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China expert recruitment project nets first batch: report

Other Sciences / Other

created Apr 16, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 0

China has signed up more than 120 overseas experts for a new project aimed at spurring innovation by offering thousands of academics one million yuan (146,000 dollars) to move to China, state media reported Thursday.





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New theory on fairness in economics targets CEO pay

Other Sciences / Economics

created Nov 03, 2009 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (12) | comments 3

(PhysOrg.com) -- Chief executives in 35 of the top Fortune 500 companies were overpaid by about 129 times their "ideal salaries" in 2008, according to a new type of theoretical analysis proposed by a Purdue University researcher ...


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

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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 ...


Reversing brain drain

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created Oct 08, 2009 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (4) | comments 2

A battered U.S. economy has sent many of the country's leading minds packing for "greener" shores. America is losing thousands of top scientists, academics and biotech executives to cities like Singapore, which offer more ...


Chemistry jobs outlook still dim, but salaries rise

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created Nov 07, 2005 | popularity 4 / 5 (2) | comments 0

The job market for chemical scientists remains depressed for the fifth straight year — though better than for the nation as a whole — but employed chemists have enjoyed solid salary increases, according to the Nov. 7 Employment ...


Universities like women in sciences; women aren't so sure

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created Jun 02, 2009 | popularity 3 / 5 (3) | comments 0

Women with advanced degrees in math, science and engineering are more likely than men to be chosen for faculty positions and promotions -- when they apply.


Psychiatrists most gifted by drug makers

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created Jun 28, 2007 | popularity 4 / 5 (4) | comments 0

Psychiatrists in Vermont are earning more money from drug makers than any other medical specialists in the state.


Indian Techies Are Well-Paid but Restless

Technology / Business

created Apr 10, 2007 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

A new survey finds that the majority of India's IT professional work force are young, frequently promoted and restless for growth opportunities.


Dell settles federal discrimination suit for $9.1M

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created Jul 25, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

(AP) -- Dell Inc. said Friday it has agreed to settle a federal gender-discrimination class action lawsuit brought by former employees for $9.1 million.


Money woes threaten Romanian protected areas

Money woes threaten Romanian protected areas

Space & Earth / Environment

created Oct 02, 2009 | popularity 3 / 5 (1) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- Dwindling resources and bureaucratic hurdles are threatening to destroy Romania’s protected area system - home to some of Europe’s largest remaining natural forests.


Intel CEO gets $12.4M in 2008 pay

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created Mar 23, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(AP) -- The value of Intel Corp. Chief Executive Paul Otellini's compensation package rose slightly to $12.4 million in 2008, a year in which the chip maker's profit was whacked by a global slowdown in personal computer ...



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