:00 AM EDT
Global Route Alliances Could Lower Some Ticket Prices
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

The push by airlines to team up in global route alliances, which has raised the specter of higher fares in government circles, may be overall good news for consumers, according to a University of Illinois economist.

Released: 1-Oct-1998 12:00 AM EDT
Future Looks Bright for Tunnel Diodes
University of Delaware

In the Oct. 12, 1998 issue of Applied Physics Letters, online Oct. 7, University of Delaware researchers--with scientists at the Naval Research Laboratory and Raytheon Systems Co.--describe the first tunnel diode that is compatible with a silicon integrated circuit process." The diodes may help chip makers boost silicon's speed while further shrinking chips.

Released: 1-Oct-1998 12:00 AM EDT
U.S. House Inquiry on the Disabilities Act
University of Iowa

A University of Iowa College of Law professor, has been asked to present his research on the status of the Americans with Disabilities Act to a U.S. House of Representatives subcommittee at its first major inquiry on the ADA in Washington D.C., Monday, Oct. 5.

   
Released: 30-Sep-1998 12:00 AM EDT
Experts on Supreme Court Bankruptcy Case
University of Missouri

On Nov. 2, 1998, the U.S. Supreme Court will hear a landmark bankruptcy case that may change the way small businesses recover after filing bankruptcy. To explain this complex case to the public, a University of Missouri-Columbia law school professor has established a web site for educators, students, the media, business owners and a general audience to use as a resource to help them comprehend the 203 N. LaSalle St. case.

Released: 30-Sep-1998 12:00 AM EDT
Speaking out on H1-B Visa Expansion
American Association of Engineering Societies (AAES)

"With Congress and the White House poised to enact a new law expanding the number of H1-B visas granted over the next 3 years, the bill will achieve little with respect to the fundamental problem of attracting enough young people to pursue careers in engineering," says American Association of Engineering Societies (AAES) Chair Martha Sloan.

   
Released: 26-Sep-1998 12:00 AM EDT
MBA Students Have Clear Ideas of What Is Ethical in Negotiations
Ohio State University

A new study suggests that MBA students have clear ideas of which tactics are ethically proper and improper in the course of business negotiations. But the students' views are shaped by their gender, nationality, age, work experience, and other factors.

Released: 25-Sep-1998 12:00 AM EDT
Orange County Consumer confidence Strong
University of California, Irvine

Despite an erratic stock market, political scandals at home and financial crises abroad, Orange County residents remain strongly optimistic about the nation's economic future, according to UC Irvine's 1998 Orange County Annual Survey.

Released: 25-Sep-1998 12:00 AM EDT
Purdue Helps FAA Keep Eyes on the Sky
Purdue University

The Federal Aviation Administration is uniting with Purdue and a dozen other universities to head off a looming shortage of air traffic controllers. The FAA put its stamp of approval on programs at 13 universities, including Purdue University's aviation administration program, which is designed for individuals seeking careers in either airline or FAA management.

Released: 25-Sep-1998 12:00 AM EDT
Financial Education Program Pays off $5000
Cornell University

Survey shows that a $10 investment to enroll in MONEY 2000, a Cornell Cooperative Extension financial education program, reaped an average $5,000 gain in net worth for participants one year later. Just six months in the program , more than half the participants were already paying bills on time, reducing their credit use, saving money, using a budget and reducing what they owed.

   
Released: 19-Sep-1998 12:00 AM EDT
Lower Prices Taking Toll on Oil Business
University of Kansas

Lower oil prices may be good news for gasoline buyers, but they're taking a toll on Kansas petroleum producers, according to geologists at the Kansas Geological Survey, based at the University of Kansas. And things don't promise to change anytime soon. Oil prices in the state have plummeted since last spring, dropping from around $20 per barrel to around $10 for Kansas crude. The drop, researchers say, is yet more fallout from the rest of the world's economic problems.

Released: 18-Sep-1998 12:00 AM EDT
Global Success Is All in the Mind
Dick Jones Communications

Becoming a successful manager in a global firm in the new millennium is going to take a global mindset. So says Vijay Govindarajan, director of the Amos Tuck School of Business Administration 's Global Leadership 2020 program.

Released: 18-Sep-1998 12:00 AM EDT
Executives from Around the World Head Back to Class
Purdue University

The first new twist in MBA programs was special arrangements for busy executives. Now the programs have gone international. More than 100 colleges and universities in the United States and Canada are now offering executive MBAs with an international component. "What you learned as an undergraduate 20 years ago isn't enough to lead or to compete in today's global workplace," says Martin Rapisarda, director of the executive master's programs at Purdue's Krannert Graduate School of Management.

Released: 17-Sep-1998 12:00 AM EDT
Employee Health Costs Rise with Obesity
American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine (ACOEM)

Employee obesity dramatically increases health care needs and costs of business. Overweight women over 45 face highest heatlh risks. Study suggests worker weight loss programs can reduce employer medical and short-term disability costs.

   
Released: 15-Sep-1998 12:00 AM EDT
Fall 1998 WFU Babcock School Tip Sheet
Wake Forest University Babcock Graduate School of Management

1. Asian stability could trigger inflationary pressures in U.S.; 2. Mergers and creating value; 3. Successful downsizing requires maintaining trust; 4. Businesses need strategy to influence public policy

Released: 15-Sep-1998 12:00 AM EDT
Diversity and Stereotypes in Workplace
Wake Forest University Babcock Graduate School of Management

The benefits of placing workers in teams reflecting a diverse range of backgrounds can be jeopardized if the effects of stereotyping are not understood, according to a professor at Wake Forest University.

