News tagged with work
Foxconn shows off changes at factory campus
The global controversy surrounding the treatment of assembly-line workers who manufacture iPhones and iPads - and just about every other consumer device - is triggering an unprecedented effort by Apple Inc. and its chief ...
May 11, 2012 |
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Visualization provides decision-makers with the big picture
The human brain is not very well-equipped for analysing multidimensional data. In his doctoral dissertation, Mikko Berg, M.Sc. (Tech.) examined how graphical visualizations can help people to understand complex data. One ...
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
May 11, 2012 |
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Sony reports record annual loss
(AP) -- Sony Corp. racked up a record annual loss of 457 billion yen ($5.7 billion) in its fourth straight year of red ink as the once-glorious maker of the Walkman and PlayStation struggles toward a turnaround ...
May 10, 2012 |
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Researches quiet combustion with patented 'noise sponge'
(Phys.org) -- A sponge-like material employed by a University of Alabama engineering professor can significantly quiet combustion, possibly making work environments safer and extending the life of equipment.
May 01, 2012 |
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Landsat satellites see Texas crop circles
(Phys.org) -- A water-rich polka dot pattern takes over the traditional rectangular patchwork of fields in this time series animation of 40 years of Landsat images. In the dry Texas panhandle near the town of Dalhart, this ...
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Apr 27, 2012 |
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Studies touting China's treatments for Internet overuse may lack validity
(Phys.org) -- Excessive Internet usage has been linked to an array of problems, from structural changes in the brain to depression, poor social skills, violent outbursts and sexual promiscuity. In China, concerns ...
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Apr 27, 2012 |
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Self interested managers more likely to manipulate the books: study
(Phys.org) -- Accounting manipulation occurs more often in firms that have a work culture that is centered on self-interest, according to a joint University of Melbourne and Tilburg University study.
Other Sciences / Economics & Business
Apr 26, 2012 |
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Programs kept Wisconsin families from poverty, report finds
Temporary increases in safety net programs and tax credits for working families helped keep many in Wisconsin from poverty during the recession and its aftermath, a new report by researchers at the University of Wisconsin-Madison ...
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Apr 26, 2012 |
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Educated women do more paid work than in the 1970s
The time diaries of working age men and women in the UK reveal that women in the 2000s who went to college or university spent more time doing paid work and did less housework compared with similarly educated ...
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Apr 17, 2012 |
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Rage against the machine
April 2012 marks the bicentenary of the high-water mark of the Luddite rebellion – but new research suggests that the movement may be celebrated for the wrong reasons.
Apr 11, 2012 |
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Sex-offender registries in five states inflate counts by 43 percent
Do an online search for sex offenders living in your neighborhood and you may be alarmed by how many you find. But a new study of sex-offender registries in five states shows that they overestimate the number of offenders ...
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Apr 02, 2012 |
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Report: Illegal overtime on Apple assembly line
(AP) -- Workers who assemble iPhones and iPads often put in more than 60 hours per week -and sometimes work for a week straight- in violation of Chinese law, according to the first independent labor audit of the Chinese ...
Mar 29, 2012 |
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In certain jobs supervisor support can reduce absenteeism
A supportive supervisor can keep employees in certain hazardous jobs from being absent even when co-workers think it's all right to miss work, according to new research published by the American Psychological Association.
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Mar 20, 2012 |
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Artist hits back at critics after Apple firestorm
(AP) -- Mike Daisey, the performer forced to admit that he made up parts of his one-man show that purported to expose horrific working conditions in Chinese factories where iPads and iPhones are assembled, ...
Mar 19, 2012 |
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The work-life integration overload: Thousands of researchers weigh in on outmoded work environments
Attracting workers into science and technology fields could be hampered by work-life integration issues according to a new international survey. Drawing data from 4,225 publishing scientists and researchers worldwide, the ...
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Mar 08, 2012 |
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