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What's the difference between a tall organisation and a flat organisation? The one-minute guide
Money & Business

What's the difference between a tall organisation and a flat organisation? The one-minute guide

...Business and Management courses and qualifications [A ray] Is this ray wise to keep things flat? Where there is a large number of levels in the management hierarchy, the organisation is said to be ‘tall’. This will tend to result in narrow spans of control. Where there is a small number of levels in the hierarchy, the organisation is said to be ‘flat’. Flat...
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The age of offence
Society, Politics & Law

The age of offence

...based on liberal democratic ideals? Or can we find ways to negotiate the business of living together without succumbing to the sort of antagonism and intolerance that has become so much a part of modern life? Part 1: Defining Offence Transcript Part 2: Offence and Free Speech Transcript Part 3: Offence and Social Media Transcript Part 4: Regulating Offence Transcript...
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Past-Time Lover: Albert Einstein
History & The Arts

Past-Time Lover: Albert Einstein

...busy academic schedule, she would not receive my company in public, she would not expect intimacy and she would halt talking and remove her presence if I so required. (Source: Einstein: His Life and Universe, by Walter Isaacson, via Listsofnote.com). Unfortunately, she deemed herself unable to adhere to my clear and concise recommendations and the marriage ended, but not...
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Hybrid working and digital transformation toolkit
Money & Business

Hybrid working and digital transformation toolkit

...businesses, and other organisations share their journeys towards new ways of working, alongside expert voices in sustainability and futures planning. Hefyd ar gael yn Gymraeg. | Also available in Welsh. Free online courses Articles and activities Read more about the collection The collection hears from those in higher education institutions (HEIs), public bodies and...
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Is Obama's Iran legacy under threat?
Society, Politics & Law

Is Obama's Iran legacy under threat?

...business with Iran. This makes the numerous deals signed in the post-JCPOA gold rush rather impractical: if international banks are too worried about being punished by the US to do business with Iran, it’ll be difficult to find the financing to make new deals work. Iran has also filed a lawsuit with the International Court of Justice over the US Supreme Court-mandated...
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How network science can unravel Al Capone's criminal associates
Science, Maths & Technology

How network science can unravel Al Capone's criminal associates

...businesses, political associations, or union associations. Success in organized crime required knowing when and where raids would occur, ensuring that the top guys of the syndicate were not present during those raids, knowing which agents would take a bribe, and guaranteeing that prosecutors never had enough evidence to convict. Financial success in organized crime...
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Can science make you a better leader?
Money & Business

Can science make you a better leader?

...business, and I think there is a really great level of awareness right down to colleague level. Equally important was a strong set of genuine organisational values. At one charity, people knew and shared the same values and ethics which empowered them to challenge any instances of transgression. We also found that having clear and widely-understood policies and processes...
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Mortgage vs rent
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Mortgage vs rent

...business more than about 50% or 60% of what they need, and yet with the retail mortgage, with young people who really shouldn’t be undertaking the risk, they’ll lend 100% gearing which is high risk, which is why banks don’t lend 100% to businesses. But they will to mortgagees. Max Flint: It's very strange, it's very odd. Ray Wright: It is odd and you could argue,...
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