by Lynn | Aug 9, 2021 | Business, Legal, Management, Risk Management and Business Continuity, Society
A cover-up, or an attempt to conceal evidence of wrongdoing, error or unethical actions, can prove harmful and costly for an organization. Often starting small, a cover-up can turn into a scandal that forever tarnishes the reputation of an institution. However, some...
by Lynn | Aug 2, 2021 | Business, Management, Society
New research suggests influential leaders emerge from an evolutionary social process. Peer-Reviewed Publication University of Technology Sydney We think of leaders and influencers as imbued with special skills and qualities – either innate or hard-won merit – that...
by Lynn | May 14, 2021 | Ethics, HR, Management, Software
Carnegie Mellon University Research News Increasingly, businesses rely on algorithms that use data provided by users to make decisions that affect people. For example, Amazon, Google, and Facebook use algorithms to tailor what users see, and Uber and Lyft use them to...
by Lynn | May 11, 2021 | Employee Relations, Management
Bar-Ilan University Research News Teamwork is becoming increasingly common in modern science. In this context, the effect of different characteristics of a team on its research performance has been studied extensively. Various factors such as team size, number of...
by Lynn | Mar 7, 2017 | Business and Marketing Plans, Management
From www.eurekalert.com North Carolina State University Research from North Carolina State University finds that the number of backers a new product attracts during crowdfunding predicts the financial success of the product when it reaches the marketplace – but...
by Lynn | Mar 7, 2017 | Employee Relations, Management
From www.eurekalert.com University of Waterloo Giving people time to think about cooperating on a task can have a positive effect if they are big-picture thinkers, but if they tend to focus on their own, immediate experience, the time to think may make them less...
