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Year-end bonus is an incentive to cheat

Other Sciences / Other

created Dec 08, 2008 | popularity 5 / 5 (6) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- You don't have to look far these days to find examples of corporate scandals involving fraud. But Judi McLean Parks, the Reuben C. and Anne Carpenter Taylor Professor of Organizational Behavior at Olin Business ...





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New business theory shows compensation plans can make or break a firm

Other Sciences / Other

created Apr 15, 2009 | popularity 2.9 / 5 (11) | comments 2

(PhysOrg.com) -- Greed has been blamed for most of Wall Street's woes and the banking sector's recent collapse, but two professors at Washington University in St. Louis say envy is really to blame. And, they warn, envy is ...


Medicine's small business practices should be supported by federal budget

Medicine & Health / Health

created Mar 18, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Speaking from his perspective as a physician who practiced for nearly 30 years in a small medical practice in rural Virginia, Jeffrey P. Harris, MD, FACP, president of the American College of Physicians (ACP) testified today ...


Yahoo's Yang gets $1 in rocky final year as CEO

Technology / Business

created Apr 30, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(AP) -- Yahoo Inc. limited co-founder Jerry Yang's 2008 compensation package to his customary $1 salary during his final year as chief executive, a tumultuous reign that unraveled after he rebuffed Microsoft Corp.'s $47.5 ...


South Korea court rejects claims against Microsoft (AP)

South Korea court rejects claims against Microsoft

Technology / Software

created Jun 11, 2009 | popularity 1 / 5 (1) | comments 0

(AP) -- A South Korean court Thursday rejected compensation claims filed by two software companies against Microsoft Corp.


Medco plans to compare Plavix, Effient in study

Medicine & Health / Medications

created Oct 20, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(AP) -- Medco Health Solutions Inc. said Tuesday it will compare the blood thinner Plavix, the world's second-best selling drug, with the newer Effient.


Fixing the flaw in emergency planning

Medicine & Health / Other

created Oct 26, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Emergency response plans must include knowledge from the people who need to be protected if these plans are to help communities respond effectively to threats, write Drs. Roz Lasker, Noni MacDonald and Editor-in-Chief Paul ...


Sun CEO's pay package cut by a third in '09 (AP)

Sun CEO's pay package cut by a third in '09

Technology / Business

created Oct 29, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(AP) -- The value of Sun Microsystems Inc. CEO Jonathan Schwartz's latest pay package dropped 37 percent from last year as the company lost more than $2 billion and was in such dire financial shape that it ...


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Japanese firm plans zero-emission ferry

Technology / Energy

created Oct 15, 2009 | popularity 2 / 5 (2) | comments 0

A Japanese shipmaker said Thursday it planned to launch the world's first large electric ferry -- the latest innovation aimed at reducing greenhouse gas emissions.


Hawaii protecting coral reefs with big fines

Space & Earth / Environment

created Aug 02, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 1

(AP) -- Wrecking coral will cost you in Hawaii. A Maui tour company is paying the state nearly $400,000 for damaging more than 1,200 coral colonies when one of its boats sank at Molokini, a pristine reef and popular diving ...


Tax health care to pay for health care?

Medicine & Health / Health

created May 13, 2009 | popularity 1 / 5 (1) | comments 0

(AP) -- Most people with job-based health insurance don't think of their benefits as a form of income. But Uncle Sam might just change that.



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