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Companies Rethink Ho |
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| As the labor market tightens and skilled workers become scarce, companies are casting a wider net for employees. For the first time, they find themselves managing four generations of Americans in the workplace. The differences between these generations go beyond their age. Researchers have found that they also approach their jobs and supervisors differently, depending on their generation. |
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Digital Books Start |
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| Since at least the 1960s and possibly earlier, we��셶e been hearing predictions about the demise of paper. Xerox famously, and disastrously, attempted to create the ��쐏aperless office��� in the 1970s. If anything, we use more paper now than ever, owing to the ease of running off copies with laser printers and copiers. |
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The Biogenerics Mark |
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| Everyone is familiar with generic drugs that were once proprietary. As soon as the patent runs out, companies rush in with their version of a popular drug. |
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The Conceptual Age H |
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| The 20th century economy was dominated by left-brain thinkers ?the lawyers, accountants, engineers, and software programmers whose work relies on the linear, logical parts of their minds. |
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Corporate Social Res |
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| It��셲 hard to argue with an idea that sounds as positive as ��쐁orporate social responsibility.��� After all, corporations should make a positive impact on the world, and the scandals at Enron, Tyco, and WorldCom demonstrate what can happen when unscrupulous CEOs put profits ahead of every other goal. But some theorists and some executives seem to be carrying the idea too far. |
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