Fall 2009
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Has Oregon’s housing bubble burst? Oregon's home prices are still 5.4 percent above the median home price in mid-2006 when the economy started its decline, but that margin has steadily been shrinking in recent months.
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Applied Forecasting in the Technology Industry
Today forecasting is a major part of any decision-making process across all industries. However, the process of crossing the divide between the forecasted figures and the strategic decision that follows is one that is still a gray area.
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Managing Traveling Data - First Steps
Please fasten your seatbelts and return your seats and tray-tables to their upright positions. Oh yeah, and don’t forget your computer.
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A Study of Leadership Prototypes in Small Teams
When I entered Atkinson Graduate School of Management’s early career program at the same time I began my senior year of undergraduate work I knew that my BA in sociology would culminate in a research project of my own design. I chose to focus on a research subject that was applicable to both degrees: leadership prototypes.
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