AScribe Business & Economics News Service articles from June 2007

AScribe Business & Economics News Service archives from June 2007

Thunderbird School of Global Management Launching Class on Doing Business in China; New Online Certificate Program Gives Executives Tools They Need in Today's Changing Market.
June 1, 2007... Byline: Thunderbird, the Garvin School of International Management GLENDALE, Ariz., June 1 (AScribe Newswire) -- As the forces of globalization continue to accelerate, more and more companies have set their sites on China, the fastest...

Workshop Supports Emerging Scholars of Women's Entrepreneurship.
June 5, 2007... Byline: Babson College WELLESLEY, Mass., June 5 (AScribe Newswire) -- More than two dozen scholars from thirteen countries will be attending the Diana Project Emerging Scholars Conference...

Study Examines Financial Reliance of Nonprofit Health Care Organizations on Medicaid.
June 5, 2007... Byline: Aspen Institute Nonprofit Sector Philanthropy Program WASHINGTON, June 5 (AScribe Newswire) -- Nonprofit health-care providers -- including hospitals, nursing homes, and home-health organizations -- received between $85 billion and...

Mayors Mike Bloomberg, Antonio Villaraigosa Gather National Leaders June 18-19 to Explore Ways to Improve Political Dialogue; Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger to Deliver Keynote Address at USC Annenberg Conference.
June 6, 2007... Byline: USC Annenberg School for Communication LOS ANGELES, June 6 (AScribe Newswire) -- New York Mayor Mike Bloomberg and Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa are convening leaders from government, media, business, labor, philanthropy,...

Online Shoppers Will Pay Extra to Protect Privacy, Carnegie Mellon Study Shows.
June 6, 2007... Byline: Carnegie Mellon University PITTSBURGH, June 6 (AScribe Newswire) -- People are willing to pay extra to buy items from online retailers when they can easily ascertain how retailers' policies will protect their privacy, a new Carnegie...

Women's World Banking and Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Netherlands Host Meeting for Banking Innovation in Microfinance, in The Hague, June 18-19.
June 6, 2007... Byline: Women's World Banking NEW YORK, June 6 (AScribe Newswire) -- Women's World Banking (WWB), a leader in developing financial services for low-income women entrepreneurs, and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Netherlands will...

University of Texas at Dallas Supply Chain Center to Host One-Day Conference on RFID -- Radio Frequency Identification Technology.
June 7, 2007... Byline: University of Texas at Dallas RICHARDSON, Texas, June 7 (AScribe Newswire) -- "Unlocking RFID's Real Value," a one-day executive conference that will take place on Wednesday, June 20 at The University of Texas at Dallas School of...

Scholarly Publishers Meet to Discuss Challenges and Opportunities; 2007 Annual Meeting of the Association of American University Presses Gathers in Minneapolis.
June 12, 2007... Byline: Association of American University Presses NEW YORK, June 12 (AScribe Newswire) -- The Annual Meeting of the Association of American University Presses (AAUP) convenes in Minneapolis June 14-17, 2007. Changes throughout the...

Leading U.S. Business School to Offer Highly Sought-After, Online Career Services in China.
June 13, 2007... Byline: University of Maryland, College Park COLLEGE PARK, Md., June 13 (AScribe Newswire) -- The University of Maryland's Robert H. Smith School of Business, a leading provider of Executive MBA programs in China, today announced an...

It's Sweeter Than Ever at Just Desserts.
June 13, 2007... Byline: Straus Communications OAKLAND, Calif., June 13 (AScribe Newswire) -- The outlook for Just Desserts, a Bay Area institution for three decades, has never been sweeter. Sales in the past year have soared 40 percent and CEO Ira...

Expert: Effective Managers Tune in to Weak Signals.
June 15, 2007... Byline: Purdue University WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind., June 15 (AScribe Newswire) -- Becoming aware of emerging trends in the workplace before they become obvious is necessary in today's rapidly changing business environment, says a Purdue...

Florida's Housing Market Suffers Setback, New Survey Results Show.
June 18, 2007... Byline: University of Florida GAINESVILLE, Fla., June 18 (AScribe Newswire) -- Florida's housing market, thought to be stabilizing earlier this year, deteriorated in the latest quarterly survey conducted by the University of Florida, a...

CompuMentor Trio to Share Leadership Responsibilities; Two VPs Join Founder Ben-Horin in Newly Formed Office.
June 20, 2007... Byline: CompuMentor SAN FRANCISCO, June 20 (AScribe Newswire) -- Nonprofit technology resource CompuMentor (www.compumentor.org) has announced new executive leadership: Co-CEO and President Daniel Ben-Horin will be joined by Rebecca...

Organic Shoppers Can Now Smell the Roses; OrganicBouquet.com Debuts World's First Certified-Organic Fragrant Rose.
June 25, 2007... Byline: Straus Communications SAN FRANCISCO, June 25 (AScribe Newswire) -- www.OrganicBouquet.com, pioneer of the $150 million eco-friendly flower market, today introduced Vitality, the world's first certified-organic fragrant rose for...

Kauffman Foundation to Accept Proposals for Entrepreneurship Dissertation Fellowship Grants; Program Will Award Grants of $20,000 Each to 15 Doctoral Scholars.
June 25, 2007... Byline: Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation KANSAS CITY, Mo., June 25 (AScribe Newswire) -- The Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation announced today that the 2007-2008 Kauffman Dissertation Fellowship Program's online Request for Proposal will be...

Future Optimism Buoys Florida's Consumer Confidence.
June 26, 2007... Byline: University of Florida GAINESVILLE, Fla., June 26 (AScribe Newswire) -- Consumer confidence in Florida rose one point to 83 in June, one month after dropping to its lowest level in 19 months, a new University of Florida study finds....

Is Michael Moore Right? Before There Was 'Sicko,' There Was 'Sick'.
June 27, 2007... Byline: Demos NEW YORK, June 27 (AScribe Newswire) -- Is America's health care system really a disaster? Would we be better off copying Canada, England, France, or even... Cuba? Veteran journalist Jonathan Cohn has the answers. ...

IBM, Native American Chamber of Commerce, SeniorNet, and U.S. Department of the Interior Open Technology Achievement Center for Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe; Organizations Collaborate in 'Hope and Harmony for Humanity' Initiative to Bring Free Computer Access, Training to Rural Minnesota Reservation.
June 28, 2007... Byline: SeniorNet CASS LAKE, Minn., June 28 (AScribe Newswire) -- Furthering its effort to bring technology access and education to underserved populations, the "Hope and Harmony for Humanity Initiative" sponsored by IBM, and including the...

Addressing Sprawl Issues and Protecting Biodiversity Can Benefit Military Bases, RAND Study Finds.
June 28, 2007... Byline: RAND Corporation SANTA MONICA, Calif., June 28 (AScribe Newswire) -- The Defense Department's program to provide land buffers near its bases has been effective in relieving military training and testing operations from encroachment...

New Program Showcases Business Careers to Minority, Female High School Students.
June 29, 2007... Byline: UNC-Chapel Hill's Kenan-Flagler Business School CHAPEL HILL, N.C., June 29 (AScribe Newswire) -- A new program designed to attract minority or female high school students to business careers graduated its first class June 22 at the...

Changing Consumer Behaviors Online Spell Opportunities for Charities and Families; Challenges for Online Retail Provide Opportunities for Community and Charitable Giving Through iBakeSale.
June 29, 2007... Byline: Full Court Press Communications NEW YORK, June 29 (AScribe Newswire) -- According to new information released by the market research firm Jupiter Research, the high growth rates enjoyed in online retail sales over the past several...