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Coronavirus: 5 ways to be a better manager when working from home

Coronavirus: 5 ways to be a better manager when working from home

Thomas Roulet 26 Mar 2020

New study ties board diversity with improved innovation, efficiency

New study ties board diversity with improved innovation, efficiency

10 Feb 2020

Amazon to upskill 100,000 employees with in-demand skills

Amazon to upskill 100,000 employees with in-demand skills

15 Jul 2019

Spotlight on the 5050 by 2020 initiative and Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka's insights at the Women Deliver conference.

#FairnessFirst: Are we on track for 50/50 by 2020?

Leigh Andrews 8 Jul 2019

Guess co-founder Paul Marciano quits following sexual harassment probe

Guess co-founder Paul Marciano quits following sexual harassment probe

13 Jun 2018

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#FairnessFirst: H&M's diversity manager and the #pinkify debate

Leigh Andrews 22 Jan 2018

Boris Dzhingarov

Simple ways to reduce business costs

Boris Dzhingarov 25 Aug 2015

Female millennials are the most confident and ambitious of any female generation

Female millennials are the most confident and ambitious of any female generation

5 Mar 2015

Microsoft Chief Executive Satya Nadella put his foot in his mouth when he told women to trust 'karma' to provide them with pay increases, causing outrage among women's rights groups. Image: Wikipedia

Nadella gaffe over pay raises women's ire

13 Oct 2014

HP's Meg Whitman says that the division of the company will create two highly-focused companies that will benefit shareholders. Image: Wikipedia

Hewlett-Packard to separate into two divisions

7 Oct 2014

Times Executive Editor Dean Bacquet says the changes must be used to reassess the content of the newspaper and define its core objectives. Image:

NY Times to cut 100 journalists' jobs

2 Oct 2014

While Larry Ellison is no longer the Chief Executive of Oracle, he will maintain his association with the company as its Chief Technology Officer and its Executive Chairman. Image: Wikipedia

Larry Ellison changes jobs at Oracle

22 Sep 2014

Suroosh Alvi, the Founder of Vice Media has grown his online media business to a value of $2.5bn with a recent investment of $500m from two investors. Image:

Vice Media valued at $2.5bn

5 Sep 2014

Microsoft's former Chief Executive Steve Ballmer has resigned from the board of directors and will focus on his basketball team bought last month for $2bn. Image: Microsoft

Ballmer finally steps down from Microsoft's board

20 Aug 2014

Judge Lucy Koh has rejected the compensation offer from major technology companies in Silicon Valley who underpaid their employees as part of an anti-poaching agreement designed to keep salaries low. Image: Wikipedia

Silicon Valley staff anti-poaching settlement rejected

11 Aug 2014

David Weil, Administrator of the Labour Department's Wage and Hour Division has ordered LinkedIn to pay $6m to employees and former employees who were entitled to overtime but didn't get paid. Image:

LinkedIn must pay $6m in backpay to workers

5 Aug 2014

Microsoft's Satya Nadella says the company is focused on being a platform for users around the world with its cloud and mobile devices. Image: Wikimedia

Nokia hurts Microsoft revenues

23 Jul 2014

Xbox Head, Phil Spencer has confirmed the Xbox Entertainment Studios will close down later this year. Image:

Microsoft closes Xbox Entertainment Studios

21 Jul 2014

Stephen Elop, responsible for Nokia Devices, says Nokia X phones will move to the Windows Phone platform and it will try to drive up sales of its Lumia model. Image: Wikipedia

Reorganisation sees Microsoft axe 18,000 jobs

18 Jul 2014

Twitter's Chief Operating Officer Ali Rowghani has unexpectedly quit his job after selling 300,000 of his shares. Image: Twitter

Twitter's Rowghani quits

13 Jun 2014

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Ousted NY Times editor shows no rancour

20 May 2014

US Department of Justice's Bill Baer says no-poach agreements stunt US creativity and flair. Image:

eBay pays USD3.75m to settle 'no-poaching' case

2 May 2014

There has been a slight improvement in the US manufacturing outlook for the coming year after years of depressed conditions in industry. Image: Beeboys

US manufacturing activity picks up in March

2 Apr 2014

Digital ventures boost ailing news media, study shows

Digital ventures boost ailing news media, study shows

27 Mar 2014

Cloud, mobile and integration may be the focus for Microsoft under Satya Nadella's leadership. Image: Wikimedia Commons

Insider to refresh Microsoft for mobile age

6 Feb 2014

Satya Nadella is Microsoft's new boss. Image: Wikimedia Commons.

Gates quits as Microsoft chairman, new CEO named

5 Feb 2014

Henrique de Castro. Image:

Yahoo's chief operating officer quits

17 Jan 2014

Yahoo! hires 'gadget geek' Pogue in tech news push

Yahoo! hires 'gadget geek' Pogue in tech news push

23 Oct 2013

Pierre Omidyar. Image: Twitter

eBay founder backs project to 'empower' journalists

17 Oct 2013

Amazon to hire 70,000 seasonal emloyees

Amazon to hire 70,000 seasonal emloyees

2 Oct 2013