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The Ice-Bucket Racket
The New York Times: Ever since the ice-bucket challenge swept the Internet this summer, raising more than $115 million for A.L.S. research, a legion of imitators has sprung up to try and cash in themselves.
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One Thing Everyone Agrees On: CEOs Make Too Much Money
In 2013, the average American worker’s salary was estimated at $35,293. American CEOs, on the other hand, earned a staggering individual average salary of $11.7 million — 331 times that of the average employee. Major
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Can Money Buy You Happiness?
The Wall Street Journal: It’s an age-old question: Can money buy happiness? Over the past few years, new research has given us a much deeper understanding of the relationship between what we earn and how
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Just Looking at Cash Makes People Selfish and Less Social
The Atlantic: When it comes to money, people aren’t pursuing stacks of green paper or a collection of copper disks—they’re interested in what those objects represent. The pull of money, the economy and most behavioral
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Is Powerlessness the Key to Successful Negotiation?
The Huffington Post: Leigh Steinberg, the real-life inspiration for the title character in the film Jerry Maguire, is one of the most successful agents in the history of American sports. He is also a master negotiator.
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Stand Out as a Leader By Bridging the CEO Pay Gap
Inc.: Are CEOs are properly compensated, compared to unskilled workers? If you think so, you’re in the minority. That’s one takeaway from recent research by Chulalongkorn University’s Sorapop Kiatpongsan and Harvard Business School’s Michael Norton. Their other key finding
