Two researchers from the University of Missouri-Columbia are helping them sort out training in the information age. Their study says that the trend toward other learning methods should not phase out traditional face-to-face sales training in the classroom.
The AFL-CIO, over time, has become more interested in issues of concern to women in its policy agenda, which has major implications for the revitalization of the labor movement.
Institutional investors now control approximately 60% of the outstanding stock of the largest 1,000 U.S. corporations -- with control becoming more and more concentrated among the largest 25 of these institutions, The Conference Board reports today in its Institutional Investment Report.
Workplace teams remain a hot trend in American companies, but new research suggests they may not be the key factor in determining how workers behave on the job.
As the "father" of airline industry deregulation, Cornell University's Alfred E. Kahn discusses how to best deregulate the electric power and telecommunications industries in his new book.
For the fourth consecutive year, the entrepreneurial studies institute at the University of Illinois at Chicago has been named one of the best programs of its kind by Success magazine, ranking 10th nationwide.
The Cornell University Food Industry Management Distance Education Program (DEP) is now offering a food-safety certification programs for food retailers at both the state and national levels.
Immigration is an increasingly important source of economic growth in the face of low unemployment and tighter labor markets, according to a report released today by The Conference Board.
Falling grain and livestock prices, depressed export markets and severe weather have hurt farm incomes from the northern plains to Texas. To worsen matters, 1996 farm legislation took away the so-called "safety net." Federal payments to farmers, in times of low prices for commodities, are only a fraction of what they were in past years.
Business schools across the country are setting themselves apart by offering "niche" master's degrees. "It's definitely a response to increased market demand and business school competition," says Chuck Johnson, director of professional master's programs at Purdue University's Krannert School of Management.
Anyone who has ever worked in or had to deal with a large organization might wryly consider administrative bureaucracy to be a "necessary evil." Now, University of Missouri-Columbia professor Guy B. Adams' recent research and award-winning book, Unmasking Administrative Evil, takes a serious look at evil in administration.
Anthony J. Rucci, 47, a Chicago business executive for nearly 20 years, was appointed today as dean of the College of Business Administration at the University of Illinois at Chicago.
A new interactive World Wide Web site provides one-stop-shopping for marketing and advertising professionals. Purdue University management Professor Patrick Duparcq calls his new marketing resource Web site, TIMER, a global community service.
Are labor unions and ìlabor market rigidityî the root cause of EuropeÃs persistently high unemployment levels? This view, a truism among American policymakers, is examined in a series of essays in the upcoming issue of the Comparative Labor Law & Policy Journal.
If the United States approves the climate change Kyoto Protocol, greenhouse gas emissions will have to be reduced to 7 percent below the 1990 level. Cornell economists have an idea on how to do it.
The UAW strike may be over, but its impact is evident. Asia woes continue as well for the nine state Mid-America Region's Purchasing Managers Index.
Nuclear Energy Industry Leaders Tell Congress that Outdated NRC Regulatory Process Diverts Resources from Safety Focus
African Americans living in major metropolitan areas are 30 percent less likely to take jobs that requires them to relocate, according to an article published by an economist at the University of Connecticut in the Journal of Urban Economics.
West Virginia University has installed an IBM RS/6000 Supercomputer to run its new data center.
A new Ohio State study of 376 real-life business decisions found that managers tend to use decision-making tactics that are the least successful.
After 21/2 weeks at Texas Tech University, Zhang Jin Zhi said American higher education is superior to Chinese. ''American is better. In Chinese class, we learn more knowledge, but in American class, we learn to practice it.''
Businesses need to become more aware of what is being said about them on the Internet, according to a consumer scientist. Electronic conversations on Internet discussion groups can reflect negatively on a business without managers even knowing what is happening.
A Colorado State University economic development project to grow barley in Colorado's San Luis Valley, build a small micromalting plant there and sell high-quality, fresh malt to the state's famed microbrewers is potentially so profitable that state development aid probably won't be needed, says economist Stephan Weiler.
"Meetings are one of the things many people hate most about organizational life," says a professor of management at the University of Missouri-Columbia. If he's right, people should be happy to hear about recent research, which shows that if you make one slight change to the conventional meeting format, meetings will be significantly shorter. The trick is to stand up.
A new study has found no statistical evidence that immigrants displace black-owned businesses in the United States. The study, coauthored by an economist at the University of California, Santa Cruz, used 1980 and 1990 Census data from 94 of the country's largest metropolitan areas to see if black self-employment levels are lower in areas with high immigrant populations. The authors found no evidence of a net loss of existing black-owned businesses.
The third edition of "Business Forecasting," coauthored by University of Notre Dame economist Barry Keating, recently became the first book on the subject to include a CD-ROM, making it possible to access all of the book's text and data sets without ever turning a page. Published by Irwin/McGraw-Hill and also available in Spanish, "Business Forecasting" is the best selling book in the field. It is both a trade and academic title, written for students as well as business professionals involved in market research, investments, auditing and sales.
