"Tough Choices or Tough Times" is not recommended reading for bedtime, if you're hoping for a good night's sleep.

Flextime, telecommuting and part-time employment are popular employee enticements. But, are these attractive benefits also drawbacks for corporate warriors who choose to utilize them?

When employees make up their minds that a knowledge management (KM) system is more trouble than it's worth, they simply stop using it. This decision affects the employer's bottom line and is a crucial factor in whether the big aspirations for a KM system pan out.

Emotional intelligence (EI) is a measure of how well individuals can manage their own moods, and how well they can read the moods of others. Though some critics question the scientific validity of EI, real-world results have been promising.

In 2003, when corporate turnaround wizard Champ Mitchell became chairman and CEO of Network Solutions, the company was in serious trouble.

People trust experts. In courtrooms, expert witnesses sway the views of jurors. On television, expert analysts shape public opinion on everything from politics to sports.

Strict new ethics rules governing lobbying interactions with members of Congress make it more crucial than ever for businesses to diversify their influence-building strategies.

Persons with disabilities earn less and are less likely to be employed, a phenomenon often explained away as the result of lower productivity due to the impact of functional limitations. In an important new book, economists Marjorie L. Baldwin and William G.

Bill Swanson, the chairman and chief executive officer of Raytheon Company, needs a continual supply of people highly educated in mathematics, science and engineering.

A new breed of entrepreneur is combining for-profit ventures with non-profit social causes to create a hybrid brand of philanthropy. Pittsburgh-based leader William E. Strickland, Jr. could be considered the grandfather of the movement.