December 6, 2011

OLDER WORKERS ENGAGED, COMMITTED AND SATISFIED WITH THEIR JOBS

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A new research study by the Sloan Center on Aging & Work at Boston College finds that employees 40 years old and older are the most engaged and demonstrate the highest level of organizational commitment, and that those 50 years old and older are the most satisfied with their jobs. Click to continue

INDUSTRY PARTNERSHIP TO STRATEGIZE ON COMPETITIVENESS
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More than 200 leaders from academia, industry and the federal government will meet at the University of Michigan on December 12 to figure out how to both bring more emerging technologies out of the lab and into the market, and find smarter ways to make current products. The aim is to create high-quality domestic manufacturing jobs and enhance the global competitiveness of the United States. Click to continue

CUTTING DEFICITS HARDER THAN JUST TALKING ABOUT IT
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Combine tax cuts and additional unemployment benefits, and it's excruciating difficult for Congress to cut the red ink, no matter who's in charge ... continue

WATER LEAKS FROM JAPANESE NUKE PLANT
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Japan's crippled nuclear power plant leaked about 45 tons of highly radioactive water from a purification device over the weekend, its operator said ... continue

US FACTORY ORDERS FALL FOR SECOND STRAIGHT MONTH
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Companies decreased their overall orders to U.S. factories by 0.4 percent in October, the second straight month of contraction ... continue

CUTBACKS TO MAKE 'SNAIL MAIL' EVEN SLOWER
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The cash-strapped U.S. Postal Service will eliminate more than 250 processing centers and 30,000 workers, meaning next-day deliveries will be next to impossible ... continue

BALANCING OUR TRADE IS NOT PROTECTIONISM
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The losers in the ongoing policy of financing trade deficits are small and midsize American manufacturers, manufacturing workers, taxpayers, and environmentalists ... continue

SUSTAINABILITY: THE NEW IMPERATIVE FOR THE CFO
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Business leaders are increasingly recognizing their influential role in rebuilding a shaky global economic model -- through measures ranging from encouraging innovation in their businesses to focusing on the implementation of sustainable business practices. Click to continue

UNCERTAINTY RULES THE DAY THIS HOLIDAY SEASON
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When LifeWork Search, a recruitment organization specializing in supply chain planning and procurement, polled its network of supply chain professionals about the 2011 holiday season, 52% said demand uncertainty is the top supply chain concern within their organization, almost three times the amount of any other option. Click to continue

REDUCING REGULATION WILL SAVE JOBS SAYS NAM
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"Many agencies have been using loopholes to avoid regulatory reviews that Congress intended..." Click to continue

Q&A: DEALING WITH 2012'S UNCERTAINTY
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In the long-term, manufacturing in the U.S. is stabilizing, and we may even see a resurgence. People want to bring jobs back to the U.S. ... continue

CHINA BRACES AS EUROPEAN CRISIS STRANGLES EXPORTS
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China's 'shock and awe' style stimulus has kept its booming economy on track, but exports have dropped significantly ... continue