ElitePad 900: HP powers business tablet with Windows 8
Hewlett-Packard on Monday took aim at "post PC" workplaces with a business-oriented tablet computer powered with new Windows 8 software by Microsoft.
Oct 01, 2012
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Bullies have harassed 14 percent of workers over past 6 months
avid Gonzalez and Jose Luis Grana have carried out a comprehensive study into the phenomenon of workplace abuse or bullying in Spain. The study includes data on 2,861 workers from various sectors, and confirms some commonly-held ...
Jun 04, 2009
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Sucking up to the boss may move you up and keep you healthy
Savvy career minded individuals have known for some time that ingratiating oneself to the boss and others – perhaps more commonly known as 'sucking up'– can help move them up the corporate ladder more quickly. However, ...
Jun 09, 2011
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Study finds link between women in power, sexual harassment
Women who break the glass ceiling of professional advancement also face increased incidence of sexual harassment from coworkers and subordinates, according to new research by sociologists at the University ...
Aug 02, 2012
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Work stress associated with adverse mental and physical health outcomes in police officers
Exposure to critical incidents, workplace discrimination, lack of cooperation among coworkers, and job dissatisfaction correlated significantly with perceived work stress among urban police officers, according to a study ...
Mar 12, 2009
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New study on biethnicity in the workplace
New research carried out at the University of Leicester suggests that Barack Obama has become a 'glorious mascot' for biethnic people seeking to achieve in the workplace.
Mar 17, 2009
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Perceptions of similar language may prevent understanding of sexual harassment policies
Although the Society for Human Resource Management reports that 97 percent of U.S. companies have a written sexual harassment policy, a recent University of Missouri study indicates that those policies might not be effective ...
Mar 19, 2009
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Research: even in hostile working environments, employees reluctant to leave jobs
She never gets invited to lunch with the rest of her co-workers. He always gets publicly criticized for his mistakes.
May 14, 2009
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Female supervisors more susceptible to workplace sexual harassment
Women who hold supervisory positions are more likely to be sexually harassed at work, according to the first-ever, large-scale longitudinal study to examine workplace power, gender and sexual harassment.
Aug 08, 2009
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Workplace literacy schemes are too short to improve skills
The five billion pound Skills for Life programme is based on the assumption that an improvement in literacy and numeracy will increase people's earning potential, as well as their productivity and employability. However, ...
Nov 25, 2009
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Hourly workforce carries burden during recession
The United States workforce, battered by an economic slowdown, now includes a record number of workers who are involuntarily working part-time due to reduced hours or the inability to find a full-time job.
Aug 31, 2010
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CrowdFlower cultivating office-free work styles
Labor-on-demand startup CrowdFlower envisions future workplaces without stifling offices and unyielding daily schedules.
Dec 05, 2010
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Hospital shootings rare, but rate of other assults high, researchers find
Shootings like the one in which a gunman shot a doctor and killed a patient at The Johns Hopkins Hospital in September are "exceedingly rare," but the rate of other assaults on workers in U.S. health care settings is four ...
Dec 09, 2010
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Flexible schedules, results-oriented workplaces reduce work-family conflict and turnover
New research from the University of Minnesota finds that a workplace environment that allows employees to change when and where they work, based on their individual needs and job responsibilities, positively affects the work-family ...
Apr 06, 2011
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Half of British workforce ill-treated in past two years
(PhysOrg.com) -- One million Britons experienced workplace violence in the last two years, while millions more were subjected to intimidation, humiliation and rudeness, new research has shown.
Nov 02, 2011
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