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Survey Says We’re Becoming More Accepting of Openly Gay Athletes

In a recent national survey by Witeck-Combs Communications and Harris Interactive(R), nearly three-fourths (72 percent) of heterosexual adults say they would not change their feelings toward a "favorite" male professional athlete if the athlete revealed he is gay. This represents an increase from 66 percent in August 2002, when heterosexual ...

Harris Poll Says Giuliani Gaining and McCain Slipping

According to a Harris poll released today, former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani has widened his lead over United States Senator John McCain, and is now the clear front runner in the race for the Republican presidential nomination for the 2008 election. Almost one-quarter of Republicans say that they would consider ...

May 17th 2012
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Define Your Terms to Solve Cross-Cultural Communication Problems

By Ethan Becker, author of Mastering Communication at Work So you think you can do business internationally just because you send your employees overseas? You’ve sent your employees to the HR cross cultural class. They learned how to kiss, bow, and shake hands, and now you’re ready to do ...
March 20th 2012
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Study: Differences in Strategy and Challenges Among CEOs in Emerging and Mature Economies

Top executives in Europe and the U.S. say global political and economic risk, and government regulation are their most pressing concerns, while Asian CEOs name innovation as their top challenge, closely followed by human capital—attracting, retaining, and rewarding talent. So finds The Conference Board CEO Challenge 2012 , a global ...

Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives: Students outline vision for education ahead of federal budget

Students are bringing forward their budget priorities in this year's Alternative Federal Budget, "A budget For The Rest Of Us". Students' recommendations for increasing access to post-secondary education are included in the document released today by the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives (CCPA). The Alternative Federal Budget shows that a ...
March 14th 2012
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Science Applications International Corporation Reaches Settlement with U.S. Attorney and City of New York

Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC) [NYSE: SAI] has reached a settlement with the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York and the City of New York concerning the CityTime automated workforce management system. Under the terms of the settlement, SAIC will pay $500.4 million in restitution and penalties, and ...
March 12th 2012
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Governor Mitch Daniels to Discuss “The Most Predictable Crisis” with No Labels Community

On Tuesday, March 13 at 11 a.m. eastern time, Indiana Gov. Mitch Daniels will conduct a town hall teleconference with No Labels members across America to discuss the dire state of America's finances and ways to fix the current budget crisis. "Everyone in Washington knows America's fiscal situation is completely ...

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