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  • May 2008

    • Bored at Work? Site Disguises Classic Lit

      Wall Street Journal  |  May 30, 08 2:08 PM CDT

      Bored at Work? Site Disguises Classic Lit

      (Newser) - Business world got you down? Want to escape into a classic poem or short story? The New Zealand Book Council has made a website to help you: ReadatWork.com. The site brings up a fake Windows desktop with folders and PowerPoint files, the Wall Street Journal reports. Click on them, and you get classic literature disguised as a business presentation. More »

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      literature  • website  • reading  • novel  • office  • corporate culture  • poetry

    • Takeover Could Leave Anheuser A Bit Skunked

      Wall Street Journal  |  May 28, 08 4:10 PM CDT

      Takeover Could Leave Anheuser A Bit Skunked

      (Newser) - Anheuser-Busch executives are surely examining the fate of Interbrew, the Belgian company swallowed in 2004 by InBev, the Brazilian juggernaut reportedly preparing to grab the iconic US brewer, the Wall Street Journal reports. InBev's locker-room, bottom-line-oriented corporate culture has quickly replaced beer-loving Belgians with Brazilian execs, a situation that would seem certain to fly in the face of A-B's tradition. More »

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      Brazil  • Anheuser-Busch  • Belgium  • InBev  • corporate culture

    • Corporate Bonding 2.0

      CNNMoney  |  May 21, 08 6:05 PM CDT

      Corporate Bonding 2.0

      (Newser) - Company retreats are nothing new. And then, Fortune reports, there's Eco Seagate, a $2 million, week-long, life-changing challenge in New Zealand that some employees of the Northern California tech company trained months for. The trip, developed by CEO Bill Watkins, costs the company $2 million a year, and though the corporate gains are difficult to quantify, the effect is dramatic. More »

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      New Zealand  • corporate culture  • team chemistry  • team building

    • Why Gen Xers Hate Corporate Jobs

      BusinessWeek  |  May 21, 08 9:04 AM CDT

      Why Gen Xers Hate Corporate Jobs

      (Newser) - Generation Xers don't seem to be clambering to the top of the corporate ladder in the numbers they should be—and many are turned off by corporate life altogether. BusinessWeek has 10 reasons why this might be so: Xers started their careers just as the economy went into its early '90s tailspin Remembered big corporate layoffs has given Xers a strong distrust of large institutions Xers like keeping their options open and don't want to be funneled into narrow career paths The economy is slowing again, just as Xers are reaching upper management Xers are struggling to manage the "pesky" Generation Y strivers coming up   More »

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      Generation X  • corporate culture  • Baby Boom generation  • Generation Y  • generation gap  • management

  • April 2008

    • For Sale: Video Vault of Wal-Mart Inner Workings

      Wall Street Journal  |  Apr 9, 08 12:00 PM CDT

      For Sale: Video Vault of Wal-Mart Inner Workings

      (Newser) - A tiny production company has decades of behind-the-scenes moments from Wal-Mart on film—and up for grabs. The chain hired Flagler Productions to film its inner workings for corporate events, but fired it two years ago, the Wall Street Journal r eports. After Wal-Mart low-balled Flagler on the archive, it’s selling browsing rights to interested bidders, including some curious antagonists. More »

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      Wal-Mart  • retail  • corporations  • corporate culture

  • March 2008

    • Wal-Mart Blog Lets Buyers Post Real Reviews

      New York Times  |  Mar 3, 08 7:24 PM CST

      Wal-Mart Blog Lets Buyers Post Real Reviews

      (Newser) - Wal-Mart is letting its buyers blast or hail store products on a new blog, and do so freely—a shift for the once-strict corporate culture. Posts have so far panned Microsoft's Vista and a "Star Wars" movie, all while revealing favorite books, Bible quotes, and pets. "It puts real personality out there in a real conversation," says a Wal-Mart exec who helped make the blog. More »

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      Internet  • Wal-Mart  • blog  • corporate culture  • chain stores

  • November 2007
  • October 2007

    • Porn Seeps Into Workplace Via Laptops and Phones

      USA Today  |  Oct 18, 07 2:41 PM CDT

      Porn Seeps Into Workplace Via Laptops and Phones

      (Newser) - It's been a decade since the advent of online pornography started driving down productivity in offices, but new portable technologies have made it easier than ever to beat firewalls and check out naughty pictures on the job. USA Today writes that while 65% of American companies use porn-blocking software, it's still coming into the workplace—on laptops, cell phones, and other employee-owned machines. More »

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      pornography  • corporate culture  • adult website

  • June 2007

    • Happy Hour Irks Korean Women

      New York Times  |  Jun 10, 07 11:07 AM CDT

      Happy Hour Irks Korean Women

      (Newser) - South Korean women are trying to put a lid on company-enforced binge drinking. As more women climb the corporate ladder, they're fighting back against the male-centric business culture that demands binging to get ahead, the New York Times reports. In a country where an estimated 90% of company events are alcohol-based and job interviews include questions on drinking, that's shaking things up. More »

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      business  • women  • South Korea  • alcohol  • binge drinking  • corporate culture

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