Recent Articles

• Can natural gas help Greece find its place in Europe again?

  Lucy Wallwork Natural Resources

  Like so many other words, we have the Greeks to thank for the origins of the word petroleum; 'petro' means rock in ancient Greek. In fact, today there is little petroleum to extract from Greek rock formations; contemporary Greece has a negligible oil production and no exports. Instead it is natural gas, and its transport – rather than production – that some are hyping as the savior of the Greek recovery.

• Webrooming is the new showrooming — and other retail trends

  Danielle Manley Retail

  A new concept facing consumers and retailers now is webrooming. Consumers look online for different products and then go to the brick-and-mortar store to make the purchase. There are many reasons for this action, but one of the most common is the consumer wants information. Instead of going to the store itself and asking an employee about the product, the consumer does his or her own research ahead of time.

• Combating the education gap

  Bambi Majumdar Education

  While there has been modest progress in reading and math in 2013, the statistics show that it is not enough to combat the growing international competition that our students will face in the future. We face the crisis of a growing education gap between students from different economic and racial backgrounds, as well as different regions – not to mention a yawning gap with other countries.

• Hotels respond to travelers’ demand for healthy living

  Linchi Kwok Travel, Hospitality & Event Management

  ​Earlier this month, President Barack Obama was caught on tape lifting weights at a Marriott Hotel during his visit in Warsaw Poland. The video went viral immediately on the Internet. I have no interest in politics, but this news caught my eye, because it confirms the healthy living trend among travelers.

• Replacing horizontal violence in the nursing profession

  Keith Carlson Medical & Allied Healthcare

  ​Nurse bullying and so-called "horizontal violence" are rampant in our profession. Nurses bully and harass one another, using intimidation and other tactics as they jockey for power in a healthcare system that does not proactively attempt to prevent such disruptive behavior.

• The big issues facing your dental practice

  Jill Nesbitt Oral & Dental Healthcare

  How's your office going these days? Are your schedules full? Everybody paying on time? Insurance all caught up? Beyond these everyday challenges, there are big changes facing the dental field that affect almost everyone.

• A travel agency’s shopping list for legal services

  Laurence D. Gore Travel, Hospitality & Event Management

  ​I recently received a call from an OSSN member asking if I could assist with the travel agency from a legal standpoint. I inquired as to specifically what was needed, and the response was, "I really don’t know." This is actually not untypical.

• Law enforcement deaths: Analyzing the last decade

  Mark Bond Law Enforcement, Defense & Security

  In order to analyze and examine these law enforcement duty deaths, data was culled from six different sources. The different ways each reporting organization categorizes these deaths made it challenging to compare and contrast. However, the analysis offered in this article allows us to draw themes so that departments can implement strategic and tactical plans for their jurisdictions that can be applied in hopes of reducing the number of law enforcement duty deaths.

• Why leaders should hand out compliments, not just criticism

  Christina Nava Business Management, Services & Risk Management

  ​Let's face it: No one wants to work under a leader who rebukes more than commends. After a while, it becomes exhausting. The purpose of any criticism in the workplace is to express disapproval. It is to indicate that the work someone has put in isn't as good as it could be. While this negative feedback is meant to bring about improvement in an employee, too much of it often produces damaging effects.

• Making the case for state Medicaid expansion

  Maria Frisch Healthcare Administration

  Medicaid is a joint federal- and state-funded program that provides healthcare for more than 60 million low-income Americans. As a result of the Affordable Care Act, Medicaid was expanded to cover people from 19 to 65 years old with incomes of no more than 138 percent of the federal poverty level. This is equal to an annual salary of about $31,809 for a family of four and $15,414 for a single person.

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