As VIP online waiting lists gain in popularity, study finds potential pitfalls
People don't like waiting in line.
Economics & Business
Jan 11, 2018
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Belarus aspires to become leader in digital currencies
The president of Belarus has offered generous tax benefits and other incentives to information technology firms to help turn the ex-Soviet nation into a leader in digital currencies.
Internet
Dec 22, 2017
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Study says financial awards can actually discourage whistleblowers from reporting fraud
Financial awards can unintentionally discourage a whistleblower from reporting fraud in a timely manner by hijacking their moral motivation to do the right thing, according to a new study by researchers at Florida Atlantic ...
Economics & Business
Oct 5, 2017
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Apple to invest $200 million in scratch-resistant glass
Apple says it will invest $200 million in a rural Kentucky facility that it credits with rescuing the company's signature smartphone from a design flaw that would have led to scratched screens.
Business
May 12, 2017
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Tunneling under Stonehenge—the effects of urban sprawl
Earlier this month, officials in England proposed a plan that could alleviate traffic on one of the most congested highways from London to southwest England. The idea involves digging a tunnel just south of Stonehenge, the ...
Environment
Mar 30, 2017
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Curbing coffee cup usage
The use of disposable coffee cups could be reduced by 50 – 300 million annually according to research announced today by leading coffee roaster Bewley's.
Environment
Mar 30, 2017
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Marine incentives programs may replace 'doom and gloom' with hope
Incentives that are designed to enable smarter use of the ocean while also protecting marine ecosystems can and do work, and offer significant hope to help address the multiple environmental threats facing the world's oceans, ...
Ecology
Nov 28, 2016
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Cash incentives prove ineffective for some workers
Cold-hard-cash incentives for workers have been shown to cost companies profits while actually decreasing a worker's level of enjoyment and productivity, according to a WA researcher.
Economics & Business
Sep 5, 2016
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Study: CEO personality traits play role in incentive pay, compensation
Companies appear to structure compensation contracts and incentive pay based on a manager's personality traits, and not just firm characteristics, according to a new study from The University of Texas at Dallas.
Economics & Business
Mar 28, 2016
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Study: Not all managers motivated by incentive pay
Incentive compensation is becoming an increasingly popular practice, with firms offering managers incentive pay in the hopes of improving company performance. But not all managers respond to performance-based pay, according ...
Economics & Business
Jan 27, 2016
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