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| BIZ | Book By Babson Professors Blends Human Reasoning Into A New Kind of Business Management System
A new book by two Babson professors blends human reasoning into a new kind of business management system. In Delivering Results, Managing What Matters, Management Accounting Professors Lawrence Carr and Alfred Nanni paradoxically develop a management system built on human rather than quantitative reasoning. | 14-Aug-2009
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| Stereotypes Can be Eased If Layoff Decision Focus Is on Job Context, Not Age
Age discrimination will be reduced if employers base personnel decisions on job-relevant requirements and focus on the abilities of those able to perform the work and not on how old they are, says a Purdue University industrial organizational psychologist.
testimony at EEOC panel | 13-Aug-2009
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| BIZ | A Matter of Taste: Food Ads Work Better If All Senses Are Involved
Do potato chips taste better if an advertisement describes their crunchy sound? Is popcorn more flavorful if its buttery aroma is also depicted in an ad? Researchers at the University of Michigan say yes.
Journal of Consumer Research, Feb-2010 | 13-Aug-2009
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| BIZ | Today’s CFO: More Challenge but Higher Compensation
Study finds CFO bonus positively linked to finesse in meeting earnings forecasts. | 12-Aug-2009
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| BIZ | Operations Management Employment Outlook: 12-Month Hiring Outlook Strong
APICS The Association for Operations Management and the University of North Carolina Wilmington released the second quarterly Operations Management Employment Outlook today. Survey data reported in July 2009 indicate that 47 percent of respondents with hiring responsibility anticipate hiring staff. Quality and resource planning are indicated as top hiring areas. | 12-Aug-2009
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| When Issues at Home Interfere with Work, Sick Days Increase
Employees who feel that issues with home and family life are interfering with their work take more sick leave, more often, according to a study in the August Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, official publication of the American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine (ACOEM). | 12-Aug-2009
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| BIZ | Researchers Say Invest More in Stocks for Better Return
Conventional wisdom holds that investors need a diversified portfolio of stocks and bonds to obtain investing success. But new research by several professors from Butler University’s College of Business suggests that conventional wisdom may be wrong. | 05-Aug-2009
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| BIZ | Experts Available to Discuss Anniversary of Historic Bretton Woods Conference
Two experts from the University of New Hampshire are available to discuss the United Nations Monetary and Financial Conference, also known as the Bretton Woods International Monetary Conference. Held 65 years ago in New Hampshire, the historic conference resulted in the establishment of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD), which is currently part of the World Bank.
Expert available | 22-Jul-2009
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| BIZ | Angel Investors, VCs Look at IPOs Differently
New research from the Center for Venture Research at the University of New Hampshire shows substantial differences in how angel investors and venture capitalists approach initial public offerings, a finding that entrepreneurs should consider when selecting early investors. | 22-Jul-2009
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| BIZ | Corporate Governance Expert Can Speak on Range of Current Issues
Drexel University’s Dr. Ralph Walkling, executive director of the Corporate Governance Center at the University’s LeBow College of Business, is available to comment on a wide range of issues in corporate governance. Walkling has been listed in the top one percent of more than 12,000 finance authors in terms of academic citations to their work.
Expert available | 09-Jul-2009
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