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One of the most interesting documents about the video game industry to become public during last week was not a report from an analysis firm or a leaked blueprint for an upcoming AAA title, but a book that Valve, developer of a number of huge franchises and the creator of Steam, distributes to its employees when they... |
28 April 2012
13:51 GMT |
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Scientists say that supportive supervisors can improve workplace presenteeism among employees. A new study suggests that this holds true even when employees' colleagues believe absence is justified.
Interestingly, the research group found that employees tend to be influenced by their peers into thinking that i... |
21 March 2012
10:01 GMT |
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Nokia is slashing more jobs. The Espoo-based company has just announced plans to make a series of changes at its factories in Komarom, Hungary, Reynosa, Mexico and Salo, Finland.
The handset vendor also confirmed that these changes were bound to affect around 4,000 jobs across the company.
The company will make ... |
8 February 2012
04:51 GMT |
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An interesting study I came across states that employers should ask their team managers to train the workforce in such a way that all of its members learn to support and care for each other. In this manner, the higher-ups can ensure sustainable, increased performances at the workplace.
The market economy has someho... |
7 February 2012
10:52 GMT |
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Google has slowed down the rate at which it hires new people in the last quarter of 2011. Even so, it added 1,114 ne employees in the last quarter of the year. In total, Google hired 6,151 people in 2011, or rather it grew by that many, it probably hired more since some people have left the company in this time.What&... |
20 January 2012
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Experts at the Center for Addiction and Mental Health, in Canada, say that employees who have the luck to receive treatment for their depression while still at the workplace tend to become more positive, healthy and productive than their peers whose condition goes unnoticed.
However, ensuring that depression is foun... |
12 January 2012
11:01 GMT |
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Experts from the New Economics Foundation (NEF) and the Center for Analysis of Social Exclusion at the London School of Economics say that curbing the workweek from 40 to around 20 hours could have a host of positive benefits for individuals, companies and the market in general.
The experts from the NEF think-tank b... |
9 January 2012
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According to the conclusions of a new scientific study conducted by experts at the University of Minnesota (UM), it would appear that people who are allowed to be flexible at the workplace sleep better, and are overall healthier and more productive, than peers who don't have this luxury.
The findings were made... |
8 December 2011
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Experts at the University of California in Berkeley announce in a new study that empathy burnout at the workplace will make itself apparent increasingly often in the United States, particularly because of the mounting financial crisis.
The condition's name is self-explanatory. People such as clerks, doctors an... |
7 December 2011
10:03 GMT |
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A new study finds that employees who ignore medical discomfort in order to be present in the workplace – a phenomenon called presenteeism – may not be making the best decision. The work also looks at the categories of workers that are most likely to make these decisions.
There are various motives that ... |
19 November 2011
06:31 GMT |
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At the beginning of the year, Google made it very clear that it plans to hire more people in 2011 than ever before. Not that it's lacking from people wanting to get a spot at the company, it received tens of thousands of applications within a week of the announcement, but Google, like everyone else, wants the be... |
14 October 2011
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University of British Columbia (UBC) investigators have determined that managers who fail to keep their workforce connected and engaged amongst itself risk losing coherence. This can further result in the emergence of unwanted behaviors in the workplace, including sabotage and forms of rivalry.
While competition i... |
8 October 2011
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According to the results of the newest study conducted by experts at the Baylor University, it would appear that people who are subjected to stressful conditions in the workplace are more likely to be rude at home than their peers. This is especially true in the case of those who work under very difficult conditions,... |
17 August 2011
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Now that the American Space Shuttle Program (SSP) is over, the main contractors NASA that worked with for so many years are laying off their workforce. More than 1,000 people are expected to be let go by the end of this month alone, officials say. In the months leading up to the last shuttle flight – Atlantis&#... |
11 August 2011
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Now that the American Space Shuttle Program (SSP) has come to a halt, more than 3,200 employees will be laid off. After more than three decades of work, one of the most highly-specialized workforces in the world will be disbanded.
Atlantis, Endeavour and Discovery have all completed their final missions and are c... |
23 July 2011
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Google showed off a record quarter last week, with $9 billion in revenue in Q2, it had plenty to brag about. But Google is not only racking in the cash, it's also racking in new employees.