Asia's return to strong growth depends on economic reforms that will increase competition, intensify the diffusion of foreign technology, and increase productivity, according to a report released today by The Conference Board.
Sale of Three Mile Island Nuclear Plant is Evidence that Nuclear Energy is a Valuable Commodity in Competitive Electricity Market
Online education will come alive this fall for business students at the University of Iowa thanks to a first-of-its-kind educational technology center at the UI College of Business Administration. The college's New Media Center -- called COBALT (College of Business Advanced Learning Technologies) -- will provide business faculty, students and staff with instructional and technological support to create online lessons, assignments and other learning activities.
Workplace practices that help employees take care of family responsibilities benefit the employees affected, as well as co-workers and the company's bottom line, says the director of the Center for Families at Purdue University and of the Midwestern Work-Family Association.
Cornell University's new Master of Industrial and Labor Relations degree is hot: All 37 graduates of the program were hired months before commencement.
Educational Testing Service and Peterson's, both leaders in their worldwide market sectors, have launched their first joint venture.
If the credit problem in Japan's banks doesn't worsen, the Japanese economy will begin to recover in the third quarter of 1998, according to an analysis released today by The Conference Board.
Universities and corporations nationwide are uniting to create graduate programs to meet industries' special needs. One recent example comes from the heartland where United Airlines Inc. and Purdue University, a national leader in aviation education, have joined forces to develop a anagement-focused master's degree in technology specifically geared for people in the airline industry.
Duke Power Co. will submit an application to the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission seeking renewal of the operating licenses at the Oconee nuclear station for an additional 20 years.
The Kikkoman Corp. not only makes excellent traditional and naturally brewed soy sauce, it also has a winning recipe for phenomenal business success in today's global marketplace. So says the author of a new corporate biography of soy sauce's "quiet giant."
When in doubt, fudge. That was the pattern of at least one in five large publicly traded companies when asked in 1993 to justify the paychecks of their chief executives based on company performance, a team of University of Illinois researchers has found.
The United Auto Workers strike against GM is beginning to affect some states and continued economic problems in Asia have slowed growth in others in the Mid-American region, Creighton University Professor of Economics Dr. Ernie Goss said today.
In the world of personal finances, old dogs are eager to learn. "Somewhere around age 45 it starts to hit people in the face that they need to manage their money," says Janet Bechman, Purdue University Extension specialist in consumer sciences. "In fact, in our review of financial management education, we found that the older the participant, the greater the likelihood that he or she would adopt the practices learned."
A new collaborative research center at Mississippi State University is working to reduce the personal and financial loss associated with worker injuries by applying ergonomic design principles to the workplace.
Corporate merger mania may pad shareholders' expectations more than their pockets, a Purdue University study finds.
Nothing can save 40-something Baby Boomers from getting a raw deal at retirement because they're mired at the bottom of a massive pyramid or Ponzi scheme, according to a University of Delaware economist whose analysis of the Social Security system appears in the new issue of Humanomics, an international social science journal.
Major companies are aggressively rebuilding their brands to boost their images, stand out from the corporate pack and attract investors, according to a Conference Board study released today.
U.S. institutional investors continue to amass unparalleled amounts of financial assets across America, The Conference Board reports today in its Institutional Investment Report, widely regarded as the definitive source of information on U.S. institutional investor ownership and control.
A Purdue University research team has had to overcome politicians, horrible droughts and bizarre parasitic plants, in an effort to fight famine. However, the improved crops have been so successful in Africa, that some farmers have smuggled the seeds across hostile borders. People take such risks because sorghum is the primary food source for 300 million people in sub-Saharan Africa.
The temporary staffing industry provides a vital link to permanent, full-time employment for people with disabilities, according to a new, initial study of the nation's largest temporary staffing company conducted by a University of Iowa researcher and expert on the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA).
North America - the U.S., Canada, and Mexico -- will grow 3.5% in 1998 and 2.7% in 1999, according to a three-nation study released today by The Conference Board, Inc., The Conference Board of Canada and Centro de Estudios Economicos del Sector Privado A.C. of Mexico.
"Once upon a time in a faraway land..." begins a chapter in the newest book by Larry Seidman, University of Delaware professor of economics. But this book is not a fairy tale for children. Instead, "Economics Parables and Policies," published by M.E. Sharpe, is a book of lighthearted and fanciful econo-tales for adults who might not normally read a book by an economist.
Effective senior management teams play a greater role in company success than charismatic CEOs, according to a new study by Randall S. Peterson of the Johnson Graduate School of Management at Cornell University. In successful companies, the study found, the CEO fosters healthy group dynamics among his immediate subordinates.
Well maintained farmsteads speak for themselves, but farmers are finding that's not enough when they're trying to impress a potential landlord who lives miles away. Farmers in that position probably need to write resumes, says a Purdue University agricultural economist.
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