Independent contractors are a committed workforce that understands the value of time and avoid distractions, according to new research.
Economics & Business
Oct 3, 2012
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Taiwanese technology giant Foxconn said Wednesday it is set to invest $492 million to build a new facility in Sao Paulo, Brazil to produce smartphones, tablets and other electronic devices.
Business
Sep 19, 2012
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Chinese communications giant Huawei Technologies on Wednesday said it would invest $2.0 billion (1.5 billion euros) in Britain and roughly double its workforce in the country within five years.
Business
Sep 12, 2012
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(AP)—General Motors says it will hire up to 500 people to staff a new computer center in Austin, Texas.
Business
Sep 7, 2012
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(AP)—Lexmark is jettisoning its inkjet printers and laying off 1,700 workers as paper becomes increasingly passe in an age of ever-sleeker digital devices and online photo albums on Internet hangouts like Facebook.
Business
Aug 28, 2012
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Teachers' professional development in understanding Indigenous cultures and teaching Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students needs to be improved greatly to meet new government standards, according to new research.
Social Sciences
Aug 27, 2012
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We live in the age of technology, and in many businesses, machines have replaced workers. In Valuing People and Technology in the Workplace, Claretha Hughes proposes a framework that will allow managers to get the most out ...
Social Sciences
Aug 15, 2012
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India's biggest outsourcing firm, TCS, on Thursday posted a 38 percent rise in quarterly profit, beating analysts' estimates, while earnings of rival Infosys disappointed investors.
Business
Jul 12, 2012
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Living Social, the number two US online deals firm, indicated Wednesday it had no immediate plans for an initial public offering, saying it had sufficient funds to expand its operations.
Business
Jun 20, 2012
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New research by University of Manchester academics has revealed that just 22 Liverpudlian teachers are from an Afro-Caribbean background, out of a total of 4,192. Professor Bill Boyle and Marie Charles say the underrepresentation ...
Social Sciences
Jun 7, 2012
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