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Motivation

Daniel Pink on the surprising science of motivation

There is a mismatch between what science knows and what business does DANIEL Pink puts forward the idea that there is currently a mismatch between what science knows and what business does. Pink presents the Candle Problem, an experiment invented in 1945 by Karl Duncker. The experiment works as follows: I bring you into a room […]

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Economics

Economic indicators: how to look for economic recovery in 2009

An economic indicator is any statistic (e.g. the unemployment rate or GDP) which indicates the past, current or future strength of the economy THERE is talk about town and in the media of an economic upturn in the final quarter of 2009 – “banks are lending, consumers are buying, and companies are hiring.”  While it […]