This RSS news feed from uwnews.org, the University of Washington Office of News and Information, includes the last 40 in the Business category. http://uwnews.org/apps/uwnews/public/rss.aspx?q=uwnByCategoryName&categoryName=Business&numToShow=40 http://uwnews.org/images/uwnewslogo_small.jpg http://uwnews.org/ uwnews.org, the University of Washington Office of News and Information (c)2008 University of Washington News and Information | http://uwnews.org | uwnews@u.washington.edu | 206-543-2580 Bob Roseth | roseth@u.washington.edu Ken Fine | kenfine@u.washington.edu Wed, 20 Aug 2008 00:19:01 GMT http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss RSS.NET: http://www.rssdotnet.com/ Inexperienced investors can negatively affect their investment results by using "unfiltered" information from Securities and Exchange Commission filings, according to research conducted at the University of Washington. http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=42815 Business Andrew Krueger (krueger6@u.washington.edu) http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=42815 Mon, 14 Jul 2008 11:25:19 GMT President Mark Emmert and UW Computer Science & Engineering host Microsoft chairman Bill Gates on April 25 for the final stop of his six-university tour, as Gates transitions from Microsoft to the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=41168 Campus Business Technology Hannah Hickey (hickeyh@u.washington.edu) http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=41168 Thu, 17 Apr 2008 11:26:30 GMT New research on international joint ventures in China demonstrates the complexity of multilevel trust and warns that some types of trust can lead to negative outcomes. http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=40704 Business Andrew Krueger (krueger6@u.washington.edu) http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=40704 Tue, 01 Apr 2008 09:23:29 GMT Minority small-business owners in Washington voiced increased optimism about their prospects-even amidst the threat of recession-during the last half of 2007. http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=40120 Business Andrew Krueger (krueger6@u.washington.edu) http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=40120 Mon, 03 Mar 2008 07:00:57 GMT Let the seller beware: while relationship marketing programs have traditionally been perceived as a way to improve a company's financial performance, a new study shows they can actually be a double-edged sword. http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=37790 Business Nancy Gardner (nancylou@u.washington.edu) http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=37790 Tue, 06 Nov 2007 07:46:06 GMT Moral idenity may motivate behavior, but accurate ethical judgments are needed to set that behavior in the right direction, according to researchers who study business ethics. http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=37590 Business Nancy Gardner (nancylou@u.washington.edu) http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=37590 Tue, 30 Oct 2007 07:20:15 GMT The Foster Foundation, longtime supporters of the UW, have pledged $50 million to the Business School, which will be named the Michael G. Foster School of Business. http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=36464 Campus Business Nancy Gardner (nancylou@u.washington.edu) http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=36464 Fri, 07 Sep 2007 07:18:50 GMT Companies that network and form strategic alliances are more creative and develop more patented inventions than those that don't. http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=36131 Business Nancy Gardner (nancylou@u.washington.edu) http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=36131 Thu, 16 Aug 2007 07:16:59 GMT The scars created by domestic violence persist long after the bruises have healed, leaving some adolescent mothers psychologically distressed and increasing their chances of being unemployed, according to a new study. http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=35107 Social Science Business Joel Schwarz (joels@u.washington.edu) http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=35107 Thu, 12 Jul 2007 09:32:07 GMT Chief executive officers often pursue acquistions regardless of risk or potential outcome because they know their salaries will increase substantially, leaving shareholders to take the financial hit. http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=34297 Business Nancy Gardner (nancylou@u.washington.edu) http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=34297 Mon, 18 Jun 2007 08:06:47 GMT Ports could use their cranes to move goods more quickly without investing in any new equipment. A system called double cycling would minimize empty return trips - what taxi drivers and long-haul truckers call "deadheading" - by the massive cranes. http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=33967 Science Technology Business Hannah Hickey (hickeyh@u.washington.edu) http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=33967 Tue, 05 Jun 2007 08:29:00 GMT Minority small-business owners in Washington state are, much like entrepreneurs across the country, confident about their abilities to succeed despite the fact that fewer than one-third of them feel that the state's business climate is supportive. Their overall confidence level, a measure of how positively they view future business success, is 56 out of a possible 100 points. http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=32901 Business Nancy Gardner (nancylou@u.washington.edu) http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=32901 Thu, 10 May 2007 08:57:09 GMT Student teams from eight universities across the state will woo judges in this tradeshow extravaganza in hopes of securing a spot in the next stage of the competition and ultimately snagging the $25,000 grand prize in seed money for the best business plan. http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=32528 Business Nancy Gardner (nancylou@u.washington.edu) http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=32528 Fri, 27 Apr 2007 08:04:46 GMT The Business School's Global Business Case Competition welcomes students from around the globe for some friendly but heated rivalry. http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=32040 Business Nancy Gardner (nancylou@u.washington.edu) http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=32040 Thu, 12 Apr 2007 08:30:34 GMT Computers, cell phones and other electronics can't keep shrinking in size without radical changes to their design. Finding novel semiconductor materials is the first goal of the new Micron Laboratory for Combinatorial Materials Exploration. http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=31333 Technology Business Science Hannah Hickey (hickeyh@u.washington.edu) http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=31333 Mon, 19 Mar 2007 09:02:00 GMT The University of Washington has joined 26 universities in a Department of Energy-sponsored program to reduce electricity use in manufacturing plants. http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=31266 Technology Business Hannah Hickey (hickeyh@u.washington.edu) http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=31266 Mon, 12 Mar 2007 15:54:51 GMT Why do workers voluntarily quit their jobs? What kinds of things can employers do to help keep their best employees? Researchers from the UW and Truman State University theorize on the psychology of voluntary turnover. http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=31234 Business Social Science Nancy Gardner (nancylou@u.washington.edu) http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=31234 Mon, 12 Mar 2007 08:02:08 GMT For his doctoral research in computer science, Tapan Parikh designed mobile phone software for use by members of Indian grassroots banking cooperatives, known as microfinance groups. Now he's gone one step further and founded a company in India that carries out testing and brings the system to its intended users. http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=31066 Technology Business Science Hannah Hickey (hickeyh@u.washington.edu) http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=31066 Wed, 28 Feb 2007 17:16:03 GMT A new program for students majoring in entrepreneurship has been created with a gift from Leonard Lavin, founder and chairman emeritus of the Alberto-Culver Company. http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=30896 Business Nancy Gardner (nancylou@u.washington.edu) http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=30896 Fri, 23 Feb 2007 07:59:46 GMT Students from around the globe will be in Seattle to compete in a competition that rewards the best commercially sustainable and socially conscious business idea. http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=30744 Business Nancy Gardner (nancylou@u.washington.edu) http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=30744 Wed, 21 Feb 2007 08:07:00 GMT