The company continued its hiring binge, which it announced at the start of the year, adding some 2,500 employees. Grante... |
18 July 2011
07:11 GMT |
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According to an editorial piece published in the latest issue of the esteemed British Medical Journal (BMJ), working during so-called short-term illnesses can have severe, long-term health effects. Recently, managers began having the habit of asking their employees to be present at the work while they are sick, provi... |
14 June 2011
07:51 GMT |
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A growing body of evidence is beginning to suggest that the satisfaction people feel at the workplace is directly linked to their longevity. The research does not analyze the way individuals feel about the tasks they have to do, but focuses on the relationships between co-workers.In other words, it's the develop... |
12 May 2011
03:54 GMT |
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If employees and employers alike are able to handle workplace episodes where one of the people working there has an fit of anger, then the entire situation could have a positive outcome. However, in order for this to happen, those responding to the situation are not allowed to take care of things improperly. They nee... |
14 April 2011
09:26 GMT |
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A new national poll conducted in the United States has revealed that half of all employees feel that the amount of money they get for their work makes them feel undervalued and plays a role in the stress they feel. A large proportion is also reporting experiencing excessive levels of stress daily.A comparison of happ... |
10 March 2011
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Reddit is experiencing a renaissance, the site that seemed to linger for a few years, had a great 2010 and it looks like it's poised to grow even bigger and faster this year. While traffic exploded in the last year, so did the strain on its servers. It has been adding more, but it now has the manpower to handle ... |
9 February 2011
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Last week, Google announced that it plans to hire more people than ever in 2011. It wants to add at least 6,000 more people, for a total of over 30,000, by the end of the year. Despite the perceived shortage of engineers in Silicon Valley, Google got 75,000 job applications in the past week alone, setting a new recor... |
4 February 2011
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Google has been growing at a fast rate for more than a decade, adding more people in the process. But 2011 will be the biggest year in hires yet, according to Google itself. This indicates that Google plans to add more than 6,000 new jobs, for a total of over 30,000 people by 2012. "In 2010 we added more than 4,500 G... |
26 January 2011
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Despite the progress made over the past few decades in allowing women access to the same chances that men get at the workplace, ladies still get paid a lot less than men, on average. Scientists in charge of a new study now believe they may have an answer to why that is. The investigation was carried out by researcher... |
18 January 2011
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According to a new research paper published this week in the British journal Environmental Conservation, it would appear that people who live in, or move to, big cities tend to care more about Earth and the environment than others who don't live in metropolises. The research was conducted so that authorities cou... |
18 January 2011
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Employers who want to boost the productivity of their employees should take some time to come up to date with the latest investigations in the field, because they tend to go up against established norms on how this can be achieved. A newly-published investigation makes no exception.The research says that people who a... |
16 December 2010
10:59 GMT |
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Google is going on a hiring spree judging by the number of open positions at the company. Based on worldwide listings, Google is looking to hire over 2,000 employees at this time. Successfully doing so would swell the company's employee numbers to over 25,000.According to Reuters, Google is hiring 2,076 people a... |
20 November 2010
04:20 GMT |
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Just as Yahoo is preparing for massive layoffs, Google is fighting harder to keep its employees. The company has been increasing efforts to stop its employees from leaving for hotter companies, especially Facebook. Google is now said to have offered $3.5 million to a staff engineer to convince him to stay. TechCrunch... |
12 November 2010
05:38 GMT |
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If you're online, you've heard of Twitter, but the company is still rather small, compared to other rising stars of the social web. The company just announced that it now has 300 employees. That may not be a hugely impressive figure, but it's 50 percent more than it had in the middle of the summer."We ... |
27 October 2010
06:20 GMT |
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While officials in Washington celebrate the signing of the new NASA authorization bill into law, things are not so merry for the 877 United Space Alliance workers who have just lost their jobs because of it.The workers, which were also joined in getting fired by 200 other contractor employees, are the first wave of l... |
12 October 2010
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In addition to placing a huge strain on the healthcare system, obese individuals also affect the economy indirectly; through the number of days off they need from work. The conclusion belongs to a new study, which indicates that employers may want to check their employees' waistlines more closely. The fatter the... |
3 August 2010
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Windows Phone 7 is the next major mobile operating system version Redmond-based Microsoft is set to push to the market before the end of the ongoing year. When compared to previous versions of the platform, the new OS comes with a great deal of enhancements, and it seems that Microsoft is pretty content with what it... |
23 July 2010
12:44 GMT |
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A customer witnessing rude behavior among employees will have a negative perception of the company, even if the event happens between employees, according to a new research. This phenomenon was observed across a wide range of industries, like banks, restaurants, universities, government offices and retail stores. Cus... |
