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Paid Paternity Leave Is An Advantage For Men, Not Women
In order to ease the competition for women faculty members trying to earn tenure while raising children, many universities offer paid paternity leave to both male and female professors. But now...
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10 More Reasons Companies Should Care About Sustainability
This series on Sustainable Solutions is brought to you by UPS. In today's increasingly competitive landscape, more and more companies are realizing that being sustainable is more than an environmental...
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Here's Some Brilliant Startup Advice From VC Fred Wilson
For the second year, Fred Wilson of Union Square Ventures was kind enough to come to HBS to meet with the class Professor Tom Eisenmann and I co-teach called Launching Technology Ventures. Similar to...
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This Woman Paid Off $25,000 In Credit Card Debt In 2 Years
It’s cool that Zooey Deschanel saves for retirement and some celebs love to discount shop, but we’re less wowed by those feats because they’re, well, rich and famous. We are, however, very inspired by...
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It’s Time to Shutter Your Facebook Shop
You'd think that Facebook would be a natural place for companies to sell their products and services. After all, the company claims far more than 800 million active users. But such big companies as...
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How Fab.com Convinced Its Board To Completely Pivot The Company, And Then...
It only took one year for Fab.com to attract 2.5 million members. It's proof that co-founders Jason Goldberg and Bradford Shellhammer made the right decision when they asked their board if they could...
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Here's The New Restriction Some Hedge Funds Are Putting On Their Employee's...
As an executive search consultant, Bob Olman of Alpha Search Advisory Partners uses his expansive network of contacts to connect hedge funds looking to hire with experienced, qualified individuals at...
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And Now Urban Outfitters Faces A Boycott For Defaming The Irish
Urban Outfitters is stirring up more controversy for making these Irish-themed products for St. Patrick's Day that feature jokes about Irish drunkenness. The largest Irish-American organization in the...
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Scary Facts About How Your Office Job Is Killing You
A desk job may not be the most dangerous occupation in America, but it is making us fat, sick, and really stressed out. Here are some terrifying stats from this infographic by onlineuniversity.net:...
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RUMBLE IN THE BOARD ROOM: A 2006 Shouting Match Between Top Ford Execs Got...
Top Ford executives nearly got into a physical altercation as the automaker was failing in 2006, according to a new book by Bryce Hoffman that the automaker cooperated on (via Keith Naughton of...
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Arkadium Co-Founders: We Knew We Had Made It When We Got Sued
Jessica Rovello and Kenny Rosenblatt were out on a date when they started talking about the arcades of their childhood. Then, the classic gamer argument broke out: who's better? It was 2001—long...
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Undercover Reporter Shares The Secrets Of Working At Walmart And Applebee's
For nearly a year, Tracie McMillan, a former editor at City Limits, went undercover, working alongside Mexican garlic crews, produce managers at Walmart – the nation’s largest supplier of food – and...
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Red-Hot LA Startup Nasty Gal Raises A Ton Of Money
Sophia Amoruso never went to college. An L.A. waitress, she took to eBay and decided to sell vintage clothing there in a fun way. She started gathering, selling and shipping the clothing and created...
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Your Homemade Website Isn't Cutting It Anymore
A report this week from Forrester Research confirmed what just about everybody in business already knew: Americans are buying online and they are buying a lot. The study reported that Americans spent...
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The Way US Manufacturers Hire New Workers Is What's Killing Them
The United States is at a dangerous juncture: Manufacturing jobs are on the rise, but the growth is still fragile. Given the hypercompetitive nature of global manufacturing, it wouldn't take much to...
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Someone Has Created The First Ever ATM That Dispenses Cupcakes
To get a ready-made cupcake from a bakery, you had to go into the store while it was open, pay for the pastry, and walk out. If you wanted one in the middle of the night, you'd be hard pressed to find...
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You Must Be Brutally Honest If You Want To Save Your Business
Sugar coating the cold, hard truth is often convenient, even tempting. It’s easy to go through life avoiding unpleasant realities — even if you’re a hard-hitting, pull-no-punches businessperson. You...
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Advertiser Runs For Hills After Rush Limbaugh Calls Georgetown Student A 'Slut'
One advertiser has pulled its commercials from Rush Limbaugh's popular radio show after the conservative host called a Georgetown Law student a "slut" and a "prostitute" Thursday, and other commercial...
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Every Great Leader Must Be Able To Walk This Very Fine Line
The Atlantic's James Fallows gives some advice to Barack Obama that every leader would do well to follow. Leadership as he describes it involves walking a very fine line: A president needs empathy and...
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Wendy's Is Revamping Everything So That It Can Take On McDonald's
Wendy's has been on a tear, snagging the number-two spot in the fast food industry from rival Burger King at the end of last year. Now, only McDonald's remains on the horizon. And Wendy's CEO Emil...
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