People don't really like unselfish colleagues
You know those goody-two-shoes who volunteer for every task and thanklessly take on the annoying details nobody else wants to deal with?
Aug 23, 2010
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Carrot or bribe? Rewards for healthier lifestyle stir debate
Health authorities and corporations are increasingly offering money to people who quit smoking, lose weight or take medicine, despite uncertainty that such incentives work beyond a few months, doctors said on Friday.
Apr 10, 2009
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Making New Year's resolutions work
It's coming up to that time of year again when people start making their New Year's resolutions, with promises to stop smoking or lose weight, and roping in their families to help. Many people rely on incentives ...
Jan 02, 2013
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Daily-deals companies tweak models as novelty fades
Investors have turned skeptical on Groupon, growth has slowed, and hundreds of would-be competitors have disappeared from the crowded daily-deal landscape, but that doesn't mean a fadeout to the era of the discounted restaurant ...
Sep 28, 2012
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American Express to offer coupons via Facebook
(AP) -- American Express is jumping into the daily deals arena.
Jul 19, 2011
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European Union could create incentive for new drug treatments
Drug companies may be more willing to develop treatments for neglected diseases including malaria, tuberculosis and leishmanaiasis if the European Union would adopt a "priority review voucher" reward system.
Sep 10, 2010
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New survey shows majority of independent voters favor charter schools, feel unions do 'more harm than good'
(Phys.org)—Both Republicans and Democrats can take comfort in the latest findings about political independents contained in the most recent nationally representative survey released today by the Program on Education Policy ...
Sep 21, 2012
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French strike threatens to take shine off iPhone 5 launch (Update)
The reviews are almost universally glowing and the queues are dutifully forming at Apple stores across the world, but in France the much-hyped release of the iPhone 5 could be stymied by strike action.
Sep 20, 2012
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Study of school vouchers & college enrollment shows large effects for African Americans
A new study from researchers at Harvard University and the Brookings Institution on the impact of school vouchers on college enrollments shows that the percentage of African American students who enrolled part-time or full-time ...
Aug 24, 2012
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Groupon CEO apologizes to Japanese customers
(AP) -- The chief executive of Groupon, the rapidly growing online coupon provider, apologized to Japanese customers Monday for a New Year's deal gone wrong that highlighted the difficulties the company faces ...
Jan 17, 2011
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Study shows Chile's school voucher program increased graduation rates
With the effectiveness of school vouchers a hot topic of debate, researchers from the University of Nevada, Reno, the University of Pennsylvania and the University of Chile have completed a lengthy study on the effects of ...
Jun 29, 2010
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