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There Is a Technology Bubble, and That’s Okay
November 21, 2015
Nobel laureate Robert Shiller sees economic benefits to today’s technology-driven economy, but worries that automation...
November 21, 2015
Nobel laureate Robert Shiller sees economic benefits to today’s technology-driven economy, but worries that automation...
Why Uber Keeps Global C-Suites Up At Night
November 21, 2015
C-level executives around the world are terrified, not by lousy economies or geopolitical instability, though those things are certainly something to be worried about. No, the suits are nervous some upstart will sweep in and end their world. A survey of C-level corporate types released by IBM today calls it Uberization and here’s how Big Blue describes it: What makes the world’s top executives cringe? “The ‘Uber syndrome’ – where a competitor with a completely different business...
November 21, 2015
C-level executives around the world are terrified, not by lousy economies or geopolitical instability, though those things are certainly something to be worried about. No, the suits are nervous some upstart will sweep in and end their world. A survey of C-level corporate types released by IBM today calls it Uberization and here’s how Big Blue describes it: What makes the world’s top executives cringe? “The ‘Uber syndrome’ – where a competitor with a completely different business...
Towards a Theory of Close Analysis for Dispute Mediation Discourse
November 20, 2015
Mediation is an alternative dispute resolution process that is becoming more and more popular particularly in English-speaking...
November 20, 2015
Mediation is an alternative dispute resolution process that is becoming more and more popular particularly in English-speaking...
Witnesses in Arbitration – California Arbitration Act
November 20, 2015
Testimony and documents may be obtained in arbitration in accordance with the parties’ agreement, the applicable institutional arbitration rules and provisions of law (federal and state arbitration acts, as applicable). This article addresses the California Arbitration Act (CAA); significant differences under the Federal Arbitration Act (FAA) will be discussed in Part II. Documents: Some clauses and most rules contemplate an exchange of documents prior to the hearing (e.g., JAMS Comprehensive...
November 20, 2015
Testimony and documents may be obtained in arbitration in accordance with the parties’ agreement, the applicable institutional arbitration rules and provisions of law (federal and state arbitration acts, as applicable). This article addresses the California Arbitration Act (CAA); significant differences under the Federal Arbitration Act (FAA) will be discussed in Part II. Documents: Some clauses and most rules contemplate an exchange of documents prior to the hearing (e.g., JAMS Comprehensive...
Why Health Reform Might Increase Malpractice Lawsuits
November 20, 2015
Researchers tracked more than 24,000 Florida physicians over a nine-year period and found that in six specialties, doctors who spent the most health-care resources on hospitalized patients had the lowest likelihood of being sued. It's the kind of pattern that raises more questions than it answers: The data does not demonstrate that higher spending caused lawsuits to decrease or reveal whether higher spending resulted in fewer medical errors. "We need to figure out whether it’s the case that...
November 20, 2015
Researchers tracked more than 24,000 Florida physicians over a nine-year period and found that in six specialties, doctors who spent the most health-care resources on hospitalized patients had the lowest likelihood of being sued. It's the kind of pattern that raises more questions than it answers: The data does not demonstrate that higher spending caused lawsuits to decrease or reveal whether higher spending resulted in fewer medical errors. "We need to figure out whether it’s the case that...
Artificial Neural Networks in Business: Two Decades of Research
November 19, 2015
In recent two decades, artificial neural networks have been extensively used in many business applications. Despite the growing number of research papers, only few studies have been presented focusing on the overview of published findings in this important and popular area. Moreover, the majority of these reviews were introduced more than 15 years ago. The aim of this work is to expand the range of earlier surveys and provide a systematic overview of neural network applications in business between...
November 19, 2015
In recent two decades, artificial neural networks have been extensively used in many business applications. Despite the growing number of research papers, only few studies have been presented focusing on the overview of published findings in this important and popular area. Moreover, the majority of these reviews were introduced more than 15 years ago. The aim of this work is to expand the range of earlier surveys and provide a systematic overview of neural network applications in business between...
