July 31, 2008

In Fundraising Ranks, A Gender Gap Is Showing; Men Out-raise Women 10 To 1 For McCain; More Than 3 To 1 For Obama

By: USA TODAY
Fredreka Schouten

WASHINGTON -- In a historic election in which a woman almost won the Democratic nomination, men dominate the ranks of elite fundraisers in the presidential race, a USA TODAY analysis shows.

Women account for 59 out of more than...

July 28, 2008

The Princeton Review Gives 534 Colleges 'Green Ratings' In New 2009 Editions Of Its Annual College Guides And Website Profiles Of Schools

By: U.S. Newswire

The Green Rating scores appear in the website profiles of the 534 schools that will be posted on The Princeton Review's site (http://www.PrincetonReview.com) today. They will also be in the print profiles of those schools in the...

July 28, 2008

Why Shape Matters In Conference Rooms

By: Christian Science Monitor
Sarah More McCann Contributor to The Christian Science Monitor

A key factor in a company's success may be as simple as the shape and size of its conference table.

According to an informal study by Ruth Haag, a management consultant in Sandusky, Ohio, there is an apparent relationship...

July 22, 2008

What Should Employers Do about Health Care?

By: Working Knowledge, Harvard Business School

Companies that cut health care costs without improving the overall value of care eventually pay a price in terms of employee absenteeism and chronic ailments. According to Harvard University professor and strategy expert Michael...

July 18, 2008

BEWARE SUPERSTAR CEO, SAYS ECONOMIST

By: States News Service
States News Service

The following information was released by the University of California - Berkeley:

The seemingly charmed life of a superstar CEO can be a double-edged sword - added power and prestige for the chief executive officer, but often...

July 17, 2008

On The Trail Of Tax Evaders; Senate Report Today Alleges Foreign Banks Help Hide Wealthy Americans' Money

By: USA TODAY
Kevin McCoy

One operates an estimated $63 billion portfolio of 118 shopping centers and malls in the U.S., United Kingdom, Australia and New Zealand.

Another manufactures and markets toys through a company with an estimated $35 million in...

July 2, 2008

Linking Institutional Investors To Communities

By: Anna Steiger

Community Banking, Federal Reserve Bank of Boston

July 1, 2008

Financial And Accounting Guide For Not-for-Profit Organizations, 2008 Cumulative Supplement, 7th Edition

By: Business Wire

Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/ace9f4/financial_and_acco) has announced the addition of the "Financial and Accounting Guide for Not-for-Profit Organizations, 2008 Cumulative Supplement, 7th...

July 1, 2008

TOP 200: Be Bold, Be Different - The Challenge For Business; This Deloitte/Management Magazine Top 200 Theme Encourages Firms To Consider Their Responses To Change. The World They Operate In Is Changing Constantly. Successful Companies Will Embrace This And Seize The Opportunities It Presents. Management Talks To Deloitte's Chairman Nick Main And CEO Murray Jack About This Shift In Gears And How To Make The Most Of It.

By: New Zealand Management
Ellen Read

Be bold and be different to succeed in a changing world - what does that mean for you?

Murray Jack: When New Zealand businesses face an uncertain future, they quite often go into their shell a bit and become more risk averse and...

June 26, 2008

Seventy-One Percent Of Consumers Say The Reputation Of Corporate America Is 'Poor', But Consumers Will Buy, Recommend And Invest In Companies That Concentrate On Building Their Corporate Reputation; Google Achieves #1 Ranking In 9th Annual Harris Interacti

By: Business Wire

Not only has the stock market lost ground since last fall, but so has the reputation of Corporate America in the eyes of consumers. Seven out of 11 industries saw their reputation decline last year from 2006 and 16 of the...