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Here we look at the concerns regarding the number and quality of engineering students heading into the workforce, from the perspective of the student, the professor and even the IMT reader.

As leaders exit the workforce, companies can prepare for a more secure future through strategic onboarding programs and succession planning of skilled workers.

Innovation and creative thinking are highly valued in many work environments, but concentration is still king. In fact, some researchers suggest that "breakthroughs" can actually hinder the problem-solving process.

As if health care prices weren't high enough, today's historically high oil prices and rising inflation are having a sizable impact on medical manufacturers, suppliers, distributors and, of course, patients.

After last year's major product recalls, many of which led back to supply chains in China and Chinese exports, a new national study evaluates the country's medical industry and speaks to safety concerns, which IMT contributor Brian Lane addresses.

If your company manufactures medical devices, particularly for the European market, a new medical-device directive could change your business dramatically 16 months from now.

Nearly one-third of workers in a recent survey said they have called in sick when they weren't actually sick. The excuses some employees give for playing hooky are pretty darn colorful.

The prize-inspired breakthrough is a concept that goes back hundreds of years. Yet this notion of using prize money to spur innovation has become a particularly booming trend in recent years.

While necessity may be the mother of invention, its paternal roots can be traced to accidents and eccentricity. IMT contributor Ilya Leybovich looks at the unexpected sources of some of today's most common inventions, plus some unusual proposals for products yet to find a niche.

Gambling, iPods, lingerie, Internet dating sites - if you've ever filled out an expense report, you know these just won't fly as "business transactions." Shouldn't the government be held to the same standards?

Though it won't be open by the first anniversary of the tragic collapse of the I-35W Mississippi River Bridge in Minneapolis, Minn., a new $234 million bridge is on track to open in its predecessor's place as early as September.

With each passing year, more working professionals are seeing something that used to be an entitlement - vacation time - as an increasingly unavailable luxury.

Current gas prices are prompting a number of workplaces to revisit flexible workweeks during the summer. Who doesn't love a long weekend?

Last week, nationwide wildfire preparedness was designated the highest possible level. The challenge is much bigger than simply funding fire engines.

IMT contributor Brian Lane provides a roundup of new books that promise to offer a balanced amount of invaluable ideas and geeky fluff.