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Alan Goldman is a management and entrepreneurship professor of practice at the W. P. Carey School of Business. He’s teaching the negotiations classes in the 2012 Small Business Leadership Academy presented by W. P. Carey’s Center for Executive and Professional Development.

The end of summer brought few surprises in the Phoenix real estate market. Prices were down, as expected, but compared to spring it was a much less frenetic market. Mike Orr, director of the Center for Real Estate Theory and Practice at the W. P.

Corporations may strut their synergies and crow about cost savings in acquisition announcements, but does buying a company really create shareholder value? Generally not — but what happens when company A buys brand X from company B?

Owner and CEO Dan Harkins was the featured speaker at the Economic Club of Phoenix luncheon on Oct. 11, 2012. He talked about the position of theatre operators in the entertainment industry and building a successful family business.

The 2012 W. P. Carey School of Business Spirit of Enterprise Award finalists represent a wide variety of small businesses, but regardless of their industry, their success stories sound similar chords. KnowMGMT has identified five of those strategies, measures any business owner can apply.

Do you check the reviews before booking a hotel? Although number of social media outlets is increasing, consumer review forums remain the most influential with over 60 percent reading reviews before purchasing.

Even those who love a certain food — such as yogurt or frankfurters — often turn on their favorites and do not purchase the products for periods of time.

Arizona nonagricultural employment increased over-the-year by 2.3 percent in August, a growth rate sufficient to keep the Grand Canyon State ranked among the top 10 for the sixth consecutive month.

Douglas Olsen, associate professor of marketing, is teaching the marketing module of the 2012 Small Business Leadership Academy, presented by the W. P. Carey School's Center for Executive and Professional Development.

Real Estate Roundtable: In part two, Mark Stapp, director of the Master of Real Estate Development program, and Jonathan Koppell, dean of ASU’s College of Public Programs discuss the debate over the advisability of writing down underwater mortgages, the role of Ed DeMarco, head of the Federal Hou