Tyler Cowen is an economist who teaches at George Mason University. He has written economics columns for the New York Times, published what the Economist called “the most talked-about economics book of the year” in 2011, and was …
Turn Your Employees into Company Advocates
Loyal, passionate employees benefit a company as much as dedicated customers. They stay longer, work more creatively, and go the extra mile. So how do you turn employees into advocates for your company and its work?
FRONTLINE Preview: “I felt like I was doing something immoral.”
Six weeks ago, a young, Stanford-educated Goldman Sachs employee named Greg Smith wrote a scathing op-ed in The New York Times decrying his firm’s “toxic culture” — and then promptly disappeared from sight. The New York Post soon reported that he’d parleyed his poison-pen into a $1.5 million book deal with a top Manhattan-based …
Companies, Flush with Cash, Share More With Shareholders. Finally.
Corporate America, flush with cash, is finally sharing a bit more with shareholders. It’s about time. U.S. corporations are on track yet again to report amazing returns for the first quarter. And they have tons of cash — about …
Why You May Be Less Likely to Delete that Daily Deal
For many consumers, “daily deal remorse”—regret felt after getting caught up in the moment and biting on an offer from Groupon or LivingSocial for no good reason—has been replaced by what might be called “daily deal fatigue.” …
London 2012: Businesses Promise Not to Gouge Tourists During Olympics
When the greatest show on earth heads to one of the world’s most expensive cities, it goes without saying that more than a few credit cards will be working overtime. But for the brave souls who are heading to London this …
Apple’s Tax Avoidance: Evil Scheming, Good Business, or Both?
The New York Times is out with the latest installment of its iEconomy series, which focuses on Apple, the world’s most profitable company. The article details the elaborate — and legal — ways that Apple, and other tech …
Are Online Dating Services a Waste of Money?
Based on the numbers alone, the advantages of online dating services seem obvious. The sites grant access to larger pools of potential dates than you could ever find on your own, and the more people you connect with, the greater …
Why We Should Worry About Spain’s Economic Pain
Study: Online Streaming Cannibalizes Traditional Television Viewership — Sometimes
With kids channel Nickelodeon suddenly experiencing double-digit ratings drops in the fourth quarter last year, a debate began swirling as to whether streaming of the Viacom-owned channel’s shows on Netflix was dispersing its …
Groceries at Dollar Stores? Dollar General’s Drive to Become the ‘New General Store’
The past few years of economic turmoil have been a boon to dollar stores, which have proven to be a strong draw for shoppers seeking cheap gifts, clothes, and household goods. Man and woman cannot live on inexpensive tchotchkes and laundry detergent alone, though. For a dollar store to be a truly one-stop shopping experience, it’d need a …
Mysterious Credit Card Charges: Why You Need to Check Your Bills
Do you read your credit card bill? Really look at it? Crooks are counting on that not happening.