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Highly interactive training helps workers in dangerous jobs avoid deadly mistakes
WASHINGTON — Hands-on safety training for workers in highly hazardous jobs is most effective at improving safe work behavior, according to psychologists who analyzed close to 40 years of research. However, less engaging training can be just as eff…
Brand recognition can help hotels survive economic downturns
Brand named hotels fare better than independently operated properties in economic downturns, according to a team of international researchers.
A study of the performance of hotels during both economic recessions and expansions indicates that…
Union jobs disappearing at local, state and national levels, UCLA study finds
The recession is finally taking its toll on national, state and local unionization rates, according to UCLA’s annual report on organized labor.
Following an uptick last year, unionization rates fell between July 1, 2009, and June 30, 2010, by ju…
Husbands, wives disagree on their financial status
One reason married couples argue about money may be because they don’t even agree on how much of it they have, new research suggests. The typical husband says the couple earns 5 percent more income and has 10 percent more total wealth than the wife reports, according to a nationwide study. Meanwhile, the typical wife says the family’s debts are about $500 more than reported by her husband.