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	<pubDate>Tue, 22 May 2007 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
	<description>Dr. Michael Gombola, department head of finance, offers his predication on the stock market's continued rise.</description>
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	<pubDate>Tue, 22 May 2007 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
	<description>Dr. Sean Hackett, assistant professor of management, lists the factors that make great business ideas. </description>
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	<title>Long-term Investments</title>
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	<pubDate>Tue, 20 Feb 2007 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
	<description>Dr. Thomas Hindelang, vice dean and professor of finance, explains the Net Present Value model and how businesses make long-term investments. </description>
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	<title>Encouraging Innovation</title>
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	<pubDate>Tue, 20 Feb 2007 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
	<description>Dr. Donna DeCarolis, department head and associate professor of management, reveals how companies maintain and encourage innovation. </description>
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	<pubDate>Tue, 20 Feb 2007 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
	<description>Dr. Jacqueline Garner, assistant professor of finance, discusses the importance of the election of directors to corporate boards.</description>
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	<pubDate>Tue, 29 Aug 2006 09:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
	<description>Dr. Darrell Radson, department head of decision sciences, explains the origins and implement of six-sigma with guest host Joe Bisicchia.</description>
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	<pubDate>Thu, 01 Sep 2005 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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	<pubDate>Thu, 01 Sep 2005 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
	<description>Dr. Richard Freedman, associate professor of legal studies, advises that small business should have succession plans to address uncontrollable events.</description>
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	<pubDate>Thu, 01 Sep 2005 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
	<description>Dr. Teresa Harrison, assistant professor of economics, examines the economic forces causing consolidation of hospitals. </description>
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	<description>Dr. Ed Nelling, associate professor of finance, says investors should review their portfolios and considers making changes. </description>
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	<description>Dr. Bert Rosenbloom, Rauth Chaired Professor of Marketing Management, says that consumers want seamless shopping experiences. </description>
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