News tagged with boss
Checking Facebook at work? Your boss likely doesn't like it
Oct 13, 2009 |
4 / 5 (2) |
0
More than half of employers say they completely prohibit social media use by workers, according to a new survey of about 1,400 large U.S. companies. But what if the CEO is in her office using LinkedIn, your ...
Bosses who feel inadequate can turn into bullies
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Oct 13, 2009 |
4.5 / 5 (6) |
1
(PhysOrg.com) -- Bosses who are in over their heads are more likely to bully subordinates. That's because feelings of inadequacy trigger them to lash out at those around them, according to new research from UC Berkeley and ...
Researcher: Narcissistic bosses destroy morale, drive down bottom line
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Aug 07, 2009 |
4.5 / 5 (11) |
2
In recent years, the motivations of business leaders such as financier Bernard Madoff and former Enron CEO Ken Lay have come under increased scrutiny as a result of behavior that caused both their employees and the public ...
How to be a good boss in a bad economy
Jun 02, 2009 |
5 / 5 (2) |
0
(PhysOrg.com) -- When cutbacks are necessary, can a good boss do right by the company's finances and by its staff? Some pain is probably unavoidable, but Stanford management science and engineering Professor Bob Sutton says ...
Search results for boss
High-tech vehicles pose trouble for some mechanics
Dec 27, 2009 |
4.5 / 5 (6) |
5
(AP) -- A sign inside the Humming Motors auto repair shop says, "We do the worrying so you don't have to."
Chicken waste turned to watts
Dec 26, 2009 |
3.7 / 5 (16) |
3
A Nevada energy developer says it has developed an environmentally clean way of using animal waste from chicken farms across the state to light up homes and offices. Green Energy Solutions wants to convert ...
We now know that the brain controls the formation of bone
Dec 22, 2009 |
5 / 5 (5) |
0
The brain acts as a profound regulatory centre, controlling myriad processes throughout the body in ways we are only just beginning to understand. In new findings, Australian scientists have shown surprising connections between ...
Hollywood adds money, talent to made-for-Web shows
Dec 20, 2009 |
1.5 / 5 (2) |
0
(AP) -- Web sites that buy original video clips often pay so little that "The Bannen Way," a flashy crime thriller debuting online, looked destined to be made poorly if it could be made at all.
Our devices will spin denser webs of data in 2010s
Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets
Dec 15, 2009 |
5 / 5 (5) |
0
(AP) -- Ten years ago, we would have been blown away by a cell phone with far more computing power and memory than the average PC had in 1999, along with a built-in camera and programs to manage every aspect ...
Gifts for your favorite geek
Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets
Dec 04, 2009 |
not rated yet |
0
In the spirit of the season, I've picked out 10 geeky gifts that cost less than $100. Some are practical. Some are fun. All would be good additions to your gift list for friends and family -- or your own wish list. (Ranked ...
Team using Subaru Telescope makes major discovery
Dec 03, 2009 |
4.8 / 5 (21) |
2
An international team of scientists that includes an astronomer from Princeton University has made the first direct observation of a planet-like object orbiting a star similar to the sun.
Bosses exaggerate women's family-work conflict
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Nov 18, 2009 |
4.3 / 5 (3) |
0
(PhysOrg.com) -- Decades into the era of two-earner households, the virtues of family-friendly policies are all but universally assumed in the corporate world. But now new research suggests serious potential pitfalls for ...
Research spawns new discoveries showing how crops survive drought
Nov 18, 2009 |
5 / 5 (4) |
0
(PhysOrg.com) -- Breakthrough research done earlier this year by a plant cell biologist at the University of California, Riverside has greatly accelerated scientists' knowledge on how plants and crops can ...
Diet switching can activate brain's stress system, lead to 'withdrawal' symptoms
Nov 09, 2009 |
5 / 5 (2) |
0
In research that sheds light on the perils of yo-yo dieting and repeated bouts of sugar-bingeing, researchers from The Scripps Research Institute have shown in animal models that cycling between periods of eating sweet and ...
List of search results for boss
