News tagged with executive


Yelp to let businesses comment publicly on reviews

Technology / Internet

created Apr 09, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(AP) -- The review Web site Yelp, which has garnered some criticism from the businesses put under its microscope, will soon let those businesses and others respond publicly to customers' critiques.


Is Your Cognitive And Physical Functioning Ok? A New Instrument To Check It

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Apr 03, 2009 | popularity 2.5 / 5 (4) | comments 0

A group of Italian and American investigators has published a new instrument for assessing cognitive and physical functioning (the Massachusetts General Hospital Cognitive and Physical Functioning Questionnaire, CPFQ), in ...


A Proton assembly line near Kuala Lumpur

Proton goes Dutch in electric car tie-up

Technology / Energy

created Mar 31, 2009 | popularity 3 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Malaysian automaker Proton has said it will manufacture electric cars for eco-conscious markets in Europe and the United States, in a deal with Netherlands-based Detroit Electric.


Groups share information in workplace, but not the 'right' information

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Mar 23, 2009 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

From the operating room to the executive board room, the benefits of working in teams have long been touted. But a new analysis of 22 years of applied psychological research shows that teams tend to discuss information they ...


Ann Arbor News to publish its last edition in July

Technology / Internet

created Mar 23, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

(AP) -- The Ann Arbor News will cease publication in July after 174 years and will be replaced by a Web-focused community news operation built from the ground up.


Underwater stock options drive top executives turnover

Other Sciences / Other

created Nov 20, 2008 | popularity 4 / 5 (2) | comments 0

When the market price of company stock falls below the exercise price, the options are considered to be "out of the money" or underwater. Many publicly traded firms have become concerned about retaining highly valued executives ...


US executive branch drives foreign policy

Other Sciences / Other

created Nov 06, 2008 | popularity 1 / 5 (1) | comments 0

A new study in the journal International Studies Perspectives examines U.S. foreign policy towards three Middle Eastern states and finds that the executive branch is often the driving force in foreign policy. Also, U.S. f ...


Experimental philosophy movement explores real-life dilemmas

Other Sciences / Other

created Jul 02, 2008 | popularity 4.9 / 5 (7) | comments 1

Imagine a business executive who thinks: "I know that this new policy will harm the environment, but I don't care at all about that – I just want to increase profits." Is the business executive harming the environment intentionally? ...



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