'Know thyself' is the first step to successful knowledge management
Knowledge Management (KM) systems have provided companies with a tool that allows them to collect and provide access to the collective expertise of their employees. The appeal is obvious: Sharing experiences and lessons leads to efficiency and innovation.
Insurers, government struggle to manage risk of terrorist acts
In the aftermath of the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, insurance coverage for commercial property and casualty loss in the event of terrorism became hard to find and prohibitive to purchase. Congress responded in November 2002, enacting the Terrorism Risk Insurance Act.
Cat and Maoist: Chinese officials debate China's economic development with a Nobel Laureate
Europe and the U.S., which had been clamoring for a free-floating Chinese currency in the hopes of addressing growing trade deficits, got their wish this summer when China announced a limited float for the Yuan.
Gimme shelter: Boomers nearing retirement consider housing options
As prices soar in many real estate markets around the country, observers are eagerly waiting to see to see what will happen next. One of the subplots of the unfolding drama is the imminent retirement of the baby-boom generation.
TABOR laws: Discipline or disaster for state spending?
The Taxpayer Bill of Rights, also known as TABOR, is shaping up as a powerful movement in the continuing battle to control government spending. But whether it is a grassroots phenomenon or a grass fire depends on your point of view.
Government IT partnerships key to tomorrow's work force
In tomorrow's economy, "jobs will go to the best-educated work force, where there is a strong IT infrastructure, innovation and a supportive government," says John Chambers, the dynamic CEO of Cisco Systems Inc.
High quality job availability slipping throughout U.S.
Economic development today is all about quality jobs. But how does a community know if it is succeeding? Until now, job quality has been measured indirectly or through a simplistic method that produced somewhat misleading (and often conflicting) results. The L.
Prescott: Free trade is key to China's economic potential
China's economy has made huge strides since Deng Xiaoping commenced market reforms in 1979. Edward C.
Scurrilous or savvy? Free market and the practice of ticket reselling
Witnessing the arrest of a man buying a ticket outside a World Series game angered Stephen Happel enough to spur him to begin researching the common (though often illegal) phenomenon of secondary markets for event tickets.
Quaker City's economic development history holds lessons for Phoenix
Philadelphia and Phoenix have nothing in common — or do they? Robert E. Mittelstaedt, dean of the W. P. Carey School of Business, draws on his years as an engaged Philadelphian to analyze the growing pains of his new home in the desert.