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Were OkCupid’s and Facebook’s Experiments Unethical?

Harvard Business Review

at least, has an Institutional Review Board for just that purpose. We were able to show the IRB that the research presented no more than minimal risk to the subjects, that it wouldn’t infringe their rights or harm their welfare, and that we weren’t deceiving participants about the work involved. Each institution, in the U.S.

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How to Design a Corporate Wellness Plan That Actually Works

Harvard Business Review

The company has promoted a culture of health for more than 30 years, with countless peer-reviewed studies showing that employees’ health has improved and company costs have been contained. Now participation exceeds 50% since this change and has helped workers become more actively engaged in the company’s wellness program.

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Surgeons Are Using Social Media to Share and Learn New Skills

Harvard Business Review

Here’s an example: one of us (Amir Ghaferi) learned about a new surgical technique for abdominal wall reconstruction called transversus abdominis release (TAR) from participating in the International Hernia Collaboration (IHC) Facebook group. ” Source: Survey of RSC group users conducted by the authors, 2017.

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The Swedish CEO Who Runs His Company Like a CrossFit Gym

Harvard Business Review

Since September 2016, Torkild has spent a couple of days a week at the Björn Borg headquarters, attending workshops, meetings, and fitness tests; having lunch with and talking with employees; and participating in sports hours (25 to date). During 2016, employee engagement increased by 3%, to 75%.

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