Promises, promises: When one firm breaks them, two could suffer
A psychological contract is an individual’s beliefs about the informal obligations that exist between employer and employee. What happens when an employer fails to come through on these perceived promises?
Debt crisis: Similarities, differences and lessons learned from the U.S. and Europe
In 2008, the credit crisis in the United States propelled shock waves across the Atlantic to Europe. Europe’s current debt crisis could send damaging waves to America's shores as well, according to international finance experts at the W. P. Carey School of Business.
Gary Dirks: Shedding light on energy sources
Director of LightWorks Gary Dirks talked about the potential for expanding the energy supply by utilizing the power of light at the Economic Club of Phoenix Luncheon on Oct. 6, 2011.
Can Medicare patients decipher prescription benefit?
Part D, the federal government’s prescription drug insurance program for Medicare enrollees, relies on competition between private insurers to create savings for consumers.
Disappointing recovery, not much growth in sight
Goldman Sachs chief economist Jan Hatzius received the W. P. Carey School’s 2011 Lawrence R. Klein Award for Blue Chip Forecast Accuracy in a ceremony on October 20, 2011.
Giving and receiving feedback: Conducting a productive formal review
When it’s time for that periodic formal review, do you know how to make the session effective? Minu Ipe, clinical associate professor of management and faculty director of the W. P.
Falling foreclosures dampen Phoenix market in September
Sales activity in the Phoenix real estate market slowed significantly between August and September -- largely due to a drop in foreclosure activity -- according to the monthly housing report issued by the W. P. Carey School of Business.
The Economic Minute: Cloudy with a chance of thunderstorms
The Economic Minute is a snapshot of the economy in Arizona and across the U.S. delivered by an expert from the W. P. Carey School of Business at the beginning of Economic Club of Phoenix luncheons. Hear Dean Robert Mittelstaedt.
Model seamanship: Using data to manage trans-oceanic supply chains
Supply chain management professor Dan Brooks does research and consulting about decision making in uncertainty and environmental issues. Also director of the W. P.
U.S. job growth slow but steady
The nation added 103,000 new nonfarm jobs in September, according to the latest report from the U. S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.