Using strategy tools to exercise power in a company

Popular strategy tools used by businesses include SWOT analysis and scorecards. Strategy tools are seen as a means that provides companies with practical ways of making use of scientific theories in order to improve competitiveness. ...

No double-Dip recession

A new forecast focused on the U.S., California, and the Riverside/San Bernardino region says the economy is not headed for another downturn, and that nationwide, growth will begin to accelerate in late 2011 and 2012.

A study analyzes how to improve the European patent

The European Union patent system is inefficient because it is more costly than other similar systems and it creates significant barriers to innovation diffusion within the continent. That is one of the conclusions of a study ...

Report: Focus on women travelers is growing

When businesswomen travel, well-lit hallways, comfortable beds and rooms with big windows are not enough to make them want to return to a hotel. They need to feel valued.

Is a little negativity the best marketing policy?

Most marketing departments work hard to establish a flawless reputation for their product or service. But new research from Tel Aviv University is showing that perfection is not all it's cracked up to be.

Mortgage defaults at lowest levels in five years

(PhysOrg.com) -- Default risk on home loans fell once again this quarter to its lowest level in more than five years, says a professor at the University of Michigan's Ross School of Business.

Exclusive licensing deals a tool for collaboration, study says

Exclusive licensing deals are a two-way safety net that fosters cooperation as new product ideas weave their way toward the marketplace, according to new research led by a University of Illinois business strategy expert.

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