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HP tabs software exec as chief operating officer

(AP) — Hewlett-Packard Co. has promoted Bill Veghte to chief operating officer, the latest expansion of his responsibilities since the slumping technology company hired Meg Whitman as its CEO eight months ago.

Technology / Business

created May 30, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

HP's missteps culminate in loss of 27,000 jobs (Update)

(AP) -- Hewlett-Packard CEO Meg Whitman has quantified the painful price that must be paid for the missteps of her predecessors as she tries to turn around the Silicon Valley pioneer. The bungling will wipe ...

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created May 23, 2012 | popularity 1 / 5 (1) | comments 1

Floating robots use GPS-enabled smartphones to track water flow

(Phys.org) -- A fleet of 100 floating robots took a trip down the Sacramento River today (Wednesday, May 9) in a field test organized by engineers at the University of California, Berkeley. The smartphone-equipped ...

Technology / Engineering

created May 10, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Those who feel they have to stick with an employer become more emotionally exhausted, study reveals

Love it or leave it — if only it were that simple. According to new research from Concordia University, the Université de Montréal and HEC Montréal, staying in an organization out of a sense of obligation ...

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created Apr 03, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 1

The general link between worker happiness and productivity challenged

Managers encouraging employees to be more proactive and flexible do make gains in performance and productivity. But this is at the expense of employee job satisfaction, according to the latest research in the journal Human Re ...

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created Jan 23, 2012 | popularity 3.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Policy reforms 'demoralizing' teaching profession, scholar argues

A provocative new article in the American Journal of Education argues that many teachers in the age of rigid curricula, high-stakes testing, and reduced classroom autonomy are finding it difficult to access the "moral reward ...

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created Nov 15, 2011 | popularity 1 / 5 (1) | comments 0

HP says it will keep personal computer unit

Hewlett-Packard Co. has decided against spinning off or selling its PC division - a plan first brought to light in August by the technology conglomerate's now former CEO.

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created Oct 27, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 2

Report: H-P bolsters defenses, hires Goldman Sachs

(AP) -- Hewlett-Packard is beefing up its defenses in an effort to fend off activist investors who, with enough shares, could demand drastic changes at the company, according to a published report.

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created Sep 29, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Whitman faces big challenges at HP

No one's counting Hewlett-Packard Co. out. But by any measure, new CEO Meg Whitman faces a mountain of problems as she takes the reins of the world's biggest-selling tech company.

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created Sep 28, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Lower turnover rates, higher pay for teachers who share race with principal, study shows

With ever-declining budgets, education administrators across the nation have been struggling for years with an increasing teacher turnover rate. Now, researchers at the University of Missouri have found that race may play ...

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created Sep 26, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 0


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