You might think that in the second decade of the twenty first century, high school educators would no longer show evidence of silly old-school biases - but, regrettably, you'd be wrong.?? In fact, they seem to be persisting in their bias even when clear evidence contradicts them. That's the conclusion of new research from University ...

pubblicato il: 25/03/2012 - 03:57

? When the morning?s fresh new assault on women?s health and sexuality runs to the absurd, I finally stop fuming and start analyzing. Here?s the headline from the always readable Jezebel - Law Will Allow Employers to Fire Women for Using Whore Pill. Since that looked like an Onion headline, of course I clicked. Here?s ...

pubblicato il: 14/03/2012 - 18:23

MLB media expert Chris Belivacqua explains the surge in rights fees.

pubblicato il: 21/03/2012 - 15:27

One myth I would really love to smash to bits is the notion that only a certain type of person can be successful in business. I meet far too many people who tell me they?d love to be an entrepreneur, but don?t think they could be themselves and do well in the business world. One ...

pubblicato il: 26/03/2012 - 21:20

Fans protesting the ending of Mass Effect deciding on a wonderful way to prove that they weren't just whiny gamers. They decided that rather than just complaining, they would also channel that energy into raising money for a worthy cause - the Child's Play charity, which seeks to get entertainment to sick kids in hospitals. ...

pubblicato il: 23/03/2012 - 06:26

In business schools, there has been a longstanding battle over area studies. Area studies - fields such as Asian Studies and Latin American Studies - have been a tradition in academia, especially in the humanities. Supported by federal initiatives such as the Foreign Language and Area Studies Fellowships Program and the Fulbright Scholarship Program, area ...

pubblicato il: 15/03/2012 - 11:54

?? ?? Allan Collinge, is back with another guest post on the student loan crisis.?? This one is on the forces that conspire to keep the problem getting worse. For many years, it has been unknown to the general public that all of the major elements comprising the student lending system (i.e. lenders, collection companies, ...

pubblicato il: 19/03/2012 - 12:24

Why Customers Must Come First: The Case of Goldman Sachs

pubblicato il: 14/03/2012 - 14:54

A focus on the Biblical story of Noah will lead to an uninteresting movie.

pubblicato il: 21/03/2012 - 19:24

Why did Dallas and Washington just lose millions in cap space under the 2012 NFL salary cap? This question was originally answered on Quora by John DeMarchi.

pubblicato il: 21/03/2012 - 17:55

Think Lawsuit? (Image via Wikipedia) Mike Daisey’s lies about Foxconn’s Chinese factories emerged because Rob Schmitz, a Public Radio reporter based in China, thought Daisey’s account sounded fishy and investigated for himself. Since Schmitz’s account—based mostly on discussions with Daisey’s interpreter—and This American Life’s retraction of an [...]

pubblicato il: 18/03/2012 - 01:09

?I?m only here for the Fast Passes.? That is what I??unashamedly??told the consultant trying to pitch us on Disney?s Vacation Club. We had been at World and while we were waiting for something such as children cycling through a bathroom run, we had wondered what all of the ?enjoy your vacation for 70% off, ask ...

pubblicato il: 25/03/2012 - 17:57

The meme of spring is that the culture wars are back. ?There probably isn't a single chattering-class show that hasn't made that observation in recent days,? NRO?s Kathryn Jean Lopez has rightly observed. ?But what is frequently overlooked,? she continues, ?is the fact that the Obama administration forced this debate over birth control? ? You ...

pubblicato il: 16/03/2012 - 19:33

If you're interested in equine welfare, you've had no shortage of reading material or troubling information to ponder in the last few weeks. Yesterday, HBO cancelled Luck after a third horse died during its production. Two had died during filming of races; the third was being led to a barn, reared up, fell, hit its ...

pubblicato il: 15/03/2012 - 18:54

Scott Goodson is the founder of??StrawberryFrog, the world's first cultural movement??agency. His first book about movement marketing called Uprising has recently been published by McGraw Hill. This week saw a monumental shift in the corporate world - the moment when ideals and morals overtook performance and product to become the 'be all' of a business. ...

pubblicato il: 16/03/2012 - 23:54

As powerful representatives for their countries, a first lady's fashion may be more than skin deep.

pubblicato il: 14/03/2012 - 22:24

The last three years have been a period of fundamental transformation in how online retailers operate. ??The basis for this change has been the explosion of specialized, low-cost, web-based applications that power most online retailers. ??These 'apps' leverage technology to solve critical issues that have traditionally inhibited retail startups from more effectively competing with larger ...

pubblicato il: 23/03/2012 - 12:13

I?ve been told that the article I wrote yesterday about Bioware?s bungling of Mass Effect 3 was the only real defense of the game?s fans that exists in ?mainstream? gaming journalism. And sure enough, when I looked around, I found huge sites like Kotaku, IGN and GiantBomb mocking fans for complaining about the unsatisfying conclusion. ...

pubblicato il: 13/03/2012 - 15:53

This article is by Robert Sher, the founding principal of CEO to CEO, a firm that advises chief executives of mid-market companies who are navigating major shifts in their business or marketplace.?? He is the author of the book The Feel of the Deal. Would you risk your life savings on a coin toss? Of ...

pubblicato il: 19/03/2012 - 21:54

? The first blog post I wrote was about my biggest wastes of time while I was unemployed. Number three was, "Don't write a million cover letters."Conversely, the best use of my time was reaching out to contacts to set up informational interviews. According to the UCLA career center an informational interview is, "a highly ...

pubblicato il: 15/03/2012 - 04:45