19 NRIs honoured with Light of India awards
June 4th, 2012 - 11:53 am ICT by IANS
New York, June 4 (IANS) Columbia University professor and economist Jagdish Bhagwati and noted author Amitav Ghosh are among 19 persons winning the Light of India awards recognizing excellence and ... Read more...
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Unbridled power fuels overconfidence, bad decisions
March 2nd, 2012 - 4:07 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, March 2 (IANS) Unbridled power can foster bad decisions, with grave consequences for all.For instance, British Petroleum (BP) executives downplayed potential risks tied with their oil well in the ... Read more...
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Thinking won’t help you resist temptation
October 27th, 2011 - 3:39 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Oct 27 (IANS) Temptation comes in many guises -- for a dieter, it's a sweet treat; for an alcoholic, a drink; for a married man, an attractive woman.How to ... Read more...
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Why good guys aren’t preferred as tough leaders
September 28th, 2011 - 6:07 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Sep 28 (IANS) When the going gets tough, people prefer a dominant power-hungry guy to lead them, rather than someone good or respectable, researchers say.Respectable people may be perceived ... Read more...
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Thinking about choices makes people less sympathetic to others
March 30th, 2011 - 6:07 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Mar 30 (ANI): A new study has suggested that thinking about choices could make people less sympathetic to others and less likely to support policies that help people.In the United States, ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
‘No glass ceiling for women in India’
February 7th, 2011 - 1:37 pm ICT by IANS
By Arun Kumar
Washington, Feb 7 (IANS) Succesful Indian women believe there is no glass ceiling for women in India though Indian men still struggle to be supportive of their aspirations and women ... Read more...
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A perfect posture ‘can make a person think and act more powerful’
January 7th, 2011 - 1:15 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Jan 7 (ANI): An erect posture while sitting or standing is indicative of whether people act as though they are in charge, says a new study.A Kellogg School of Management at ... Read more...
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Large-scale tragedies ‘don’t connect with people emotionally’
September 10th, 2010 - 3:28 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Sep 10 (ANI): A new study has revealed that large-scale tragedies don't have the same emotional effect on people like smaller tragedies do.The new study conducted by Loran Nordgren of ... Read more...
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Two Indians among Forbes billionaire heiresses to watch (Lead)
June 22nd, 2010 - 7:12 pm ICT by IANS
By Arun Kumar
Washington, June 22 (IANS) Two Indian women - Roshni Nadar and Nisa Godrej - have been listed among Forbes magazine's list of "a breed of heiresses who choose to live ... Read more...
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Two Indians among Forbes billionaire heiresses to watch
June 22nd, 2010 - 12:09 pm ICT by IANS
By Arun Kumar
Washington, June 22 (IANS) Two Indian women - Roshni Nadar and Nisha Godrej - have been listed among Forbes magazine's list of "a breed of heiresses who choose to ... Read more...
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Social power loss distorts how money is represented
June 8th, 2010 - 1:54 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, June 8 (ANI): New research from Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University has explored how one's place in the social hierarchy alters physical representation of monetary objects.The study has been ... Read more...
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How to build a committed workforce?
April 28th, 2010 - 5:08 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, April 28 (ANI): Asking workers to reflect on their organisation's history can help build a committed workforce, according to a new American research.The study, titled "Company, country, connections: Counterfactual origins increase ... Read more...
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Hypocrisy flourishing among powerful, rich and popular
December 30th, 2009 - 6:36 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Dec 30 (IANS) The year gone by has been marked by a series of moral transgressions in political, business and celebrity circles.
New research from the Kellogg School of Management explores ... Read more...
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Why powerful people don’t practice what they preach
December 30th, 2009 - 5:50 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Dec 30 (ANI): A new study by Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University has looked into why powerful people speak highly of morals and values without applying them in their ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
ISB launches executive MBA for Rs.2.5 mn
December 3rd, 2009 - 7:17 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 3 (IANS) Senior industry executives looking to "broaden their perspective" and "leadership qualities" can now do so at the premier Indian School of Business -- by paying a whopping ... Read more...
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Women with high testosterone levels more likely to choose risky careers
August 25th, 2009 - 1:26 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Aug 25 (ANI): Women with high testosterone levels are more likely to make risky career choices, according to a new study.Previous studies have shown that testosterone enhances competitiveness and dominance, reduces ... Read more...
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‘Iron-willed’ most likely to give into temptation
August 6th, 2009 - 11:55 am ICT by ANI
London, Aug 6 (ANI): Those who believe they can exercise restraint very skilfully are more likely to give into temptation, says a new study.The research, led by psychologist Loran Nordgren, of the ... Read more...
