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Opinion: Regulations and Economic Welfare
It is evident that regulations are a double-edged sword. In some instances, regulations promote inefficiencies, rent-seeking and wealth redistribution while in others, they stimulate competition, fair play and innovation.
What Management Strategies Can a Pharmaceutical Company Implement to Sustain Innovation?
What management levers can pharmaceutical executives use to frame their thinking around sustaining drug innovations in their companies?
Navigating the Turbulent Economic Waters of the 2007 Great Recession and the Crash of the Housing Market
What triggered the crash of the U.S. housing market? This analysis looks at the economic and industry forces that led to an economic downturn that put as many as half of all U.S. residential builders out of business.
Understanding How a Company Can Operate in an Economic Development Zone
Economic Development Zones were created to reduce unemployment in depressed areas of the country. Understanding why there is a disconnect between companies and the government might bring to light problems which would allow for improvement to the program.
The Hard Truth about Soft Skills
Many hiring managers have pondered the mysteries of recruiting a highly productive new employee who can hit the ground running on day one. This article proposes that the presence of soft skills in a new employee’s portfolio is the missing link.
Failing Facilities Management: There is Hope for a Better Tomorrow!
Facilities management has suffered as a result of vicious cycles of growth followed by stretches of volatile funding. Technology offers a solution to the industry that reduces cost through increased meaningful communication based on data driven requests.
Facilities Management: How is Public Leadership Responding to Crisis?
Facilities management has become increasingly challenging over the years. Given all that history has shown us regarding catastrophic failures due to a lack of maintenance, why do public facilities continue expanding at a rate that surpasses the ability and/or commitment to responsibly maintain them?
Startup Business Plans: Do Academic Researchers and Expert Practitioners Still Disagree?
Academic researchers and practitioners disagree on the value and methodology of creating a startup plan. An analysis of the differences and the motivations of these two district communities gives insight into the challenges of planning a successful launch.
Public Facilities Management: Moving Toward Crisis
Facilities management has become increasingly challenging over the years as facilities expand and the cost of construction increases–all while available funds continue to remain volatile. Deferred maintenance is a mounting problem that is insurmountable in some cases. Why is this the case and how did we get here?