Employees keep home distractions at bay by using their working memory
Are family challenges distracting you at work, making your job feel demanding and stressful?
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Mar 28, 2024
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For struggling organizations, fostering social connections can help recruit and retain scarce volunteers
At a time when America needs volunteers more than ever, to tackle social problems from homelessness to disaster recovery, fewer people have been volunteering.
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Mar 28, 2024
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Suppressing boredom at work hurts future productivity, study shows
Boredom is more common at work than in any other setting, studies show, and employees are bored at work for more than 10 hours per week on average.
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Mar 28, 2024
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Unlocking insights into marketing to mature consumers: A new research synthesis
Research from Queen Mary University of London academic Dr. Mina Tajvidi, delves into marketing communications targeted at mature consumers aged 50 and above, addressing definitional inconsistencies and reviewing research ...
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Mar 28, 2024
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Attitudes to adulthood are shifting as traditional milestones become out of reach, new study finds
According to the study, people aged 18–30 have the most negative attitudes towards adulthood, which could be due to them spending their early adult years struggling to "get ahead" amid the challenges of a pandemic and cost ...
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Mar 28, 2024
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Firms with exclusive networks excel by 7% in market crises: Study
Firms with exclusive brokerage positions in their collaboration networks outshine their counterparts by an average margin of more than 7% in crisis conditions, according to recent research conducted at ESMT Berlin. The competitive ...
Economics & Business
Mar 28, 2024
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Olympics not likely to swallow up skateboarding's subversive nature into its corporate spectacle, researchers say
The subversive nature of skateboarding is not likely to be affected by its continuing place in the corporate world of the Olympics, experts have predicted.
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Mar 28, 2024
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Congestion pricing approved in New York City—expect it elsewhere soon, traffic expert says
At the end of each semester in his traffic engineering class, Northeastern University professor Peter Furth gives a lecture about transportation of the future.
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Mar 28, 2024
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Economic performance of wine production in the EU
A study of economic indicators in the wine industry across the European Union has shown significant variation between member states. Many of these are influenced by factors such as vineyard size and specialization.
Economics & Business
Mar 28, 2024
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How to enable insider social change agents to tackle social and environmental issues in organizations
Businesses play a crucial role in building a sustainable future, but it's the passionate individuals within these organizations who often lead the change. Known by many names— tempered radicals, social intrapreneurs, champions, ...
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Mar 28, 2024
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