<?xml version="1.0" encoding="iso-8859-1"?><?xml-stylesheet href="http://www.congoo.com/css/rss.css" type="text/css" media="screen"?><rss version="2.0"><channel><title>Management News - Congoo</title><link>http://www.congoo.com/feed/newschannelsfeed.aspx?chid=72&amp;catid=7</link><description>News Feed for - Management</description><item><title>Neil Kearney obituary</title><link>http://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96598611&amp;Channel_ID=72&amp;Category_ID=7</link><pubDate>2009-11-26T21:30:00</pubDate><description>Inspirational trade union leader with international influence  Neil Kearney, who has died of a heart attack aged 59, was an inspirational leader in the international trade union movement. As general secretary </description><source>Guardian.co.uk</source></item><item><title>McKinsey: Israel could save up to NIS 1.6b annually on defense</title><link>http://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96527402&amp;Channel_ID=72&amp;Category_ID=7</link><pubDate>2009-11-26T02:55:00</pubDate><description>The efficiency plan drawn up for the Israeli defense establishment by the international consulting firm McKinsey could save taxpayers some NIS 1.62 billion annually. The figure was cited by Defense Ministry </description><source>Haaretz</source></item><item><title>iPhone Owners Spend More Money -- and Not Just on Apple Hardware</title><link>http://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96514109&amp;Channel_ID=72&amp;Category_ID=7</link><pubDate>2009-11-26T01:38:00</pubDate><description>Mac users may be more individualistic than PC owners, but new data suggests users of another Apple gizmo--the iPhone--are, on average, much freer with their online spending than their peers. It must be </description><source>Fast Company</source></item><item><title>Just in Time for Black Friday: the Human Rights Campaign Calls Out Stinkers</title><link>http://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96366084&amp;Channel_ID=72&amp;Category_ID=7</link><pubDate>2009-11-26T01:38:00</pubDate><description>LGBT Americans wield more than $700 billion in buying power and are more likely than straight folks to spend money with companies that support them (makes sense, no?). But combing through a company's </description><source>Fast Company</source></item><item><title>Fishing Rods From Carrot Sticks and Canvas Made of Concrete?! Seven Amazing Materials</title><link>http://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96513996&amp;Channel_ID=72&amp;Category_ID=7</link><pubDate>2009-11-26T00:21:00</pubDate><description>More Slideshows Tags: canvas concrete, carrot material, concrete cloth, Connex, Curran, Design, Design, material engineering, MaterialConnexion, materials, rapid prototyping, smart sponge Behind every </description><source>Fast Company</source></item><item><title>Country Music Superstar Randy Travis to Perform at 2010 Cattlemen's Ball - Major </title><link>http://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96607025&amp;Channel_ID=72&amp;Category_ID=7</link><pubDate>2009-11-26T23:57:00</pubDate><description>One of country music's brightest stars will be the featured performer at the 2010 Cattlemen's Ball to be held this year in Kearney. Award-winning artist Randy Travis has been confirmed for the event, </description><source>Individual.com</source></item><item><title>Report Maps the Attitudes and Influence of Stakeholders on Corporate Social Responsibility</title><link>http://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96579476&amp;Channel_ID=72&amp;Category_ID=7</link><pubDate>2009-11-26T21:15:00</pubDate><description>Although mainstream investors are identified as resistant to corporate citizenship activities in many countries, a report from the Boston College Center for Corporate Citizenship sees the influence of </description><source>Social Funds</source></item><item><title>BMC Software, Salesforce.com Forge Strategic Alliance to Deliver Cloud-Based IT </title><link>http://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96529466&amp;Channel_ID=72&amp;Category_ID=7</link><pubDate>2009-11-26T15:29:00</pubDate><description>BMC Software and salesforce.com, the enterprise cloud computing company, have announced a strategic alliance to deliver BMC's industry-leading IT management solutions on the Force.com platform. The initial </description><source>DataCentre Solutions</source></item><item><title>Yeo to ethnic Chinese abroad: Separate cultural identify from political; practice </title><link>http://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96568171&amp;Channel_ID=72&amp;Category_ID=7</link><pubDate>2009-11-26T14:57:00</pubDate><description>? It would do well for ethnic Chinese, wherever they may be in the world, to separate their cultural identity from the political, because ?mixing or confusing the two can create unnecessary problems and </description><source>Individual.com</source></item><item><title>Reha Medical Group deepens corporate social responsibility</title><link>http://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96557032&amp;Channel_ID=72&amp;Category_ID=7</link><pubDate>2009-11-26T09:06:00</pubDate><description>Reha Medical Group Limited, a leading importer of health equipment into Ghana and other countries in Africa has presented a sponsorship package to the Medical Studentsâ?? Exchange Programme. This forms </description><source>Ghanaian Chronicle</source></item><item><title>Citadel Capital acquires two solid waste management firms</title><link>http://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96405284&amp;Channel_ID=72&amp;Category_ID=7</link><pubDate>2009-11-26T08:31:00</pubDate><description>Citadel Capital, a private equity firm in the Mena region, has acquired a controlling stake in two firms in the solid waste management sector. The Egyptian Company for Solid Waste Recycling (Ecaru) and </description><source>Private Equity Wire</source></item><item><title>2011 Chevrolet Volt Pedestrian Alert System Will Be...