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Positive Social Support at Work Shown to Reduce Risk of Diabetes
Low levels of social support
and high levels of stress in
the workplace accurately
predict the development of
diabetes over the long term
... > full story
When It Rains These Days, Does It Pour? Has the Weather Become Stormier as the Climate Warms?
Scientists have shown that
the signature of an increase
in storminess could be
extracted from precipitation
data for the Olympic
... > full story
Wasp Transcriptome Creates a Buzz
New research delivers a
sting in the tail for queen
wasps. Scientists have
sequenced the active parts
of the genome – or
transcriptome – of
primitively eusocial wasps
... > full story
Wanted: A Life Outside the Workplace
New research suggests the
growing number of workers
who are single and without
children have trouble
finding the time or energy
to participate in non-work
interests, just like those
... > full story
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How to Best Manage Workaholics: New Study Offers Insight
May 21, 2013 — Workaholics tend to live in extremes, with great job satisfaction and creativity on the one hand and high levels of frustration and exhaustion on the other hand. Now, a new study offers managers ... > full story -
Family-Friendly Tenure Policies Result in Salary Penalty for Professors
April 29, 2013 — Well-intentioned policies to make achieving tenure more family-friendly actually have negative consequences for the salaries of college faculty, says a new ... > full story -
Not Everyone Likes the Company Picnic
April 17, 2013 — The workers who may have the most to gain from attending company social events may be the ones who actually get the least value from them, a new study ... > full story -
'Well-Being Risks' Contribute to Decreased Productivity
April 9, 2013 — In addition to health-related risk factors, some non-traditional "well-being risks" can have a significant impact on workers' ... > full story -
Graduate Glut Spells Underused Skills and Dissatisfaction for Many
April 4, 2013 — Graduates are taking up jobs that don't fully use their skills and as a result are causing high turnover for employers, claims new research. The findings raise questions about today's high throughput ... > full story -
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Cash for Weight Loss? Works Better When Employees Compete for Pots of Money
April 1, 2013 — Do cash rewards for healthier habits work? Maybe, says a new study, if you add on one more condition -- peer pressure. A growing number of companies are offering employees an opportunity to boost ... > full storyMore: -
Global Companies Beware: Rude Customer Treatment Depends on Culture
March 25, 2013 — A new study reveals that North American service workers are more likely to sabotage rude customers, while Chinese react by disengaging from customer service ... > full story -
Successful Entrepreneurs Share a Common History of Getting in Trouble as Teenagers
March 5, 2013 — Independence. Creativity. Money. Those are the benefits associated with successful entrepreneurs such as Steve Jobs and Mark Zuckerberg. But is being an entrepreneur really more lucrative than ... > full story -
A Question of Accountability: What Happens When Employees Are Left in the Dark?
February 25, 2013 — All employees are accountable for something, but very few fully understand exactly what they are accountable for, according to a new ... > full story -
New Approach Alters Malaria Maps
February 19, 2013 — Identifying areas of malarial infection risk depends more on daily temperature variation than on the average monthly temperatures, according to researchers, who believe that their results may also ... > full story
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