Released: 15-Sep-1998 12:00 AM EDT
College of Business Administration Named After J. Mack Robinson
Georgia State University, J. Mack Robinson College of Business

Georgia State University's College of Business Administration has been named in honor of of J. Mack Robinson, an Atlanta banking and insurance executive.

Released: 11-Sep-1998 12:00 AM EDT
Teens Find Athletic Shoes Unfashionable
Ball State University

Don't expect Nike, Reebok and other athletic shoe companies to rebound any time soon from sluggish sales, says a Ball State University retail analyst.

Released: 11-Sep-1998 12:00 AM EDT
American Businesses Still Hiring
Ball State University

Recent gyrations on Wall Street and the near economic collapse by several Asian nations have had an unsettling effect on America consumers and businesses, lowering confidence about future economic growth, says a Ball State University economic analyst.

Released: 10-Sep-1998 12:00 AM EDT
CEO's Good Reputation Not Always Profitable
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

The oft-stated rationale that a CEO's reputation is valuable because it increases a firm's credibility doesn't correlate with a company's bottom line, University of Illinois researchers say.

Released: 10-Sep-1998 12:00 AM EDT
Flexibility in Cutting Toxic Releases Yields Dividends
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

Changes in federal regulation giving chemical companies flexibility in deciding how to reduce toxic pollution are producing measurable results, according to researchers at the University of Illinois who studied the impact of the 33/50 program started by the Environmental Protection Agency in 1991 to encourage firms to reduce pollution emissions.

Released: 9-Sep-1998 12:00 AM EDT
Loving and Hating Your Job
Conference Board

While many Americans hate their jobs and are badly in need of career consulting, an almost equal number of individuals eagerly look forward to going to work every day, according to an article in Across The Board, The Conference Board magazine.

Released: 9-Sep-1998 12:00 AM EDT
Asian Economic Decline Slowing, but Deep Problems Remain
Conference Board

The pace of economic decline in most Asian countries is slowing, particularly in Korea and Thailand, according to an analysis released today by The Conference Board.

Released: 5-Sep-1998 12:00 AM EDT
Information Technology Attracts More Women, Minorities
Old Dominion University

While the field of information technology has often been thought of as a male-dominated profession that attracts only "computer nerds," those demographics are changing, according to the director of the Information Technology Program (ITPro) at Old Dominion University.

Released: 3-Sep-1998 12:00 AM EDT
Modular Capacity Reduces Manufacturing Costs
Stanford Graduate School of Business

The cost of wafer fabrication equipment used to make semiconductors has soared tenfold about every decade, and the future of the industry may be limited by capital costs. One way to cope with this problem is the development of modular capacity, a concept Stanford Business School faculty members have examined closely.

Released: 3-Sep-1998 12:00 AM EDT
Texas-Maine-Vermont Low-Level Waste Bill Passes
Nuclear Energy Institute

Approval of Texas-Maine-Vermont Low-Level Waste Bill Will Help Continue Benefits of Nuclear Technologies

Released: 2-Sep-1998 12:00 AM EDT
KU Economics Prof in Russia Available for Interviews
University of Kansas

A University of Kansas economics professor and associate director of KU's Institute for Public Policy and Business Research, is currently in Moscow and is available to discuss Russia's economy on a first-hand basis.

   
Released: 1-Sep-1998 12:00 AM EDT
Corporate Community Economic Development Programs
Conference Board

While corporate community economic development programs are continuing to focus on big cities, a new study from the Conference Board shows that some of the most effective models are now in America's suburban and rural regions.

Released: 1-Sep-1998 12:00 AM EDT
Internet Marketing and Branded Products Requiring Hands-On Assessment
Stanford Graduate School of Business

Using a complex economic model, Stanford researchers found that the monopoly pricing associated with quality name-brand products can be sustained in certain cases using the Internet as a channel of distribution. They show that the Internet can actually discourage consumers from searching or window shopping for competing products.

Released: 29-Aug-1998 12:00 AM EDT
State of the Unions: Labor Day Message
University of Missouri

The signs of a healthier economy are not resulting in secure jobs for many Americans, said the director of the Labor Education Program at the University of Missouri -Columbia Extension Division.

Released: 29-Aug-1998 12:00 AM EDT
Stock Options: Useful in Start Ups
Stanford Graduate School of Business

A Stanford Business School professor has found that stock options are a useful tool in start-up companies where incentives and financing are much more closely linked than in big companies.

Released: 28-Aug-1998 12:00 AM EDT
Companies Will Have to Reveal Their Risk Exposures to Investors
University of Connecticut

Derivatives do not get recorded on corporate financial statements, but that will change as of June 15, 1999, because of a new requirement by the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB), a private independent body that sets and interprets generally acceptable accounting principles, according to a University of Connecticut professor.

Released: 28-Aug-1998 12:00 AM EDT
Women Pay Themselves Less in Experiment
Stanford Graduate School of Business

When it comes to equal pay for equal work, one would expect women in the '90s to have a stronger sense of entitlement and self-esteem than women did two decades ago. But an experiment conducted by Stanford Business School assistant professor John Jost found that women paid themselves 18 percent less than men paid themselves for the same work.

Released: 28-Aug-1998 12:00 AM EDT
Cash in on Cost-Saving Tips
Purdue University

Cutting spending doesn't have to be painful, says Janet Bechman, Cooperative Extension Service specialist in family resource management at Purdue University.

Released: 27-Aug-1998 12:00 AM EDT
Office of Executive Education to Help NYC and LI Businesses
St. John's University

In order to provide state-of-the-art training and consulting services for the New York City and Long Island area business community, St. John's University has announced the establishment of a new Office of Executive Education.



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