Organizations need to beware of 'institutional parasites,' study says
Organizations that fail to identify or swiftly expel "institutional parasites" risk long-term damage, academics from British and Finnish business schools have warned.
Organizations that fail to identify or swiftly expel "institutional parasites" risk long-term damage, academics from British and Finnish business schools have warned.
Economics & Business
Apr 10, 2024
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What does it mean to be a good thinker? Recent research suggests that acknowledging you can be wrong plays a vital role.
Social Sciences
Oct 25, 2023
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As the demand for transportation fuels has plummeted in the last month due to the COVID-19 pandemic, a Northern Arizona University scientist says the dramatic decrease in local air pollution and carbon dioxide (CO2) levels ...
Environment
Apr 29, 2020
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The onset of the COVID-19 pandemic triggered a sudden disruption of everyday life. While many things are back to the way they were before, one change has proven harder to reverse: working from home.
Social Sciences
Jul 6, 2023
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Preparing elementary school students for active citizenship in an increasingly digital world requires introducing them to the latest technologies, but engaging those same kids in the classroom and involving their parents ...
Education
Oct 22, 2019
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A chance encounter five years ago in a Chicago-area courtroom altered the course of sociologist Matthew Clair's academic life. While a graduate student researching the criminal justice system, Clair and a colleague often ...
Social Sciences
Dec 29, 2020
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Scientists have used bobtail lizards to create the world's first database of "odors" from a living animal.
Plants & Animals
Nov 13, 2023
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A new study comparing decades of environmental monitoring records has confirmed that Canada's caribou are not faring as well as other animals like moose and wolves in the same areas—and also teased out why.
Plants & Animals
Mar 18, 2021
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Despite recovery efforts from federal and provincial governments, caribou populations across Canada continue to decline, largely due to human activity.
Plants & Animals
Mar 28, 2022
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In the fast-paced corporate world where stress can be an unwelcome colleague for many employees, SFU researchers have found that mindfulness can reduce workplace stress by helping to narrow employees' views of work tasks ...
Social Sciences
Sep 28, 2023
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