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Boise State on Business by Gundars Kaupins: Orientation helps new employees get off to a good start

Jim had quite a first day of work. He parked his car in the paved parking lot by the building, and a grumpy employee yelled at him to move his car to the dirt lot two blocks away. Only managers park on the paved lot. 3 hours ago

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BOISE STATE UNIVERSITY

More than 2,200 students graduate from Boise State on Saturday (w/video)

Boise State University’s 92nd Commencement ceremony Saturday morning in Taco Bell Arena honored more than 2,200 graduates.
IDAHO ECONOMY

Boise State on Business by Mathew Kaiserman: Health care industry needs to rethink current market model

Economists will tell you markets work, but … . The "but" is a number of basic assumptions, including good price signals from buyers to sellers.
IDAHO ECONOMY

Boise State on Business by Gundars Kaupins: Don’t make social networking policies vague, overly broad

Here is a little bit of what happens on Facebook.
BUSINESS COLUMNISTS

Boise State on Business by Dwayne Barney: Buying government bonds can sometimes be risky

Many of us are concerned with minimizing investment risk. But what is safe?
IDAHO ECONOMY

Boise State on Business by Gundars Kaupins: 3-D printing raises questions of copyright and patent law

Sam loved the new 3-D printing machine. His new faucet design can be created in the lab and quickly copied to other collaborators in the country. The speed of physical communication greatly reduces his development costs.
BUSINESS COLUMNISTS

Boise State on Business by Susan Park: What employers can't do under labor-relations law

In the business law courses I teach at Boise State, I often ask students if they work for an employer who enforces a secrecy policy that prohibits them from discussing their wages with each other. Almost always, at least a few students raise their hands.
BOISE STATE UNIVERSITY

Tackling childhood obesity: International health celebrity speaks in Boise

A pair of events on Saturday in Boise will feature a full day of lectures, discussions and fun activities aimed at promoting children’s health.
BOISE STATE BASKETBALL

Boise State basketball player arrested

It's the third time Kenny Buckner has been charged with theft. He's among five Boise State players - 4 men and 1 woman - with similar charges in the past year.
BUSINESS COLUMNISTS

Boise State on Business by Brian Greber: Deficit spending's a concern but no cause to sound alarm

What do Japan, Greece, Iceland, Italy, Portugal, Ireland and Belgium have in common? They all have national debt to gross domestic production ratios worse than the United States. According to the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, the U.S. government debt to GDP percentage in...
BUSINESS COLUMNISTS

Boise State on Business: Nancy Napier: Business can learn from quick gridiron decision-making

I've been watching more football and basketball recently - mostly because I'm studying how the Boise State University programs work as organizations. As I've gotten to know some of the coaches, I've also become more vested in what happens in a game. The danger is that if the games are exciting (...