What is performance management and why is it so important for the business world? The first thing you will need to consider is what we mean by performance in business. The term is primarily used to evaluate and assess the results of all the hard work put into a project...
Since 2007, FourStory has been the voice of advocacy for quality housing and responsible planning and development for the Southern California region and beyond. The non-profit organization examines the major issues affecting housing and transportation through timely reporting and provocative, thoughtful point-of-view articles. FourStory uses news reports, personal...
A media analysis just released by Biz360 ® Inc., the leading provider ofmedia and market intelligence solutions, demonstrates a correlation betweentrends in gas prices and the tone of news articles about the issue of oilfield development. The findings ofthe analysis show how companies that go beyond traditional...
Article reveals how boards of directors can avoid CEO compensation controversies CHICAGO -- Boards of directors feeling wary of granting large CEO compensation packages that could anger shareholders should craft them so they simultaneously align CEO performance measurement and its rewards with company financial performance, according to an...
I read the article "Foreclosures double, home prices tumble" and was appalled after reading the segment in the article relating to the real estate broker in Myrtle Beach, S.C. (Money, Wednesday) He is 60 years old, behind on his mortgage and facing possible foreclosure. He sought bankruptcy protection...
Captain Charles Chao Rong Phua, Singapore Armed Forces--Secretary of Defense Robert Gates's article, "Beyond Guns and Steel" (Military Review, January-February 2008), seeks to rekindle the holistic power that the U.S. possessed and applied after World War II, but gradually forgot about after the Cold War. Gates's call for "strengthening our...
I could not agree more with USA TODAY's article "Obama says contest makes him stronger." Democratic Party leaders better pay attention to who has the most popular votes and who has the most delegates when all the primaries and caucuses are over (News, Wednesday). If party insiders manipulate...
* Regarding your article on Bishop Edward Braxton (NCR, Jan. 25), I can only ask, "Has the man no shame?" While he served in the St. Louis archdiocese, I had several opportunities to meet him. I was always touched by his homilies. Obviously he can talk the talk better than...
Nuclear Power in Canada and Beyond. Roger G. Steed. General Store Publishing House, 499 O'Brien Rd., Box 415, Renfrew, Ontario, Canada K7V4A6. 2007. Softcover. 409 pages. $40. ISBN 978-1-897113-51-6. This book, measuring 8.5 x 11 inches, is an illustrated guide to nuclear power,...
Nuclear Power in Canada and Beyond. Roger G. Steed. General Store Publishing House, 499 O'Brien Rd., Box 415, Renfrew, Ontario, Canada K7V4A6. 2007. Softcover. 409 pages. $40. ISBN 978-1-897113-51-6. This book, measuring 8.5 x 11 inches, is an illustrated guide to nuclear power,...
OVER THE YEARS, countless articles have been written about Arnold Schwarzenegger--how he got his start, his rise to stardom and how he became a household name. But what I have to say here might surprise some of you. I know that it might sound cliched or corny, but in so...
Corporate R & D investment is on a tear--it increased in 2006 by twice the dollar amount of 2005, and North American-headquartered companies led the way with a 13 percent increase in absolute spending. That's according to Booz Allen Hamilton's third annual Global...
The purpose of this article is twofold. The first objective is to update the traditional craft of education by revising the folk theory of mind that underpins such traditions. This is necessary if we are to develop a new learning science as the cornerstone for the renewal of the education...
Conforming dimensions to deliver a set of tightly integrated data marts If you've been reading my articles about data warehousing the past few months, you know something about facts and dimensions and how they form a dimensional model. But you're probably wondering how you can create a data warehouse from...
"Stick to the status quo," sing the students in High School Musical about the need to keep their true passions hidden. Doing otherwise, they fear, might alienate their cliques: the jocks, the braniacs, the skaters. In the movie, people learn to grow beyond their labels and...
Technology is a given. Every issue of this magazine describes important machining products. If your shop or plant is moving forward, that kind of information is vital to you. Your machinery, tooling and software are getting better all the time. However, technology is not all there is. ...
Orafti will discuss the benefits of its Beneo prebiotic ingredients, beyond the conventional expectations of "good digestion," at the IFT Show in Chicago. The company will offer information on Beneo as it applies to all age groups, including its ability to reduce the risk of infant...
Podcast search site PodZinger has expanded its services and changed its identity. Now known as EveryZing, the Cambridge, Massachusetts start-up has re-branded itself as a multimedia search and advertising technology provider and launched the new Digital Media Merchandising Platform. ...
The tenth in a series of short instructional articles for beginning photographers, the following is intended to help those that want to go beyond snapshots. Watch for the series each month. Choosing Photo Subjects When choosing a specimen, an action, a scenic, or a pose, the beginning photographer...
As a father and as someone who studies flextime policies, I believe workplace flexibility is a win-win for businesses and families -- not just mothers. USA TODAY's article "Poll finds resentment of flextime" fails to recognize that workplace flexibility is no longer the sole domain of working mothers (Money, Friday)....
