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Cold Showers Lead to Fewer Sick Days
Buijze, Geert A.; Beard, AlisonArticle HBS-F1802B-EThroughout history people have made claims about the health benefits of cold baths. Now a new study from the Netherlands finds that people who douse themselves with an icy blast of water daily are out sick nearly a third less than people who don't.Starting at €8.20
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A Subordinate's Criticism Makes You More Creative
Kim, Yeun Joon; Meeker, AmyArticle HBS-F2002B-EKnowledge and CommunicationNew research by the University of Cambridge's Yeun Joon Kim and his colleagues reveals that an employee's negative feedback helps people raise their game.Starting at €8.20
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Benchmarking Globalization to Boost Business Connections
Ghemawat, Pankaj; Altman, StevenArticle ART-2673-EEconomics, StrategyThough global connectedness, which correlates with global growth, appears to be recovering since the global economic crisis, there is still a long way to go, as the latest DHL Global Connectedness Index reveals. Global strategist and professor Pankaj Ghemawat and research scholar Steven A. Altman unpack the findings of their comprehensive study that measures the depth, breadth and directions of trade, capital, information and people flows ...Starting at €8.20
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Flexicurity: Riding Into the Future
Wilthagen, TonArticle ART-2047-EEconomicsOne of the most urgent problems confronting European governments today is high unemployment. At the same time, global companies are finding it harder to find experienced and qualified professionals who can help them compete in a global business environment. The creative and collaborative approach to employment known as flexicurity seemingly offers a solution to both these problems by emphasizing flexible work arrangements and comprehensive lifelo...Starting at €8.20