Donald Trump's weekly pronouncement "You're fired!" makes for blockbuster TV ratings, but as a model for performance evaluation it leaves much to be desired. That's the opinion of W. P. Carey School of Business management professor Robert L. Cardy.

Companies know that finding the right people to take care of business is critical for success. But how to attract and hold onto those people? A W. P. Carey School of Business management professor has identified a new use for the branding concept: focusing on human resource management.

Lacking chic surroundings or cordial salespeople, e-tailers must work harder at gaining the trust, respect and ultimately loyalty of their customers.

Depending on the size of the corporation, the diversity of its products and the background of the CEO, a COO as second-in-command can be a help or a hindrance, according to a new study by professors from the W. P. Carey School of Business and Pennsylvania State University.

"Cross-functional teams" comprise employees and managers from separate divisions or organizational units within a company. Generally, these teams handle non-routine tasks or projects, addressing critical strategic issues such as change management or growth initiatives.

The airline industry provides a gloomy metaphor for health care, according to Brandeis University economist Stuart Altman, who spoke at a W. P. Carey School of Business symposium recently.

A study of entrepreneurial cultures by W. P. Carey School of Business management professor Angelo Kinicki revealed similarities in leadership styles of the most successful companies.

The recent explosion of corporate scandals has everyone wondering — why do organizations become corrupt? How can we build safeguards against systemic corruption? And, is an individual able to change a corrupt workplace culture without paying too high a price?

The much-touted "new employee relationship" model, in which workplace dynamics stress hyper-productivity at the expense of commitment among workers and management, is re-examined in a new book, "The Future of HR: 50 Thought Leaders Call for Change." Anne Tsui, professor of management at W. P

A small Pennsylvania firm whose CEO values "flexible minds" in his employees has managed to outbid the corporate heavyweights of the aerospace world to win federal government contracts.