University of Rochester


Market Research: An Update on Sources and Techniques for Your Strategic Planning Efforts

By Steven A. Rutan |  Jul 24, 2001

So you have finally held your first strategic planning meeting: Congratulations! You have now set the stage for the many potential benefits of disciplined...  Read story

No-Strings Reimbursement

By Michael P. Cronin |  Jul 1, 1993

Two companies' experiences with reimbursing employees for classes relating to their jobs.  Read story

Number Crunching And Knowledge Curves

By George Gendron |  Dec 1, 1984

Each year, as summer fades to autumn, the cry goes up around our hallways to "Free the INC. 500!" All playfulness aside, the task of liberating the 500 gr...  Read story

Small Business Optimism Up

By Max Chafkin |  Aug 10, 2005

August 10, 2005 --The Federal Reserve raised interest rates by a quarter-point for the tenth straight time Tuesday, lending credence to re...  Read story

It Takes A Tender Man To Make A Tough B-school

By Bruce G. Posner |  May 1, 1987

With around 650 American colleges and universities currently offering graduate business degrees (up from 389 in 1974), some people wonder whether the coun...  Read story

Analysis: What a Housing Bust Means for Business

By Max Chafkin |  Aug 31, 2005

August 31, 2005 --In a speech Sunday, Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan said that the booming housing market was headed for a near-t...  Read story

Incentives Can Be Bad For Business

By ALFIE KOHN |  Jan 1, 1988

Whether they know it or not, most executives are Skinnerians. It was Harvard psychologist B. F. Skinner who popularized the theory of positive reinforcem...  Read story

Can E-tailers Find Fulfillment With Drop Shipping?

Jul 18, 2002

Drop shipping could help E-tailers completely avoid the enormous costs and risks involved in inventory, warehousing, and fulfillment. But is it the right sol...  Read story

Growth Capital: The Big Money

By Jill Andresky Fraser |  Feb 1, 1994

A review of how the Williamsburg Winery has raised more than $6 million through ingenious financing.  Read story

Tom Golisano Goes Public

By Edward O. Welles |  Nov 1, 1992

An entrepreneur shifts his focus from his business to the community.  Read story

Big Deal

By Bruce G. Posner |  Jan 1, 1984

The venture capitalists were willing, but Sytek chose to strike a deal with a giant in its own industry.  Read story

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