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Dealing with Delivery Delays
How to prepare for unknown challenges.
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Houston’s Success in a Net Zero Carbon World
Collaboration is the key.
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High-Performing Sales People & Missed Quotas
How to retain good performers?
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Online Courses: Keeping Learners Engaged
The difference could be a full letter grade.
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Social Media Fallout for Employers
Radical transparency is already a reality.
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Manufacturers and Regulators
Trying to keep a level playing field.
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Good deeds or “Greenwashing?”
Sustainability accountants work to find the truth.
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AI and Stock Return Forecasts
What factors should be considered.
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Monetary Incentives: Good or Bad?
They should be used carefully
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Cell Phone Data and Refinery Outages
Unusual traffic patterns can uncover undisclosed events.
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Location, Location, Location: Data Based Marketing
Distance might not be best indicator.
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Benefits of Cash Management
What are the economic impacts?
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How to say “No.”
Recognizing and dealing with pushy askers.
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AI and Creativity
Will it transform art, graphics and design?
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Acquisitions and Innovation
What is the impact on innovation and productivity?
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Air Pollution and Mental Health
Guest: Associate Professor Meng Li
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Legalized Marijuana and Innovation
Does it impact overall output?