</title><link>http://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96514047&amp;Channel_ID=72&amp;Category_ID=7</link><pubDate>2009-11-26T05:09:00</pubDate><description>November 25th, 2009 Earlier this morning, we wrote about GM's announcement that engineers developing the 2011 Chevrolet Volt have partnered with the National Federation of the Blind to figure out 'a safe </description><source>Car Connection</source></item><item><title>Salary.com's Talent Management Strategy Spotlighted on The Bill Kutik Radio Show</title><link>http://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96409775&amp;Channel_ID=72&amp;Category_ID=7</link><pubDate>2009-11-26T05:28:00</pubDate><description>Salary.com, Inc. (NASDAQ: SLRY), a leading provider of on-demand talent management, payroll and compensation solutions, today announced that Salary.com CEO Kent Plunkett will be the featured guest on </description><source>PR-USA.net</source></item><item><title>Information for improvement - tools and measures for finance and workforce management</title><link>http://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96531296&amp;Channel_ID=72&amp;Category_ID=7</link><pubDate>2009-11-26T03:46:00</pubDate><description>The NHS is entering a new phase in which resources will be tighter than ever, demands will continue to rise and quality must still be driven up along with productivity. This supplement sets out how the </description><source>Health Service Journal</source></item><item><title>Social responsibility crucial to media: media official</title><link>http://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96421771&amp;Channel_ID=72&amp;Category_ID=7</link><pubDate>2009-11-24T23:42:00</pubDate><description>SINGAPORE, Nov. 24 (Xinhua) -- A senior Chinese media official said here Tuesday that media in China and Singapore need to enhance cooperation and shoulder the social responsibilities for the economic </description><source>Xinhua News Agency</source></item><item><title>CIBJO PRESIDENT OUTLINES WJEF'S EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM, URGES INDUSTRY TO ADOPT CORPORATE </title><link>http://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96506997&amp;Channel_ID=72&amp;Category_ID=7</link><pubDate>2009-11-25T23:16:00</pubDate><description>While speaking at last week's Antwerp Diamond Symposium, Gaetano Cavalieri, president of the World Jewellery Confederation (CIBJO), provided an outline of the World Jewellery Confederation Education Foundation </description><source>Diamond Intelligence Briefs</source></item><item><title>AT&amp;T Gets Annoyed by Net Neutrality, Opera Mobile Gets Squashed by China</title><link>http://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96500486&amp;Channel_ID=72&amp;Category_ID=7</link><pubDate>2009-11-25T20:54:00</pubDate><description>Net neutrality seems an innocuous concept when you look at it rationally--but no one seems to do that. Especially not big-name ISPs and cell-phone providers in the U.S. who are fighting the idea. The </description><source>Fast Company</source></item><item><title>Maximum Sex Appeal, Minimum Carbon Footprint</title><link>http://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96500480&amp;Channel_ID=72&amp;Category_ID=7</link><pubDate>2009-11-25T20:54:00</pubDate><description>C.F. Mller Architects, a powerhouse Danish firm, has taken the grand-prize in a competition to design a totally zero-energy housing development for Denmark's Aalborg waterfront. Of the five groups that </description><source>Fast Company</source></item><item><title>Should Firefox Hold the Key to Your Identity With a 1-Click ID Button for the Web?</title><link>http://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96500473&amp;Channel_ID=72&amp;Category_ID=7</link><pubDate>2009-11-25T20:54:00</pubDate><description>See that little login window on the top right of this Web page? Mozilla, through Firefox, wants to do away with it--for all the best reasons. Mozilla's plan will simplify how you log into sites because, </description><source>Fast Company</source></item><item><title>Will Google's Rich Media Ads Drive Users Insane?</title><link>http://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96494118&amp;Channel_ID=72&amp;Category_ID=7</link><pubDate>2009-11-25T19:52:00</pubDate><description>Google announced new search-side video and picture advertisements Tuesday, masquerading them as an improvement for users. It 'makes sense to provide you with richer types of information in the ads,' Google </description><source>Fast Company</source></item><item><title>Infographic of the Day: Obama's Approval Is Cratering! So What?</title><link>http://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96494099&amp;Channel_ID=72&amp;Category_ID=7</link><pubDate>2009-11-25T19:52:00</pubDate><description>The cable news networks are having a field day with President Barack Obama's sagging approval ratings--it seems like every politics story you hear begins with the ominous caveat: As the public disapproval </description><source>Fast Company</source></item><item><title>Jim Koch: What Is the Role of Imagination in Leadership?</title><link>http://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96494077&amp;Channel_ID=72&amp;Category_ID=7</link><pubDate>2009-11-25T19:52:00</pubDate><description>30 seconds isn't enough time! Jim Koch has so much to teach us all. His ethical core is one of the great keys to his success. He's a good guy. There's a goal for most business managers. Will they ever </description><source>Fast Company</source></item><item><title>We can manage liabilities, retaining critical employees: Satyam</title><link>http://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96456463&amp;Channel_ID=72&amp;Category_ID=7</link><pubDate>2009-11-25T16:10:00</pubDate><description>In an exclusive interview with ET Now,  Vineet Nayyar  , Executive VC, Mahindra Satyam says that they have a good handle on their liabilities and that the company has adequate resources to meet the workload. </description><source>Economictimes</source></item><item><title>The Best Smartphones on Every Carrier</title><link>http://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96478339&amp;Channel_ID=72&amp;Category_ID=7</link><pubDate>2009-11-25T15:42:00</pubDate><description>For the first time ever, every major carrier in the US actually has smartphones worth buying, meaning you don't have to break up to get a good phone. Here's the best phones on each one, along with the </description><source>Fast Company</source></item><item><title>TiVo Hops Across The Atlantic, Gets Into Virgin's Box</title><link>http://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96478074&amp;Channel_ID=72&amp;Category_ID=7</link><pubDate>2009-11-25T15:41:00</pubDate><description>Just yesterday TiVo was in the news for its user-data deal with Google, but its execs have obviously been far busier than that: Today there's fresh info that TiVo is expanding--it's due to launch a co-branded </description><source>Fast Company</source></item></channel></rss>