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13 Organizations Receive Baldrige
Visit
Of the 68 organizations (10
large manufacturers, eight service companies, 12
small businesses, 19 education organizations, and 19
health care organizations) that applied for the 2003
Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award, 13 have been
selected by the panel of judges to receive site
visits. The group is comprised of two education and
three health care organizations, three manufacturing
and three service companies, and two small
businesses.
More? See www.baldrige.nist.gov
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Women Increase Involvement and
Contributions in Science and
Technology
Changes in university
policies regarding women’s eligibility for
tenure and research positions, increased
graduate-level educational attainment by women in
science and engineering, more leadership
opportunities for women in high-tech companies, and
the anticipated growth in employment demand are
converging to make science and technology attractive
for women. As a consequence, women’s
participation rate among Nobel Prize Laureates, and
especially among patentees, is beginning to
approximate their participation rate in the
workplace.
More? See www.ibrc.indiana.edu/IBR/ibr.htm
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Why Top Managers Follow Departing
CEOs
Researchers at Stanford
University and the University of Chicago’s
graduate schools of business have determined the
probability that a top manager will leave if the CEO
departs and is replaced by another internal top
manager is nearly 15%. That number doubles to 30% if
the new CEO is from outside the firm. The likelihood
of senior management turnover also depends on how
long the CEO and the top executive have worked
together. Relationships—not corporate boards,
strategy shifts, or losing out on the
promotion—drive turnover.
More? See
www.gsb.stanford.edu/news/research/hr_ceos.shtml
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Nominations for the American Business
Awards Solicited
Nominations are being
accepted through January 23, 2004, for the American
Business Awards. Hailed as “the business
world’s own Oscars” by the New York Post
(September 22, 2002), the American Business Awards
are the only national, independent business awards
program honoring great performances in the workplace.
Recognizing companies of all types and sizes
and
the people behind them, the awards acknowledge
outstanding leadership, innovation, perseverance,
creativity, teamwork, and integrity through more than
40 categories.
More? See www.stevieawards.com/aba
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StressPulse Survey Results
Released
Employees in the category of
“high stress” have increased by 15%,
according to the StressPulse survey by ComPsych. The
survey revealed more than 29% of employees come to
work five or more days a year when they are too
stressed or distracted to be effective—a 10%
increase over six months ago. In addition, the survey
showed a 13% increase in “lack of job
security” as the main source of stress.
More? See
www.compsych.com/jsp/en_US/content/pressRelease/2003/
oversizedWorkloadsDriveEmployeeStressLevelsUp15PercentReduceProductivity.jsp.
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