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Wage gap linked to customer bias
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Jun 03, 2009 |
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Researchers have helped solve the mystery of why white men continue to earn 25 percent more than equally well-performing women and minorities. Managers and business owners must pay a premium for white male employees because ...
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Are humans hardwired for fairness?
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Apr 16, 2008 |
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Is fairness simply a ruse, something we adopt only when we secretly see an advantage in it for ourselves" Many psychologists have in recent years moved away from this purely utilitarian view, dismissing it as too simplistic. ...
Research Examines Fairness in Olympic Funding and Support for Amateur Athletics
Aug 13, 2009 |
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In the first study to examine resource allocation in Olympic sport, research led by Stephen W. Dittmore of the University of Arkansas revealed a gap between what administrators of U.S. National Governing Bodies thought was ...
Bill would counter Supreme Court age bias ruling
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Oct 06, 2009 |
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(AP) -- Democrats in Congress are trying to counter another Supreme Court decision on employment discrimination, this time taking aim at a ruling that makes it harder for older workers to prove age bias.
Hourly employees happier than salaried
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Dec 10, 2009 |
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People paid by the hour exhibit a stronger relationship between income and happiness, according to a study published in the current issue of Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin (PSPB), the official journal of the So ...
It's time for a 'third wave' of malaria activism to tackle drug shortages
Nov 24, 2009 |
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In this week's PLoS Medicine, the journal's editors call for concerted international action to address the crisis of malaria drug shortages across Africa.
Emotions an overlooked key to whistle-blowing, study says
Dec 07, 2009 |
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A gut-level connection with workers may be the key to encouraging whistle-blowing that could chip away at an estimated $652 billion lost to fraud annually by U.S. businesses, an ongoing University of Illinois study suggests.
Solar power coming to a store near you
Dec 10, 2009 |
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(AP) -- Solar technology is going where it has never gone before: onto the shelves at retail stores where do-it-yourselfers can now plunk a panel into a shopping cart and bring it home to install.
Money changes what we think is fair, research finds
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Dec 09, 2009 |
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Thinking of rewarding your sales department for a job well done? You might not want to make cash part of the pay-off.
Contact lenses purchased over Internet may place individuals at risk for harmful eyecare practices
Jan 05, 2008 |
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Purchasing contact lenses online may save consumers time, but the process could cause more problems in the long run, according to a new study reported in the January issue of Optometry: Journal of the American Optometric ...
Democratic Party control could ban mandatory arbitration, UI expert says
Nov 17, 2008 |
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Democratic Party control in Washington could restore lawsuits as an option for workers and consumers now forced to settle disputes through mandatory arbitration that gives employers and businesses an unfair edge, a University ...
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