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Industry Concentration Is Bad News For Good Jobs

The Horizons Tracker

It seems logical to suppose that as industries become more concentrated, the power coalesces around the producers, thus making things that bit harder for suppliers and employees. ” Gauging the market. Market constraint measures the extent to which firms in the market are reliant upon powerful suppliers and/or buyers.

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Business Jobs Scarce in List of 20 Best-Paying Jobs For Women In 2012

Women on Business

that men earn, and that applies to jobs in most industries and at all levels. Bureau of Labor Statistics.According to that data, the top 20 jobs based on pay for women in 2012 were identified (follow the link below to learn what they are). Similarly, female marketing and sales managers (No. for every $1.00

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Booth Babes – The Dirty Side of Trade Shows

Women on Business

If you’re an attractive, young woman in business who has worked in sales or marketing (and sometimes, even if you haven’t worked in those departments), you’ve probably been sent to a trade show (or marketing event) to “man the booth” for the primary reason to attract male attendees to the booth.

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PCamp Utah and the “unconference” explained

Lead on Purpose

Hosting technology conferences has turned into an industry driven by big money and advertising. The value to individuals has diminished as the industry has commercialized. Leaders in product management and product marketing have extended the BarCamp idea to ProductCamps (or PCamp). Enter BarCamp.

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Think SoLoMo or SoCoLoMo – Social Commerce, Local & Mobile – For Digital Success

Modern Servant Leader

This framing: SoCoLoMo is helpful whether you’re evaluating your company’s digital strategy, your own communications or where your industry is headed. eMarketer: CEOs who Tweet Held in High Regard by eMarketer 3/27/2012. The Digital Marketer: Benchmark & Trends Report 2012.

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Culture Counts

Leading Blog

But far more important than heroic reputations are the values these captains of industry personified and instilled within their organizations. When reading the news these days, I sometimes wonder if we have completely forgotten the tenets these titans used to shape American industry.

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How Employee Feedback May Have Prevented Deadly Meningitis Outbreak

Great Leadership By Dan

While it is the only location implicated in the widespread contamination in 2012, ex-employees of Ameridose, a drug-manufacturing organization that has some of the same owners of the NECC, have come forward with some shocking claims. She can be reached at bncarvin@nobscot.com.

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