Recent Articles
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Travel industry to carry global economy for the next 10 years
Bambi Majumdar Travel, Hospitality & Event ManagementThe last few months have shown some healthy numbers for the U.S. travel industry, leading to renewed hope for jobs and better economic growth. Now, it seems this trend will be seen across the world. According to a recent report published by the World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC), not only is this sector growing quickly, but it will also outpace the global economy this year. This robust growth is expected to generate more jobs and drive more businesses into the black.
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Don’t let desperation drive your decisions
Anne Rose Business Management, Services & Risk ManagementYou're short-handed and desperately need to hire another employee, so you hire the first breathing person that mails in a job application. Or maybe there's been a dearth of clients and your bank account is desperately low. You need a client fast, so you accept the first prospective customer who calls on the phone.
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CommonWell Health Alliance continues to grow its EHR domain
Scott E. Rupp Healthcare AdministrationCommonWell Health Alliance is beginning to gain a little traction more than two years since it was announced as a concept. Earlier this month, the organization announced that it had added five new members, "enhancing the association's nationwide footprint, share of the EHR marketplace and diversity across the care continuum."
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Tired of ammunition shortages? Reload your own
Ken Jolly Recreation & LeisureTired of dropping bundles of cash? Frustrated in trying to find ammunition after the latest government announcement causes many to scurry, stripping shelves and leaving you in the cold? Maybe you should think about reloading your own bullets. Plus, it is a great hobby.
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The costs of holding inventory in the paper industry
Jeff Ell ManufacturingWhen working with our customers, we've noticed that the concern about how to handle inventory is often spoken about at the last minute before things are final. We have also found inventory holding costs are often misunderstood by a wide margin in the paper industry.
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Fixing the gender gap in nursing pay
Keith Carlson Medical & Allied HealthcareFor decades in the United States, there has been keen awareness that women earn less than men in a wide range of industries. According to the Institute for Women's Policy Research, full-time female workers earned 78 cents on the dollar as compared to their male counterparts in 2013. So-called "pay parity" has long been on the minds of many stakeholders, but the rate of change in this regard has been woefully slow.
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Tax on junk food may ignite new health trend
Bambi Majumdar Food & BeverageAt the start of this month, a Native American community enacted a landmark decision to fight obesity and diabetes, two of the major reasons for death in America today. In recent years, multiple states and cities have attempted to boost public health by enforcing a soda tax — and they have failed. In 2014, Berkeley, California, was one of the rare examples to successfully pass a soda tax measure. The results of that decision are still being rated.
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Peer-review scandals shake up scholarly journal community
Cait Harrison Association ManagementCall it a new form of academic cheating. Peer reviews for scholarly journals have come under the spotlight lately — and the future isn't looking so bright. U.K.-based publisher BioMed Central recently retracted 43 scientific and medical articles because of peer reviews — mostly out of universities in China — written by people who forged scientists' names.
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What if you can’t afford predictive analytics in your budget?
Peter Moloney MarketingTwenty years ago, if retailers wanted a marketing piece to look good, they had to go to a professional graphics service to get it typeset and then a printer to get it printed. Now, everybody can do it on a PC. But then again, you can now use purpose-built templates to make your own just-about-anything — great-looking marketing pieces, websites, emails, you name it. In other words, you can go a long way for a lot less time and money these days.
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5 steps to prep for that tough job interview
Catherine Iste Business Management, Services & Risk ManagementYou made it past the thousands of others jockeying to get an interview for your dream job, and the big day is approaching. Odds are what got you in the door is not enough to get you the offer.Fortunately, preparing is easy if you remember that interviewers really just want to hear three things.