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Can Corporate Secrecy Bolster Innovation?

The Horizons Tracker

It then made these disclosures optional in 2004, with the regulator arguing that mandatory reporting would often contain proprietary information that would impose a considerable legal burden on the reporting firms. Indeed, the results show that gross profits were around 2% higher for the firms that stopped disclosing the information.

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Socio-Cultural Activities Help Immigrants To Integrate

The Horizons Tracker

The study was based on data from the Survey of Health, Aging and Retirement in Europe from 2004 to 2017 and covered 29 countries in total. They began by looking at how integrated first and second-generation migrants were with natives, and the impact this had on their wellbeing.

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The Four Vs of Employee Motivation: Velocity, Visibility, Value, and Valor

Strategy Driven

Try sticking with the 4 Vs of employee engagement when you implement an employee recognition and motivation program. Making their successes visible to the rest of the team provides the employee with the recognition he or she deserves, while continuing to motivate others. and may be used wherever Visa debit cards are accepted.

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New Framework For Smarter Crowdsourcing

The Horizons Tracker

Crowdsourcing has been one of the most popular forms of open innovation ever since James Surowiecki popularized the notion in his bestseller The Wisdom of Crowds in 2004. Wired crowds , which typically involve more complex problems that require a variety of different expertise.

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Steve Jobs’ Announcement: Reminder of Need to Make Cancer History

Michael Lee Stallard

I’ve also written about the challenges facing cancer patients and their families from my wife Katie’s battles with breast cancer in 2003 and advanced ovarian cancer in 2004 (today, Kate is cancer free). Being at M.D. Anderson Cancer Center was inspiring and humbling. MDACC is the top-rated cancer center according to U.S.

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Simple Techniques to Overcome Negative Emotions When Negotiating with Others

Leading Blog

It can lead to miscommunication, misjudging the other party’s motives, inability to reach consensus, and more. The mishandling of emotions – especially tension and mistrust – is a major source of errors when negotiating. use of first or last names, seating arrangements, etc.).

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3 Unexpected Apps for Leaders

Lead Change Blog

No site on the internet collects more “motivational” media than Pinterest. Christine has been blogging since 2004 at her site, PurpleCar.net. Here are 3 free apps that you won’t see on typical listicles of applications for leaders. Lifehack” these apps to help you be more you. Christine Cavalier, M.Ed.,