What then, after the darkness?
After several Websites, including Wikipedia, protested by going dark, both pieces of legislation were shelved. Meanwhile, proponents of the two bills—News Corp. CEO Rupert Murdoch among them—rallied in support.
But the core issues addressed in...
Is multifamily ready for big data?
The amount of information being gathered, stored, and now mined, for commercial use can be confounding to the the human mind. Compound this with the fact that all of this data is unique, though...
Gas prices to rise again
Prices could spike another 60 cents or more by May. "I think it's going to be a chaotic spring, with huge price increases in some places," says Tom Kloza of the Oil Price Information...
MF mortgage originations jump
The Mortgage Bankers Association said its quarterly survey shows a steep increase in commercial lending driven by higher originations for industrial and multifamily property types.
Loans for industrial properties rose 43 percent from a year...
Creating sustainable performance
So what does it mean to be happy in your job? It's not about contentment, which connotes a degree of complacency. When we and our research partners at the Ross School of Business's Center...
Positive intelligence
We have been studying the links between employee engagement and customer loyalty for a few years now, and we've found that the only route to employee happiness that also benefits shareholders is through a...
Turning foreclosures into rentals
GTIS Partners will spend $1 billion by 2016 acquiring single-family homes to manage as rentals, Thomas Shapiro, the fund's founder said. That followed announcements this month that GI Partners, a Menlo Park private equity...
Why you won’t quit your job
And when we bumped into each other last week, I found her toiling away in exactly the same role, still dreaming of her nonprofit venture, but now more depressed than ever.
Why can't Susan leave...
How leaders kill meaning at work
As a senior executive, you may think you know what job number one is: developing a killer strategy. In fact, this is only Job 1a. You have a second, equally important task. Call it...
Forest City shifts focus to core markets, selling land portfolio
David J. LaRue, president and CEO of the Cleveland-based company, said the push will lay "a foundation for accelerated value creation." The disclosure is aimed at increasing transparency and aiding investors in assessing Forest...
Failing to update your travel policy is risky business
As more and more employees embark on business travel, the opportunities for trouble—whether it's overpaying for a flight or something far more serious—increases commensurately.
Still, new research by American Express Global Business Travel shows that...
Zuckerberg may need to fail
As Matt Yglesias pointed out at Slate, Mark Zuckerberg will remain totally in control of Facebook. Lots of control is something that many CEOs have, but Zuckerberg will have something else entirely: he can't...
Prepare your business for Facebook mobile ads
To that end, a new mobile ad program is rumored to launch in March, according to a Financial Times report. Here are five directions Facebook could take with mobile ads, and how your business...
When to give up on your goals
The only hitch was that Ben, as a teacher, had to be at work early, so our matches could begin no later than 6:00 a.m. For over a year, we kept up the ritual—until...
Banks paying homeonwers a bonus to avoid foreclosure
Lenders have routinely delayed or blocked such transactions, known as short sales, in which they accept less from a buyer than the seller's outstanding loan. Now banks have decided the deals are faster and...
