News tagged with workforce
Are the wealthiest countries the smartest countries?
It's not just how free the market is. Some economists are looking at another factor that determines how much a country's economy flourishes: how smart its people are. For a study published in an upcoming issue of Psychological Sc ...
Other Sciences / Economics & Business
Mar 17, 2011 |
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A college degree is critical to economic opportunity
As millions of students prepare to return to college, a new study by the Georgetown University Center on Education and the Workforce confirms that the value of college degrees is increasing. Experts from Georgetown and Lumina ...
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Aug 09, 2011 |
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Middle class woe
the American middle class has been battered by the loss of well-paying jobs for the 70 percent of the workforce without a college degree and failed by would-be protectors in government and private institutions, said panelists ...
Other Sciences / Economics & Business
May 01, 2012 |
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How gendered beliefs funnel women away from science and engineering
Women earned only 18% of all Computer Science degrees and made up less than 25% of the workers in engineering- and computer-related fields in 2009. These statistics stand in stark contrast to the gains they ...
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Feb 17, 2011 |
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Husband's employment status threatens marriage, but wife's does not, study finds
A new study of employment and divorce suggest that while social pressure discouraging women from working outside the home has weakened, pressure on husbands to be breadwinners largely remains.
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Jun 20, 2011 |
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Threat to employers and workforce productivity
(PhysOrg.com) -- A survey by King's College London and law firm Speechly Bircham reveals that employers are facing a sustained increase in workplace unrest as austerity measures, longer working hours, stress and a genuine ...
Other Sciences / Economics & Business
Feb 04, 2011 |
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Children of working moms face more health problems
Children of working mothers are significantly more likely to experience health problems, including asthma and accidents, than children of mothers who don't work, according to new research from North Carolina State University.
Feb 16, 2011 |
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The underemployed -- increasing and overlooked
While unemployment has been a frequent topic of discussion during the recession, underemployment and its effects have not, even though the number of underemployed workers has also increased. A study published online last ...
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Mar 08, 2011 |
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Is free Wi-Fi a good deal for coffee shops?
Free Wi-Fi has turned coffee shops into de facto work spaces. That's good for a region full of digital nomads armed with laptops who want to escape the isolation of working alone. But it's been a mixed blessing for coffee ...
Technology / Hi Tech & Innovation
Sep 30, 2009 |
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Email language tips off work hierarchy
Members of the modern workforce might be surprised to learn that if they use the word "weekend" in a workplace email, chances are they're sending the message up the org chart. The same is true for the words "voicemail," "driving," ...
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Feb 14, 2012 |
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Small firms driving job creation
Britain's small businesses are likely to create almost two thirds of the country's jobs in an average year, a major new study has revealed.
Other Sciences / Economics & Business
Mar 31, 2010 |
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This is a man's world? Yes and no, says new book
"Man up!" is an emerging expression whose significance has become loaded in our society, according to Anthony Synnott, a professor at the Concordia University Department of Sociology and Anthropology. In his most recent book, ...
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Dec 13, 2010 |
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Israeli innovators build new 'Silicon Valley'
With a concentration of start-ups just behind that of Silicon Valley and an impressive pool of engineers, Israel is becoming the new standard for high-tech, with a unique business model.
Jun 29, 2011 |
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Ready or not, first baby boomers enter retirement age
The first baby boomers will turn 65 in 2011, but is this generation truly ready to leave the workforce?
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Jan 13, 2011 |
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Hewlett-Packard to create 2,000 jobs in Bulgaria
US computer giant Hewlett-Packard said Friday it planned to create 2,000 new jobs in Bulgaria with the construction of a new development and support centre.
Oct 22, 2010 |
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