Business Brains

The inventor of this ice scraper unsuccessfully spent 10 years trying to get his idea commercialized. Then he decided to give it to the Quirky community.

2 | February 3, 2012 5:35am | By Heather Clancy

The Picarro Survey detection system can sniff out and pinpoint gas leaks at much higher speeds than previously possible, allowing crews to identify problems much more quickly.

February 2, 2012 7:10am | By Heather Clancy

Joint research by Accenture, comScore and dunnhumbyUSA suggests frequent visitors to brand Web sites buy more of that brand in the 'real world.' Need I say more?

February 1, 2012 2:56pm | By Heather Clancy

The research firm's updated statistics about social network penetration should discourage businesses from taking a cookie-cutter approach.

February 1, 2012 3:55am | By Heather Clancy

Bloom box installation will contribute about 35 percent of location's energy needs; marks the software company's third major onsite renewable energy installation.

January 31, 2012 10:52am | By Heather Clancy

The company's eight annual update demonstrates that ongoing stewardship requires marathon endurance and perseverance.

1 | January 30, 2012 2:11pm | By Heather Clancy

Wireless carrier will give customers the option to ditch paper receipts in more than 2,000 locations across the United States.

1 | January 30, 2012 4:11am | By Heather Clancy

'University-level education can be both high quality and low cost. ...we've connected some of the greatest teachers to hundreds of thousands of students in almost every country on Earth.'

1 | January 30, 2012 3:00am | By Joe McKendrick

Thought-provoking research discussed in the current issue of the Harvard Business Review suggests a link between employee contentment and their ability to produce great work.

5 | January 27, 2012 4:16am | By Heather Clancy

Global study by MIT Sloan Management Review and Boston Consulting Group found about one-third of companies can link corporate sustainability programs to profit.

January 26, 2012 8:31am | By Heather Clancy

The collapse of the traditional 9-to-5 cubicle workplace isn't an isolated phenomenon. It's happening everywhere, a new survey of 11,000 workers across the globe finds.

2 | January 25, 2012 4:04pm | By Joe McKendrick

Automaker pushes for 20 percent reduction in energy intensity and carbon intensity by 2020; emphasizes that money saved can be money reinvested.

January 25, 2012 12:30pm | By Heather Clancy

Unbleached line of bathroom tissue builds on success of the company's Moka napkin line, which now accounts for almost 24 percent of its overall napkin sales.

January 25, 2012 10:47am | By Heather Clancy

A survey by Avanade, the IT services firm founded by Accenture and Microsoft, seeks to dispel misconceptions about the use of consumer technology in business environments.

January 25, 2012 6:00am | By Heather Clancy

Some companies are hiring job candidates based on their social network profile, instead of resumes with a lot of bullet points. Will this soon become a mainstream practice?

5 | January 24, 2012 2:38pm | By Joe McKendrick

At 737 feet of the ground, the system isn't the bank's largest, but it is closer to the sun than any other commercial installation.

January 24, 2012 12:24pm | By Heather Clancy

New research speculates that most innovation is more likely to come from larger companies more so than from small entrepreneurial startups. Key takeaway: big companies need to be entrepreneurial, too.

January 24, 2012 9:18am | By Joe McKendrick

Global economic growth needs to come from the bottom up. Global economic growth needs to come from the top down. Should governments come to the rescue?

2 | January 23, 2012 8:12pm | By Joe McKendrick

If you're thinking about increasing your company's budget for Internet video advertisements, you should be thinking in 15-second increments, according to new Poll Position data.

1 | January 23, 2012 1:52pm | By Heather Clancy

By treating ethics and sustainability into undergraduate and graduate business courses, the Leeds School of Business seeks to infuse these values in future business leaders.

1 | January 23, 2012 4:41am | By Heather Clancy