By Kerri L. Tassin, JD Now more than ever before, American workers save for retirement through 401(k) plans and Individual Retirement Accounts. According to a 2012 study conducted by the Society of Actuaries’ Pension Section Research Committee, between the years 1975 to 2005 the number of employees covered by defined benefit plans declined significantly, while … [Read more...]
One of the foundational principles of communication is to know your audience, and we all know it is impossible to know everybody. This makes the implementation of target marketing a necessity for every business. Narrowly targeting a specific group of people is beneficial in two main ways. First, it is much easier to make your message relevant to a group of people the … [Read more...]
By Shannon McMurtrey, Ph.D I have been thinking a lot about passwords lately. Probably due to the fact that the time to reset my password on one of my primary accounts has rolled around again (as it seems to roll around faster and faster each time) and I had to YET AGAIN come up with this crazy long impossible to remember password to keep my account safe. This … [Read more...]
By Elizabeth Rozell, Ph.D., is a professor of management and associate dean of the College of Business Like all organizations, companies in the Ozarks hope to obtain the benefits of increased employee motivation and enhanced productivity by instituting compensation systems that reward individual accomplishments. However, some researchers have questioned the "do this … [Read more...]
Invest in training, improve growth By Rayanna Anderson, MBA Your company is struggling, and you know you need to do something. Nevertheless, what to do. Change is inevitable, but implementing change for the future of your organization may be the true challenge. So how do you move forward? Perhaps employee training and development could be the solution. Here are … [Read more...]