There is no “sure thing” when it comes to investing in private equity. There are numerous risks and variables to be accounted for and any investment has the potential to…
The Wall Street Journal notes a paradox of the U.S. economy: “Millions of Americans are seeking work, but companies say they just can’t find qualified workers to hire.” A new…
“All too often, executives are caught by surprise when projects — particularly complex IT projects — run into trouble. Project participants can be overconfident, always put a positive spin on…
New research from the Harvard Business Review finds most women running Fortune 500 companies did not immediately hop on a “competitive business track.” “Only three had a job at a…
New research by Wharton finance professor Alex Edmans and Lucius Li and Chendi Zhang, both of the University of Warwick shows that “higher levels of job satisfaction among employees can…
McKinsey’s Dominic Barton tells Fortune there are four things that worry nearly all of his clients these days. Said Barton: “They’re pretty consistent around the world. The big one now…
“At the core of most successful organizations are people who work well together,” Adrienne Sanders writes in Stanford Business. “Happy collaborators are typically more productive and are less apt to…
Wharton professor Lynn Wu notes that although the adoption of social media in the workplace can improve a firm’s bottom line, it also has a surprising effect: The more individuals…
PwC’s 17th annual Global CEO Survey finds that CEOs around the world are starting to recognize that sustainability matters. “Sustainability is core to business success. It’s not about how you…
Google chief information officer Ben Fried told the Wall Street Journal that he thinks employees should be able to choose their own technology rather than being forced to use a…
