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Private equity firms are snapping up mobile home parks, and driving out the residents who can least afford to lose them

One of America’s most affordable paths to homeownership is slipping away.This article is brought to you by Phys.Org.

Study: Employee burnout levels drop significantly when companies deploy personalized mobile-based interventions

The Institute of Behavioral and Decision Science (IBDS) at HKU Business School (HKUBS), in collaboration with the Hong Kong Association for Customer Service Excellence (HKACE), released a new study report focusing on employee well-being and […]

How narcissism ruins teamwork, and why it matters in the workplace

Teamwork can bring out both the best and the worst in people. Working together means sharing ideas and coordinating actions. But sometimes, it can also involve swallowing pride, particularly when people with strong personalities, such […]

Investors prefer ‘I’ over ‘we’ when CEOs apologize

When corporate crises hit, the public looks to the CEO. From product recalls to workplace discrimination, to customer mistreatment scandals, CEOs are often thrust into the spotlight and forced to apologize.This article is brought to […]

Q&A: Expert discusses What 45% tariffs mean for B.C.’s forest sector

Tariffs on Canadian softwood lumber have climbed to 45%, following a recent increase of 10% on lumber and 25% on engineered wood products. UBC faculty of forestry associate professor Harry Nelson says this escalation pushes […]

Do mega-sporting events like the World Series pay off? Here’s the economic reality behind them

Whether it’s the World Series, the FIFA World Cup or the Olympic Games, the hope for hosting mega sporting events is that the economy will emerge as the true winner.This article is brought to you […]

Australian women’s unpaid labor is worth $427 billion, new research shows

All those thousands of hours that Australians put towards unpaid household work and care—cooking, cleaning and caring for family members—are an essential thread that keeps our economy stitched together.This article is brought to you by […]

Finding meaning in your work may prevent burnout

Public service employees who find their work to be meaningful may be less likely to become emotionally exhausted and burned out, according to new research from the University of Georgia, Ohio State University and Washington […]

Good management of aid projects reduces local violence

Good management of aid projects in developing countries reduces violence in those areas—but poorly managed projects increase the chances of local violence, according to a new study by an MIT economist.This article is brought to […]

Nice tone! What an exclamation point does for a text

Smeal College of Business, Pennsylvania State University, and University of Southern California report that exclamation point use is widely read as feminine and shapes impressions of warmth, enthusiasm, power, and analytical thinking, without evidence that […]