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Do You Know Who Holds Your Office Together?

Harvard Business Review

Employee engagement is one of the top three concerns of most HR professionals, according to the Society for Human Research Management (SHRM)’s 2015 Globoforce Employee Recognition Survey. Social capital also counts. .” Employee engagement. They’re not just being nice.

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Why the U.S. Is Still Richer Than Every Other Large Country

Harvard Business Review

In 2015 real GDP per capita was $56,000 in the United States. Each year, the United States produces more per person than most other advanced economies. The real GDP per capita in that same year was only $47,000 in Germany, $41,000 in France and the United Kingdom, and just $36,000 in Italy, adjusting for purchasing power. In short, the U.S.