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The award came from the Denver Business Journal, which teamed up with Quantum Market Research of Wichita, Kansas, to select winners based on the results of employee surveys.
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When we are building and managing online communities we want people to take part in the social context. The communities are not market-based transactions, but social environments. Monetary incentives (or equivalents) will only go to create an environment at odds with this. That’s why we tend not to incentivise participation in our online communiti
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Layoffs have truncated staff; cost-cutting measures are threatening projects, and morale is in the toilet. From the manager’s perspective, getting the most out of employees in this kind of environment can seem like a Sisyphean task. In fact, it’s a perfect opportunity to rejigger processes and fix what’s broken — and managers are uniquely position
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Franchise companies, facing what many say is the toughest economic environment they've seen, are offering two-for-one deals, reduced fees and financing help to woo new buyers. They are also paying existing franchisees to help spread the word.
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A new software application for tracking carbon footprints is being developed by a start-up in the UK that uses GPS on mobile phones to figure out whether you’re walking, running, driving, flying– you get the picture– and then estimating the impact this has on the environment.
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Some fringe benefits--such as paid parking, retirement accounts or paid vacation--are considered standard in today's work environment. And there are others, like the availability of the company jet, that seem like they only belong in the movies. When you want to offer extra incentives or benefits to your employees, consider the following:
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The number of Gamma women in America - those who influence a wide network of consumers and generate and disseminate new ideas and trends - is estimated at 55 million and growing, according to a report from Meredith Corporation.
As the social and technological environment becomes more suited to their communication styles, their influence in the
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As life-long employment fades and the workforce becomes increasingly mobile, many companies look to hire skilled, experienced workers to improve productivity quickly. Those workers, however, often bring baggage from prior jobs that can negate the benefits of their prior experience, according to new Wharton research.
Companies might be better of
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Bucking the perception that environmentalism is a youth movement, a new survey finds that male and female consumers over age 55 are the most prolific users of green products in the United States.
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Adding humor into your small business can create an environment everyone is motivated to work in.
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This three part series outlines twelve steps to installing a hardware or software proof of concept within your customer's IT environment.
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This three part series outlines twelve steps to installing a hardware or software proof of concept within your customer's IT environment.
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This three part series outlines twelve steps to installing a hardware or software proof of concept within your customer's IT environment.
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The U.S. government has long supported a “big firm” economy with the idea that large companies are the primary drivers of innovation. But that’s a recipe for stunted growth.
So say Kauffman Foundation executives Carl Schramm and Robert Litan in an article this month’s The American. The U.S. economy needs to grow at a 4% annual clip in the futu
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Many companies still don't take advantage of SEO. There are many, however, that issue press releases on a regular basis. What they don't understand is that press releases can be part of your SEO efforts, and can be used to gain presence in the editorial results of the search engines, even if it's not a direct presence for your actual domain.
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