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Controlling temptation more difficult than believed
August 4th, 2009 - 12:31 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Aug 4 (ANI): Resisting that craving for chocolates, or avoiding the urge to buy that diamond necklace, is more difficult than it seems, say researchers from the Kellogg School of Management.They ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
‘Babyfaceness’ may benefit black CEOs (Corrected)
May 2nd, 2009 - 6:07 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, May 2 (ANI): Black CEO's having warmer physical appearances or 'babyfaceness' tend to be at the helm of more prestigious corporations, a new study has revealed.Lead author Robert Livingston, Kellogg ... Read more...
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‘Babyfaceness’ may benefit black CEOs
May 1st, 2009 - 6:27 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, May 1 (ANI): Black CEO's having warmer physical appearances or 'babyfaceness' tend to be at the helm of more prestigious corporations, a new study has revealed.Lead author Robert Livingston, Kellogg ... Read more...
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‘Babyface’ catalyzes ascension of African-American CEOs
May 1st, 2009 - 2:51 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, May 1 (IANS) Even as Obama commemorates his 100th day as the country's first African-American president, a new study examines the intersection of race and power in corporate America.
African-American CEOs ... Read more...
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Living abroad expands mental horizons: Study
April 24th, 2009 - 4:41 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, April 24 (IANS) Living abroad can be a cherished experience and might even expand our mental horizons, according to new research.
William Maddux, assistant professor of organisational behaviour at INSEAD, a ... Read more...
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Going abroad expands your mind
April 24th, 2009 - 12:42 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Apr 24 (ANI): Living in another country can help expand minds, says a new study."Gaining experience in foreign cultures has long been a classic prescription for artists interested in stimulating their ... Read more...
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Is Obama going to take Black Americans to the promised land?
February 23rd, 2009 - 5:54 pm ICT by ANI
Chicago, Feb. 23 (ANI): With Barack Obama having completed over a month as the United States 44th and first Black American President, a debate has surfaced over whether he can lead ... Read more...
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Financial risk-taking lies in the genes
February 11th, 2009 - 3:16 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Feb 11 (ANI): Northwestern University scientists have pinpointed two genes that raise the chance of anyone gambling with money their own or someone else''s.The study has linked specific variants of ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Power unlikely to corrupt Obama, say researchers
December 2nd, 2008 - 12:00 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, December 2 (ANI): As Barack Obama moves closer to the January date when he will begin his term as the 44th U.S. President, new research suggests that people need not ... Read more...
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ISB to set up campus in Mohali
November 12th, 2008 - 10:04 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh/Hyderabad, Nov 12 (IANS) Indian School of Business, (ISB), one of the top 20 business schools in the world, will set up a new campus at Mohali in Punjab.A tripartite agreement to ... Read more...
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Stress makes ”people believe more in superstitions”
October 3rd, 2008 - 11:52 am ICT by ANI
Washington, Oct 3 (ANI): Stress makes people believe more in conspiracy theories and superstitions, a new research has found.
Scientists reckon that people who lack control over their life have a bigger ... Read more...
Posted in National |
How distractions facilitate creative problem solving
October 1st, 2008 - 3:40 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Oct 1 (IANS) You spend hours slaving over a hopelessly insoluble problem, but give up in sheer disgust and then find that within minutes your have done it. A new study ... Read more...
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Eureka! moments are created by distractions
October 1st, 2008 - 12:46 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, October 1 (ANI): Ever wondered, why a problem that remained unsolved despite hours of thought activity gets cracked within minutes of looking at it again after a break? Well, an ... Read more...
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Indian MBAs can benefit from learning Chinese: management guru
July 1st, 2008 - 11:34 am ICT by IANS
By Ashok Easwaran
Chicago, July 1 (IANS) Bala V. Balachandran, the Indian origin expert who is to have an endowed chair in his name at the Kellogg School of Management in the US, ... Read more...
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Feeling powerless can make you shop till you drop
June 26th, 2008 - 12:31 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, June 26 (ANI): People who feel powerless tend to purchase expensive products that convey high status, says a new research.The study, which may help explain why so many Americans who ... Read more...
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Boys are not born better at maths than girls
May 30th, 2008 - 5:45 pm ICT by admin
London, May 30 (ANI): A new study has shown that the popular notion boys are born better at maths than girls is nothing but a 'myth'.An international research suggests that boys ... Read more...
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Indian media growing at the cost of ethics: Raju Narisetti
May 20th, 2008 - 11:31 am ICT by admin
By Ashok Easwaran
Evanston (Illinois), May 20 (IANS) The rapid growth in Indian media has come at the cost of ethics, an Indian newspaper editor said here, even as the leading executive of ... Read more...
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Having less power impairs a persons ability to get ahead
May 16th, 2008 - 1:58 pm ICT by admin
Washington, May 16 (ANI): Being put in a low-power role may damage a persons central cognitive functioning and hence, their ability to get ahead.In their article, Pamela Smith of Radboud University ... Read more...
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