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Director experience with acquisitions improves firm performance
Jan 07, 2009 |
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A new study in Strategic Management Journal examines how the nature of outside directors' prior experience, and resulting expertise, will influence the performance of a firm's performance. Results show that this past experi ...
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Xerox Buys Global Imaging Systems
Apr 03, 2007 |
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Global Imaging Systems will start selling Xerox printers, copiers and multifunction devices, which is expected to help expand Xerox's reach into the small and midsize business space.
CEOs reap financial benefits from mergers regardless of stock performance
Jun 18, 2007 |
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Following an acquisition of another company, chief executive officers' compensation levels usually increase, even when the purchase turns out to be unprofitable, according to researchers at the University of Washington and ...
Are overconfident CEOs born or made? asks Management Insights study
Jun 11, 2008 |
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A study of CEO's finds that many overestimate their own negotiating skills and overlook the element of luck in successful mergers, acquisitions, and other deals, according to the Management Insights feature in the current ...
Global priority regions for carnivore conservation
Aug 26, 2009 |
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Finding economical and practical solutions for conserving endangered carnivores is a continuous challenge for conservationists. In a study published by the peer reviewed open access journal, PLoS ONE, on August 27th, a team ...
Logitech buys video conferencing firm
Nov 13, 2009 |
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Switzerland-based Logitech is buying video-conferencing equipment firm LifeSize Communications in a 405-million-dollar deal expected to close next month.
Many lack the skills to make good health decisions
Nov 10, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Some 93 million Americans do not have the numerical skills necessary to make well-informed decisions about their medical care, reports a Cornell professor, who has some suggestions on changing that.
MySpace in talks to buy imeem
Nov 17, 2009 |
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(AP) -- Online social hub MySpace is in talks to acquire struggling free music streaming site imeem, two people familiar with the matter said Tuesday.
Rain or Shine? Computer Models How Brain Cells Reach a Decision
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Dec 14, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Yale University researchers have devised a computer model to explain how the brain makes decisions based on statistical probabilities-as, for instance, when a doctor makes a diagnosis based on several conflicting ...
How to Set Achievable Wellness Goals
Dec 11, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Small decisions, made throughout the day, are reflected in overall health and wellness. These decisions help achieve countless goals every day. Wellness goals can be as small as “I’m going to get eight hours ...
EBay official: Employees shared Craigslist data
Dec 10, 2009 |
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(AP) -- Employees of Internet auction site eBay shared confidential information gained from Craigslist with other employees developing eBay's own online classifieds business, an eBay executive said Wednesday.
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