Posts Tagged ‘management’
Society & Culture - Dec 28, 2010 11:18 - 1 Comment
Brands help hotels leave the lights on
PENN STATE (US) — During economic downturns, hotels with brand names fare better than independently operated properties, new research shows. (more…)
Society & Culture - Oct 26, 2010 14:04 - 2 Comments
Paying the price for locally grown
PENN STATE (US) — Restaurant patrons are willing to pay more for meals prepared with produce and meat from local providers—but only to a point. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Oct 26, 2010 10:42 - 3 Comments
Is obesity a threat to national security?
CORNELL (US) — Nearly 12 percent of women and 35 percent of men of military age are ineligible for duty because they are overweight or obese. (more…)
Society & Culture - Sep 3, 2010 13:16 - 1 Comment
Hourly workers hit hard by recession
U. CHICAGO (US)—A record number of U.S. workers are involuntarily working part-time due to reduced hours or the inability to find a full-time job. (more…)
Society & Culture - Jan 25, 2010 13:40 - 2 Comments
Global get-together: It’s time to talk
DUKE—International business teams cannot rely entirely on technology to overcome time and space barriers; they still need to talk. And that probably means working some overlapping hours, says a Duke University management professor. (more…)
Society & Culture - Jan 21, 2010 11:33 - 0 Comments
Insiders make best CEOs
RICE—While hiring a CEO from outside the company may initially bring fresh ideas, a new study shows that promoting someone from within is a better strategy in the long run. (more…)
Society & Culture - Nov 20, 2009 11:45 - 2 Comments
Viral case of the blame game
USC/STANFORD (US)—Merely observing someone publicly blame an individual in an organization for a problem—even when the target is innocent—greatly increases the odds that the practice of blaming others will spread, new research shows. (more…)
Best of 2009 - Oct 14, 2009 11:33 - 5 Comments
BEST OF 2009: Bad bosses sabotage to boost ego
UC BERKELEY (US)—Bosses who are in over their heads are more likely to bully subordinates. That’s because feelings of inadequacy trigger them to lash out at those around them. (more…)
Society & Culture - Aug 3, 2009 11:13 - 0 Comments
Bottom line in business: be nice
Job stress in the United States accounts for $300 billion in losses, and, according to a new book, 80 percent of employees who were victims of insults or bullying in the workplace lost valuable work time worrying about the incident.
Health & Medicine - Jul 2, 2009 13:14 - 0 Comments
Money not the best motivator to shed pounds
Obesity rates in the United States have doubled since 1980. As of 2003-04, 66 percent of Americans were overweight and almost half of those were obese.