23 July 2010
07:49 GMT |
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Establishing the most appropriate times for starting shifts is in the best interest of both employees and employers. For the former, working in tune with their body's circadian rhythm ensures the least amount of on-the-job fatigue as possible, whereas, for the latter, it implies higher productivity. This is why ... |
8 June 2010
09:35 GMT |
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Researchers always believed that people excited about their upcoming vacations tended to remain happier about it some time after they returned. Investigations had revealed that people with upcoming days off were a lot more positive than those whose vacations were still months away. But a new study has revealed that t... |
19 February 2010
08:46 GMT |
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In a new review, experts at Cochrane Researchers determined that people who can set up their working hours according to their personal preferences tend to fare better than others in terms of health. The paper shows that blood pressure, sleep habits, as well as mental health improve considerably. All that is required ... |
16 February 2010
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In a new study, researchers at the University of Toronto, in Canada, have uncovered the fact that about 50 percent of all employees tend to bring their work home with them. The research group says that this is one of the main causes of stress in today's society, given the fact that people no longer rest and rela... |
13 January 2010
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According to the old Peter Principle, bosses and those in upper management are destined to be regarded by those below them in the company hierarchy as incompetent and time-wasters. The idea was formulated back in 1969, and it would appear that it has held true ever since. Now, scientists propose that there may actual... |
17 December 2009
18:01 GMT |
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Employers have been trying to boost their workers' productivity on the job ever since the first factories and farms came along, and they have always tried to do this by forcing strict discipline and obedience on their employees. But a new study shows, quite counter-intuitively, that this is not by far the best w... |
26 August 2009
04:43 GMT |
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According to a new scientific study released by researchers at the Tel Aviv University, in Israel, it may be that it's not the latest computation technology, or the best equipment that dictate the success of a company and the productivity of its employees, but rather the workers' faith in the technical reso... |
5 August 2009
03:16 GMT |
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According to recent reports, ASUSTeK is still hurting from the effects of the low global economy, as the Taiwanese company is preparing to let some of its employees go, in an attempt to reduce costs and save profits. ASUS is reportedly planning to let up to 500 of its workers go, a move that is scheduled to be comple... |
25 May 2009
09:41 GMT |
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University of British Colombia experts have recently published a new study showing the fact that people with Pakistani, Indian or Chinese names have a much lower chance of having their applications accepted for various positions than applicants who have English-sounding names. During the research, thousands of CVs we... |
21 May 2009
09:11 GMT |
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According to the latest news on the Web, mobile phone carrier Sprint is set to start training its employees on the upcoming Palm Pre as soon as May 7. There have been previous rumors about the operator planning to start the move back in April, yet it seems that at that time the company was only looking for store advo... |
4 May 2009
09:41 GMT |
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A new long-term study, conducted by researchers at the University of Illinois, shows that teenagers who exhibit greater social skills during their sophomore, and who are also engaged in extra-curricular activities, are far more likely than their peers with similar results in school to do well in their life. In other ... |
26 March 2009
19:01 GMT |
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Despite being the leading such structure in the world, the American space agency currently finds itself in a very awkward position, mostly because 80 percent of its workforce is comprised of people who are over the age of 40. And while this is normal, up to a certain point, because older individuals have accumulated ... |
17 March 2009
04:37 GMT |
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Research in Motion, the maker of BlackBerry, is reported to plan hiring a great deal of new people, mainly looking to acquire some of the staff that other companies lay off during the economic turmoil. It seems that the mobile phone maker intends to hire about 3,000 new workers during this year, so as to increase its... |
14 March 2009
07:09 GMT |
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Over the past couple of decades, the paradigm of families has slowly started to shift, in that it's no longer the social duty of a mother to attend to her child's education, if the father can do it. One of the main factors that have caused this change is the fact that employment options for women have impro... |
11 March 2009
07:42 GMT |
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When it comes to a company assessing its own level of communication effectiveness, most managers go for the old-fashioned way, of simply and informally asking the employees what they think, most often over a cup of coffee, during breaks. But new studies say that this is not the most effective method of survey, and th... |
6 March 2009
09:26 GMT |
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A blood type “frenzy” is currently sweeping Japan, authorities announce, in that all people are very interested in determining what their most outstanding blood-related features are. The country still holds the widespread belief that a person's blood houses a great deal of his or her character, and n... |
2 February 2009
16:01 GMT |
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Nokia is said to have threatened to leave its homeland Finland if the law that prevented companies from monitoring employee emails was not changed, as reported by a Finnish newspaper on Monday. According to the Nokia spokeswoman Arja Suominen, the company “has in no way threatened to move,” and the articl... |
2 February 2009
03:58 GMT |
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