http://www.physorg.com/ en-us Physorg.com internet news portal provides the latest news on science including: Physics, Nanotechnology, Life Sciences, Space Science, Earth Science, Environment, Health and Medicine. A study by researchers from the Spears School of Business at Oklahoma State University explored the competitive advantage organizations gain when hiring key employees away from a competitor. The loss of a key employee can hinder organizational performance, even in superior organizations that have established advantageous routines via strategic initiatives that set them apart from their competitors, because the lost employees bring strategic knowledge with them to the hiring firm. http://www.physorg.com/news177768841.html Other Sciences Wed, 18 Nov 2009 12:14:56 EST news177768841 (PhysOrg.com) -- Companies that join with social causes to sell products not only enhance their image but also improve their bottom line, say University of Michigan researchers. http://www.physorg.com/news163350996.html Other Sciences Thu, 04 Jun 2009 16:17:11 EST news163350996 (PhysOrg.com) -- Clients of the major accounting firm Arthur Anderson sustained negative stock-market returns following public announcement that the firm had shredded documents related to its infamous Enron audit in 2002. In a new study, a University of Arkansas accounting researcher reports that corporate social responsibility on the part of some of these firms did not prevent a drop in their market value following the Enron audit failure. http://www.physorg.com/news161532965.html Other Sciences Thu, 14 May 2009 15:17:03 EST news161532965 It isn't often that you see heavyweights in the tech world duking it out in a high-stakes match, with Congress as the referee. It's happening today over proposed reforms in patent law, which pits the software and information technology giants against their counterparts in biotech. The issues are as fascinating as they are thorny -- and while each side paints the choices as black and white, there's enough gray here to cover a fleet of battleships. http://www.physorg.com/news158334028.html Technology Tue, 07 Apr 2009 14:40:51 EST news158334028 Micro-blogging sensation Twitter plans to begin dabbling this year with ways to pump cash from the fast-growing free service. http://www.physorg.com/news157355274.html Technology Fri, 27 Mar 2009 06:48:24 EST news157355274 A deep and lingering credit crisis is throttling investment in moneymaking projects that could help jump-start a U.S. economy mired in its worst downturn in decades, a new survey of corporate executives shows. http://www.physorg.com/news152883792.html Other Sciences Tue, 03 Feb 2009 11:43:50 EST news152883792 A new study in Strategic Management Journal examines how the nature of outside directors' prior experience, and resulting expertise, will influence the performance of a firm's performance. Results show that this past experience and expertise will have positive effects on the firm's acquisitions. http://www.physorg.com/news150558890.html Other Sciences Wed, 07 Jan 2009 13:54:50 EST news150558890 A new study in the Journal of Policy Analysis and Management explores ways to target the compensation provided by the free allocation of emission allowances under a CO2 cap and trade policy in order to avoid overcompensation of firms that already are benefiting from the program. http://www.physorg.com/news148735866.html Other Sciences Wed, 17 Dec 2008 11:31:06 EST news148735866 When the market price of company stock falls below the exercise price, the options are considered to be "out of the money" or underwater. Many publicly traded firms have become concerned about retaining highly valued executives who hold underwater stock options, fearing that they will voluntarily leave the firm for a better position elsewhere. A new study in Personnel Psychology reveals that voluntary top executive turnover was more likely to occur as executives' stock option portfolios fell further out of the money. http://www.physorg.com/news146407258.html Other Sciences Thu, 20 Nov 2008 12:40:58 EST news146407258 Innovation is integral to the growth, success and wealth of firms and nations. What predicts the increase of radical innovation, and the profits that often ensue, is a mystery most firms are trying to solve. The answer that trumps all others is closer to home than most probably realize. "Corporate culture is, above all, the most important factor in driving innovation," said Rajesh Chandy, a professor of marketing at the University of Minnesota's Carlson School of Management and a charter member of the U.S. Department of Commerce's Advisory Committee on Measuring Innovation in the 21st Century Economy. http://www.physorg.com/news146232069.html Other Sciences Tue, 18 Nov 2008 12:01:09 EST news146232069 A research paper, by Dr Stuart Fraser of Warwick Business School at the University of Warwick, has found that many Ethnic Minority owned Businesses (EMBs) in the UK struggle to obtain credit in comparison to White owned businesses. Black and Bangladeshi owned businesses are the most likely to be refused credit, facing up to four times as many refusals as white owned businesses. http://www.physorg.com/news146145251.html Other Sciences Mon, 17 Nov 2008 11:54:11 EST news146145251 Since the recent bailout on Wall Street, the public has started to heavily scrutinize firms' large executive pay packages. This week, John White, director of the Securities and Exchange Commission's Division of Corporation Finance, urged all U.S. companies to consider limiting compensation packages that reward excessive risk-taking by executives. A recent University of Missouri study provides evidence that decreasing stock option-based compensation of chief executive officers (CEOs) after companies' earnings restatements results in a decrease of risky investments and improved profitability. http://www.physorg.com/news143913720.html Other Sciences Wed, 22 Oct 2008 17:02:00 EST news143913720 Archaic corporate governing systems that failed to ferret out risky business deals helped stoke the nation's deepest financial meltdown since the Great Depression, a University of Illinois business law expert says. http://www.physorg.com/news142776162.html Other Sciences Thu, 09 Oct 2008 13:02:42 EST news142776162 According to research conducted at the University of Washington, manufacturing firms can increase shareholder value by transitioning to services, but there are some important caveats. http://www.physorg.com/news140971265.html Other Sciences Thu, 18 Sep 2008 15:41:05 EST news140971265 A new study in The Financial Review establishes a relationship between political beliefs of corporate stakeholders and the corporate social responsibility (CSR) of their firms. Companies with a high CSR rating tend to be located in Democratic states, while companies with a low CSR rating tend to be located in Republican states. http://www.physorg.com/news140866172.html Other Sciences Wed, 17 Sep 2008 10:29:32 EST news140866172 A new study in the journal Financial Management explored whether abnormal analyst coverage influences the extent to which companies raise funds from external sources (e.g., issue bonds or sell stock) and the amount of new investments firms decide to undertake. http://www.physorg.com/news139754241.html Other Sciences Thu, 04 Sep 2008 13:37:21 EST news139754241 U.S. firms that offshore customer service may save money on labor costs, but they also pay the price in terms of unhappy customers, say University of Michigan researchers. http://www.physorg.com/news134752619.html Other Sciences Tue, 08 Jul 2008 16:16:59 EST news134752619