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Researchers show Starbucks' logo redesign could prove beneficial to company

Despite U.S. consumers' threats of protests in response to the redesigned Starbucks logo unveiled yesterday, the new look may be a smart move in the long run as the coffee company expands into Asian markets, ...

Other Sciences / Economics & Business

created Jan 07, 2011 | popularity 4 / 5 (2) | comments 10 | with audio podcast

The impact of career growth on organizational commitment

Many companies have made wage and professional development cuts part of their recent budget-tightening strategies. But those companies may want to start re-investing in their most valued employees if they want to keep them, ...

Other Sciences / Economics & Business

created Dec 15, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Guilt fuels commitment to the job: expert

Feeling a sense of guilt or obligation towards an employer can increase an employee's commitment to an organisation, a University of Queensland Business School researcher has found in a study of Chinese workers.

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created Jul 27, 2010 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Do promises matter to employees? Not as much as we once thought

Years of research suggest that the promises organizations make to employees matter in establishing and maintaining a "psychological contract" between the two parties. However, new research by Samantha Montes and co-author ...

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created Aug 04, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 2




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Fear of job loss causes dissatisfaction and a lack of commitment at work

A study in Spain shows that insecurity at work is directly and negatively linked to satisfaction in work and life, as well as affecting performance and commitment. Furthermore, the research reveals that the ...

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created Feb 23, 2012 | popularity 3 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Corruption drops as incomes rise: study

Corruption is higher in countries with lower incomes according to Victoria University research that compared changes in levels of corruption in 59 countries over nearly 30 years.

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created Jan 18, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Contracts in the classroom

While contracts are an indispensable tool in the modern workplace, a new study has found that they may also be very effective in contemporary classrooms. According to a new article published in SAGE Open, courses in which ...

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created Jan 13, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 0

The more collective feeling in a society, the more its members are likely to offer bribes: study

Why are some places more prone to bribery and corruption than others? Part of the answer seems to be the level of collective feeling in a society, according to research by Pankaj Aggarwal, University of Toronto Scarborough ...

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created Oct 05, 2011 | popularity 1 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Q&A: Are we headed for another recession?

A standoff in the U.S. over the debt ceiling. The possibility of more bailouts in Europe. Markets slumping almost everywhere. We spoke to Professor Eric Kirzner to get a sense of what’s causing financial ...

Other Sciences / Economics & Business

created Aug 15, 2011 | popularity 2.3 / 5 (3) | comments 3

Scientists suggest spacetime has no time dimension

(PhysOrg.com) -- The concept of time as a way to measure the duration of events is not only deeply intuitive, it also plays an important role in our mathematical descriptions of physical systems. For instance, ...

Physics / General Physics

created Apr 25, 2011 | popularity 4 / 5 (50) | comments 510 | with audio podcast report

Greased palm psychology: Collectivism and bribery

(PhysOrg.com) -- Bribery is condemned in most cultures; but it is more common in some countries than in others. Is poverty, political instability, or lax regulation to blame? A new study published in an upcoming issue of ...

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created Apr 05, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 70

Transplant patient got AIDS from new kidney

(AP) -- A transplant patient contracted AIDS from the kidney of a living donor, in the first documented case of its kind in the U.S. since screening for HIV began in the mid-1980s.

Medicine & Health / HIV & AIDS

created Mar 17, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Solving the puzzle of Henry VIII

Blood group incompatibility between Henry VIII and his wives could have driven the Tudor king's reproductive woes, and a genetic condition related to his suspected blood group could also explain Henry's dramatic ...

Other Sciences / Other

created Mar 03, 2011 | popularity 4.1 / 5 (14) | comments 4 | with audio podcast

Valley Fever often misdiagnosed

While common in Arizona, Valley Fever often is misdiagnosed in patients, leading to a litany of problems. The infection is caused by inhaling a fungus that lives in the soil and becomes airborne by wind, dust storms, digging ...

Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

created Feb 28, 2011 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 4


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