Prognosis for AMT: Minimal change ahead
The alternative minimum tax (AMT), enacted in 1986 to make sure that a handful of millionaires paid at least some federal income tax, has come to affect tens of millions of taxpayers — most not even close to being millionaires.
Reading allies like a book: How smart framing spreads education in India
By focusing on solutions rather than causes, Pratham — a non-profit organization dedicated to primary education in India — has been remarkably successful in motivating donors and volunteers, not to mention the children this program has brought back into classrooms.
Fight or flight: How employees cope with organizational change
In a global marketplace, change isn't just good. For many companies, says Angelo Kinicki, it's necessary.
Want to lure R&D? Investing in tech capabilities trumps financial incentives
Where a multinational corporation (MNC) decides to put its manufacturing and research and development (R&D) facilities is important both for the MNC and for the host country.
The bigger they are: Ethical challenges of the rich and famous
Think twice about accepting a job with an organization headed by a renowned industry captain, a technological wunderkind or a visionary philanthropist, warns an expert who's studied the downside of charismatic leadership.
The best tool for the job: Selecting and implementing e-tools
Tools to facilitate the full range of business processes proliferated over the past decade. Some firms base entire business models or product lines on such tools, while other traditional companies are looking for tools as a means to improve operational efficiency or processes.
Podcast: Here come the boomers will Social Security survive?
The first official baby boomer reached age 62 and applied for Social Security benefits recently. Her action set off a ripple of reaction, fueled by a fear that plagues many Americans — that the Social Security system will collapse under the weight of millions of baby boomers entering retirement.
They're few and far between, but female executives benefit the firms they work for
Carly Fiorina was ousted from her role as CEO of Hewlett-Packard after the merger with Compaq, but that doesn't mean that women can't hold their own in the male-dominated corporate world.
To pay or not to pay: The world of office suites opens up
The ubiquitous Microsoft Office suite claims an impressive 95 percent market share. Yet since 2000, a free suite of software that includes spreadsheet and word processing programs similar to Excel and Word has evolved.
The road to a mature network
Computer network problems cost American businesses $100 billion each year.