Recent Articles
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Brexit’s impact on US food trade in Europe
Bambi Majumdar Food & BeverageBrexit tops the discussion charts right now, and businesses around the world are busy analyzing how this will impact their future. For U.S. companies with euro exposure, this could be a decisive time indeed. President Barack Obama had issued dire warnings about U.S.-U.K. trade relations before the Brexit vote in favor of the United Kingdom leaving the European Union. For example, the lower tariffs U.K. exporters pay may go up, and they could also potentially face more trade barriers like other non-EU countries like China, India or Brazil.
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APRNs enjoying increasing autonomy
Keith Carlson Healthcare AdministrationAdvanced practice registered nurses (APRNs) have been enjoying steadily increasing autonomy, and their importance to the smooth operation of the overall healthcare system cannot be denied. Shortages of primary care physicians in a variety of settings has emboldened the rise of APRNs; meanwhile, even the Department of Veterans Affairs is finding broad support in their push for APRNs to practice autonomously within the VA system.
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The reality of work relationships: Co-workers in love
Catherine Iste Business Management, Services & Risk ManagementThere are 168 hours in a week. Assuming a modest seven hours of sleep per night, removing those 49 hours leaves us with 119 waking hours. Working a full-time job, we commit more than a third (approximately 37 percent) of our waking hours going to, being at and returning from work. Thus, it is understandable why and how we develop personal relationships with our co-workers.
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Building brand values: Reporter or columnist?
Randall Craig MarketingWho would you rather be: a reporter or a columnist? Reporters have a great combination of communication skills, investigative skills, moxy and pluck. Columnists are made from the same raw material, but they get paid far more. Why is this so?
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Puzzling for learning: Create a word for it
Debra Josephson Abrams EducationIs there a word for the mark made when someone falls backward in snow? Is there a word for the idiom "hanging by a thread"? Is there a word for melted snow? Or a tangled lock of hair? Or the pricking, tingling, or burning sensation on the skin? Yes, yes, yes, yes and yes!
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Housing’s new normal: A dragging industry
Michael J. Berens Construction & Building MaterialsYet again, housing took a step back in May after taking a step forward in April. It is a pattern with which builders are becoming all too familiar. Despite optimism that housing is poised for a big comeback, the industry continues to experience modest, erratic growth. For every driver that should be propelling homeownership forward there is another that is holding it in check.
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Effective risk facilitation: Handling difficult people
Dr. David Hillson Business Management, Services & Risk ManagementIn addition to being able to flex their facilitation style to meet the varying challenges of the risk workshop and different risk identification techniques, risk facilitators need to handle the people who participate in the risk workshop. Unfortunately, it is common to find at least some participants in every risk workshop who are not fully committed to its success, or who are not willing to contribute freely.
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Supreme Court ruling hampers efforts to prevent marijuana DUIs
Dr. Denise A. Valenti Law Enforcement, Defense & SecurityRemoving those who drive from the road if they are under the influence of drugs or alcohol just got more complicated for law enforcement officers. The U.S. Supreme Court ruled June 23 that obtaining biologic specimens using a breathalyzer is allowed, but obtaining blood specimens will require a warrant.
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Say yes to leadership
Robert C. Harris Association ManagementI met a young women in the Middle East who volunteered as a trainer for her professional association. We discussed the goals of the association, and she asked what I thought of the mission and vision statements.
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3 critical ways to cut costs in church communications
Mark MacDonald Religious CommunityWhen buying an older house, the money pit concern nags at us. Are we getting into something that will cost far too much to operate? Are there underlying issues that will continue to cause problems? Are we spending more money on things that should be replaced rather than fixed?