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  • 28 Nov 2014
    Rory P. O'Shea, Thomas J. Allen

    Bridging the Gap between University Research and Commercial Success

    Thomas J. Allen and Rory P. O'Shea, editors of Building Technology Transfer within Research Universities, suggest six strategies for research universities striving to live up to a profitable commercial model.

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  • 12 Nov 2014
    Subal Kumbhakar, Hung-Jen Wang, Alan Horncastle

    Efficiency Analysis and the Insights that the Right Tools Can Deliver

    The authors behind A Practitioner’s Guide to Stochastic Frontier Analysis Using STATA take you inside a powerful new tool and important analytical method.

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  • 6 Nov 2014

    Empty Labor

    Roland Paulsen, the author of Empty Labor breaks down the idleness that happens in our workdays and how our "empty labor" (hours spent on Facebook, socializing with coworkers, and writing emails when we're meant to be working) can be reduced.

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  • 13 Oct 2014

    The Entrepreneurs We Need

    Tim Faley, the author of The Entrepreneurial Arch, explains why we need new entrepreneurs, why a system for building entrepreneurship is missing, and how we can foster one through education.

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  • 6 Oct 2014

    An Interview with Gael McDonald

    Gael McDonald, the author of Business Ethics: A Contemporary Approach, discusses the issues raised in her textbook, as well as the plethora of accompanying resources that have been developed to support students and teachers alike.

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  • 25 Sep 2014

    An Interview with Tim Faley

    In this video Tim Faley, author of The Entrepreneurial Arch, discusses the concept of ‘the arch’ and how it can help develop entrepreneurial skills. Illustrated with various real-world examples, this structured and concise book will appeal to students, as well as to practitioners looking to develop their entrepreneurial skills.

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  • 15 Aug 2014
    Joseph Michael Finger

    Can the WTO Be Both Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde?

    Joseph Michael Finger, who wrote the introduction to Robert Hudec's classic Developing Countries in the GATT Legal System, discusses how the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) tears developing countries apart—with a unique comparison to Robert Louis Stevenson.

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  • 27 May 2014

    Behavioral Economics and the Insurance Industry

    Howard Kunreuther and Mark Pauly, authors of Insurance and Behavioral Economics, explain consumer behavior and insurer incentives in one of the most misunderstood industries.

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