T.S.A. Finds Missile Launcher in Man’s Bag at Baltimore Airport
The agency said that the weapon was “inert” and that the man, who said he was active member of the military, was trying to take it home as a souvenir from Kuwait.
View ArticleLegionnaires’ Disease Outbreak Is Linked to Sheraton in Atlanta
The Georgia Department of Public Health said that in addition to the 11 people who had contracted the disease, 55 more cases were “probable.”
View Article5 Steps for Tying Executive Compensation to Sustainability
Design incentives for both financial and nonfinancial goals. * This article was originally published here
View ArticleWould You Want a Computer to Judge Your Risk of H.I.V. Infection?
A new software algorithm decides which patients are most likely to become infected with the virus. But this is not like other risk calculators, some experts say.
View ArticleHow to Tame “Automation Sprawl”
There are dozens of automation tools — here’s how managers can keep them under control. * This article was originally published here
View ArticleThe Regulation of AI — Should Organizations Be Worried?
What happens when injustices are propagated not by individuals or organizations but by a collection of machines? Lately, there’s been increased attention on the downsides of artificial intelligence...
View ArticleAmericans Finally Consider Women as Competent as Men
Or more competent, a new study finds.
View ArticleScott Adams, Dilbert Creator, Has One Regret About Mass Shooting Tweet
After a gunman killed three people in Gilroy, Calif., Mr. Adams said witnesses could “set your price” on an app he invented. The cartoonist, no stranger to controversy, had found another.
View ArticleEdelman, Public Relations Giant, Drops Client Over Border Detention Centers
Fearing its own public relations crisis after an outcry from employees, the company stepped away from the GEO Group, which runs immigration facilities.
View ArticleHow Business Ecosystems Rise (and Often Fall)
Ecosystems are increasingly popular, fueled by the success of iconic examples such as Google, Apple, Facebook, and Amazon. Yet confusion about them abounds, and many commonly held beliefs about...
View ArticleDemocratic Debate Turns Ferocious Over Health Care
The candidates sparred angrily over whether to wipe out private health insurance and institute a government-run health system.
View ArticleMaking cost engineering count
Cost engineering isn’t just for car companies and chipmakers. Across sectors, complexity and cost pressures are giving companies good reason to follow a more disciplined approach to finding savings.*...
View ArticleWhy the Fed May Cut Rates for the First Time Since the Financial Crisis
The Federal Reserve on Wednesday is widely expected to cut interest rates for the first time in more than a decade, even as the economic expansion in the United States reaches record length.
View ArticleElizabeth Taylor’s ‘Green Goddess’ Rolls-Royce on the Auction Block
Guernsey’s, the New York auction house handling the sale, expects it to go for $1 million to $2 million.
View ArticleDealBook Briefing: Carlyle’s Founders Give Outsiders More Power
The investment giant announced that it is becoming a C corporation and moving to a “one share, one-vote” model that could give its stock price a boost.
View ArticleU.S.-China Trade Talks End With No Deal in Sight
Negotiators left Shanghai on Wednesday with little immediate sign of progress as both sides appear to be settling in for a long economic clash.
View ArticleEuropean Economy Slows, Raising Expectations of E.C.B. Action
The eurozone economies grew at a 0.2 percent rate last quarter, and inflation remains far below the European Central Bank’s target.
View Article12 Essential Leadership Insights
For a publication centered on the unique challenges of management, it’s no surprise that leadership has become a perennially popular topic for our readers. Leading teams and organizations today...
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