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CHART OF THE DAY: How large is the 'gig' economy?

Steve Boese

Journal piece from last July: Far from turning into a nation of gig workers, Americans are becoming slightly less likely to be self-employed, and less prone to hold multiple jobs. 2015 the final month of the study, about 1% of individuals earned income from the 'gig' economy. According to this Wall St.

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When an Acquisition Goes Awry It's Usually Because of Culture (i4cp login required)

i4cp

Not surprisingly, the exodus of Nextel executives and mid-level managers began just months after the deal was completed. Two years after the acquisition, the Wall Street Journal ran a front-page story describing the cultural challenges between the two companies. The companies also had very similar organizational structures.

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Results-Only Work Environment (ROWE)

Workplace Psychology

Erin Kelly ( Kelly is now at the MIT Sloan School of Management ), were the original researchers invited in 2006 to observe and study ROWE as it was being implemented at Best Buy (Flexible Work and Well-Being Center, 2015). 2013, July 19). Journal of Occupational Health Psychology, 18(2), 157-172. 2015, August 22).

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Results-Only Work Environment (ROWE)

Workplace Psychology

Erin Kelly ( Kelly is now at the MIT Sloan School of Management ), were the original researchers invited in 2006 to observe and study ROWE as it was being implemented at Best Buy (Flexible Work and Well-Being Center, 2015). 2013, July 19). Journal of Occupational Health Psychology, 18(2), 157-172. 2015, August 22).

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INVERSE EATING for Weight Loss, Health, and Healing…Naturally!??

Thrive Global

At the start of the 3-month study, volunteers from 6-65 years old, were given blood tests and weighed. Larry Scherwitz and Deborah Kesten, “Seven Eating Styles Linked to Overeating, Overweight, and Obesity,” Explore: The Journal of Science and Healing 1, no. 5 (October/November 2015): 42–50. 5 (2005): 342–59.

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Has “startup culture” changed for good?

Embroker

By July 2015, Uber was the world’s most valuable startup, valued at $51 billion after its funding rounds. A scathing Wall Street Journal article chronicled what it labeled as the reckless management of the startup by Neumann. A Wall Street Journal investigation revealed Theranos’ tests to be completely unreliable.

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Recruiting Challenges In Today’s Economy

DailyPay

Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) reported that June was a big month for job growth, with approximately 213,000 new jobs added to the US job market. Over the last 12 months, 2.4 Last July, the average wage growth for hourly workers was sitting at about 2.2 According to the Wall Street Journal , 3.4 Today, the U.S.