Management
Trust, clarity and openness in the workplace
In times of uncertainty employers should engage more openly with their staff and drop the jargon to improve communication and allow feedback, according to a paper in this month’s International Journal of Productivity and Quality Management.
D. Kei…
Speedy generic approval may not benefit consumers as much as expected, Rotman model shows
Toronto — Faster approval times for generic drugs will get them into consumers’ hands quicker, but may not make the price any better, a pricing and marketing researcher has found.
A mathematical model created by Andrew Ching shows that fewer f…
The Oscar curse? Study says that Oscar win for best actress increases the risk of divorce
Toronto — Will Academy Award nominees Nicole Kidman and Annette Bening be at higher risk for a divorce if they win the Oscar for best actress next month? A long line of best actress winners including Joan Crawford, Bette Davis, Halle Berry and Kat…
Waterhemp rears its ugly head … again
Waterhemp has done it again. University of Illinois researchers just published an article in Pest Management Science confirming that waterhemp is the first weed to evolve resistance to HPPD-inhibiting herbicides.
“A fifth example of resistanc…
Filtering kitchen wastewater for plants
Water is a precious commodity, so finding ways to re-use waste water, especially in arid regions is essential to sustainability. Researchers in India have now carried out a study of various waste water filtration systems for kitchen waste water and …
CEOs rewarded for wrong kind of growth, Rotman paper finds
Toronto — Growth is good, right?
Not always.
But compensation committees still tend to reward CEOs when their companies grow due to investments — even though that has been found to hurt long-term shareholder value — rather than only rew…
Record time limit
Running and swimming records are broken again and again at almost every international athletics event. But, can human performance continue to improve indefinitely? Will runners continue to accelerate off the starting blocks and reach the finish line…
NIAID media tipsheet: Annual Meeting of the American College of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology
WHAT:
The 2010 Annual Meeting of the American College of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology (ACAAI) brings together leading allergists and immunologists from around the world.
WHO:
Scientists supported by the National Institute of Allergy and Inf…
Management science guru, surviving cancer, offers hope to fellow sufferers, doctors
When Stephen Barrager was diagnosed in 2007 with acute multiple myeloma, a form of bone marrow cancer, he endured the same anxiety that troubles all those who receive an upsetting diagnosis. The way he went about dealing with his disease and its tre…
High testosterone levels linked to self-destructive CEO behavior, says Management Science
High testosterone levels in CEOs negotiating mergers and acquisitions are linked to a higher rate of dropped deals and an increase in hostile takeover attempts, according to a new study in the current issue of Management Science, a journal of the In…
Workplace wellness plan saves money over the long-term, new study shows
ANN ARBOR, Mich.—A Midwest utility company learned firsthand that it pays to keep healthy employees fit, reaping a net savings of $4.8 million in employee health and lost work time costs over nine years.
A University of Michigan study of workp…