At some point, if you're changing a really deep-seated behavior, you're going to have a moment of weakness.
Often in companies, you'll see tensions between sales and marketing. Sales people will want to give discounts to clients because they often get paid a commission based on how much they sell. So they're always pushing to give discounts because that will increase sales. Marketing, however, is judged by overall profitability.
Companies are very, very good - better than consumers themselves - at knowing what consumers are actually craving.
The Safe Drinking Water Act was passed in 1974 after tests discovered carcinogens, lead and dangerous bacteria flowing from faucets in New Orleans, Pittsburgh and Boston and elsewhere.
Between calculated risk and reckless decision-making lies the dividing line between profit and loss.
It is almost always a bad idea to use a reverse mortgage to pay for a vacation or to buy a risky investment, like stocks or deferred annuities.
You're much better off creating positive rewards, complimenting people for acting correctly, rather than punishing them when they act incorrectly.
Research suggests that investment bankers are more prone to commit fraud when they feel the competitor at their heels.
Foxconn is hugely important, not only in China - it's the largest employer in China - Foxconn is important around the world.
Medicare's top officials said in 2006 that they had reduced the number of fraudulent and improper claims paid by the agency, keeping billions of dollars out of the hands of people trying to game the system.
Massachusetts has prohibited most financial advisers from using titles like 'certified senior adviser,' and some of the largest insurers, including MetLife and Genworth Financial, have similar rules.
Not so long ago, companies that borrowed lots of money were considered risky, appropriate only for daredevil stock pickers. Those with lots of cash on hand and few outstanding debts might be dull stocks, but they were at least safe bets for bondholders.
Actually, attorneys say, copying a purchased CD for even one friend violates the federal copyright code most of the time.
Way back in 2000, the EPA was poised, and, in fact, had drafted a rule, to specially regulate pollution - water pollution and other types of pollution - from power plants, but the energy industry pushed back pretty significantly.
Back when Detroit was the head of auto manufacturing, it was clear where profits were created. Right? A car was made in Detroit. There was little argument that you could make that some of the money from that should be sent overseas to Ireland.
Conditions in Chinese factories are harsh. They're much harsher than they are in, for instance, the United States or any Western nation.