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Google Turns to Algorithm to Retain Employees

By Kevin Spak, Newser Staff

Posted May 19, 2009 11:52 AM CDT

(Newser) – Google is dealing with the departures of several prized employees the way it deals with nearly everything: with an algorithm. The search giant has a mathematical formula it says will identify which employees are at risk of jumping ship, the Wall Street Journal reports. The... Read full story »

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