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Researching Facebook business

Establishing and maintaining relationships online is becoming ever more important in the expanding global knowledge economy. But what happens to the relationship between business and consumer when a...

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Household wealth still down 14 percent since recession

Household wealth for Americans still has not recovered from the recession, despite last summer’s optimistic report from the U.S. Federal Reserve, a new study suggests. Economists at The Ohio State...

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Dramatic drop in US IPO activity can’t be blamed on tougher regulations

An extensive study of initial public offerings shows dramatic changes in the IPO landscape around the world over the past two decades, including a large decrease in the importance of IPOs in the United...

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New study shows we work harder when we are happy

Happiness makes people more productive at work, according to the latest research from the University of Warwick. Economists carried out a number of experiments to test the idea that happy employees...

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Big data poses great challenges and opportunities for databases

Advances in the technology frontier have resulted in major disruptions and transformations in the massive data processing infrastructures. For the past three decades, classical database management...

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Neuroeconomists confirm Warren Buffett’s wisdom

Investment magnate Warren Buffett has famously suggested that investors should try to “be fearful when others are greedy and be greedy only when others are fearful.” That turns out to be excellent...

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Feeling bad at work can be a good thing (and vice versa)

Research by the University of Liverpool suggests that, contrary to popular opinion, it can be good to feel bad at work, whilst feeling good in the workplace can also lead to negative outcomes. In a...

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Using social media for behavioral studies is cheap, fast, but fraught with...

The rise of social media has seemed like a bonanza for behavioral scientists, who have eagerly tapped the social nets to quickly and cheaply gather huge amounts of data about what people are thinking...

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Limiting internet congestion a key factor in net neutrality debate

Too many vehicles on the highway inevitably slow down traffic. On the Internet information highway, consumers value high-speed Internet service, but there is little reason to think broadband traffic...

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Public startups boom under JOBS Act, study shows

The JOBS Act is doing its job and getting more startups to go public, according to a new study from the University at Buffalo School of Management. Forthcoming in the Journal of Financial Economics,...

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How to avoid making a bad hire

Bad hiring decisions cost employers millions of dollars, damage workplace morale, reduce productivity and account for more than half of employee turnover nationwide. It doesn’t have to be that way...

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Legalizing marijuana and the new science of weed

More than a year into Colorado’s experiment legalizing marijuana, labs testing the plants are able for the first time to take stock of the drug’s potency and contaminants — and openly paint a picture...

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How limiting CEO pay can be more effective, less costly

CEOs make a lot of money from incentive pay tied to stock performance. Although such schemes help align executives’ interests with shareholders, they are not necessarily the best schemes as compared to...

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When bosses ‘serve’ their employees, everything improves

When managers create a culture where employees know the boss puts employees’ needs over his or her own, measureable improvements in customer satisfaction, higher job performance by employees, and lower...

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Companies are making cybersecurity a greater priority

Companies are spending increasing amounts on cybersecurity tools, but aren’t convinced their data is truly secure and many chief information security officers believe that attackers are gaining on...

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Study examines ‘joiners’ who help make startups successful

A growing interest in the startup culture has focused attention on company founders who often take great risks to launch new ventures. But what about the people who join these founders to help them...

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Men more likely to achieve targets if they are set goals

A new study by the University of Leicester has revealed that men are more receptive to goals in the workplace than women. Using a timed addition task, research from the University’s Department of...

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Companies are making cybersecurity a greater priority

Companies are spending increasing amounts on cybersecurity tools, but aren’t convinced their data is truly secure and many chief information security officers believe that attackers are gaining on...

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When bosses ‘serve’ their employees, everything improves

When managers create a culture where employees know the boss puts employees’ needs over his or her own, measureable improvements in customer satisfaction, higher job performance by employees, and lower...

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Legalizing marijuana and the new science of weed

More than a year into Colorado’s experiment legalizing marijuana, labs testing the plants are able for the first time to take stock of the drug’s potency and contaminants — and openly paint a picture...

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