Corpus Christi COA Orders Employment Discrimination Case to Arbitration
November 19, 2015
Texas’ 13th District Court of Appeals has ordered an employment discrimination lawsuit to arbitration. In Ophthalmic Consultants of Texas, P.A. v. Morales, No. 13-15-00278-CV (Tex. App – Corpus Christi, October 15, 2015), an ophthalmology business, Ophthalmic Consultants of Texas, P.A. (“OCT”), apparently hired a physician, Dr. Adolfo Morales, in 2009. As part of his employment contract, Dr. Morales signed a three-page arbitration agreement. In the agreement, the doctor consented to submit...
November 19, 2015
Texas’ 13th District Court of Appeals has ordered an employment discrimination lawsuit to arbitration. In Ophthalmic Consultants of Texas, P.A. v. Morales, No. 13-15-00278-CV (Tex. App – Corpus Christi, October 15, 2015), an ophthalmology business, Ophthalmic Consultants of Texas, P.A. (“OCT”), apparently hired a physician, Dr. Adolfo Morales, in 2009. As part of his employment contract, Dr. Morales signed a three-page arbitration agreement. In the agreement, the doctor consented to submit...
Why Do Negotiations Fail?
November 19, 2015
In recent years negotiation theorists have transformed our understanding of how to succeed in making a deal. Getting to Yes, published in 1981 by Roger Fisher and Bill Ury, has been translated into more than 30 languages and has sold millions of copies. The basic principles of their book – focusing on interests instead of positions, separating the people from the problem, using principled benchmarks for disputed issues, and identifying your best alternative to a negotiated deal – continue to guide...
November 19, 2015
In recent years negotiation theorists have transformed our understanding of how to succeed in making a deal. Getting to Yes, published in 1981 by Roger Fisher and Bill Ury, has been translated into more than 30 languages and has sold millions of copies. The basic principles of their book – focusing on interests instead of positions, separating the people from the problem, using principled benchmarks for disputed issues, and identifying your best alternative to a negotiated deal – continue to guide...
Why Sticking a Pair of Eyeballs on a Sign Actually Changes Behavior
November 18, 2015
Why Sticking a Pair of Eyeballs on a Sign Actually Changes Behavior. ATLAS OBSCURA. Police in the United Kingdom have been using eye-inhabiting signs as part of crime deterrence programs for the past decade. In 2013, posters in Nottinghamshire featuring the eyes of one of their police inspectors reportedly cut theft rates by 40 percent. In 2011, a group of scientists at Newcastle University’s Center for Behavior and Evolution placed a variety of posters around campus where students were prone to litter....
November 18, 2015
Why Sticking a Pair of Eyeballs on a Sign Actually Changes Behavior. ATLAS OBSCURA. Police in the United Kingdom have been using eye-inhabiting signs as part of crime deterrence programs for the past decade. In 2013, posters in Nottinghamshire featuring the eyes of one of their police inspectors reportedly cut theft rates by 40 percent. In 2011, a group of scientists at Newcastle University’s Center for Behavior and Evolution placed a variety of posters around campus where students were prone to litter....
Choosing Empathy: A Conversation With Jamil Zaki
November 18, 2015
If you believe that you can harness empathy and make choices about when to experience it versus when not to, it adds a layer of responsibility to how you engage with other people. If you feel like you're powerless to control your empathy, you might be satisfied with whatever biases and limits you have on it. You might be okay with not caring about someone just because they're different from you. I want people to not feel safe empathizing in the way that they always have. I want them to understand...
November 18, 2015
If you believe that you can harness empathy and make choices about when to experience it versus when not to, it adds a layer of responsibility to how you engage with other people. If you feel like you're powerless to control your empathy, you might be satisfied with whatever biases and limits you have on it. You might be okay with not caring about someone just because they're different from you. I want people to not feel safe empathizing in the way that they always have. I want them to understand...
