Knowridge Science Report– A new ‘Right to Disconnect’ law that went into effect on Jan. 1, 2017 gives French employees a qualified legal right to ignore work emails outside of normal business hours.
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Students Weigh In On Law Granting ‘Right to Disconnect’ From Work Emails After Hours
The Daily Campus– In a world of heavy smartphone use, nearly everyone can relate to constant notifications and the “ping” signaling the arrival of another email in their inbox. This year, French employees gained a legal privilege through the “Right to Disconnect” law, which grants them the ability to put their work emails aside outside of normal business hours.
UConn Management Professor Wins Two Lifetime Achievement Awards
Experts: Differences Between Verizon and Charter Could Protect Stamford Employees
Pursuing Your MBA Could Be A Matter Of Looking Out Your Window…
HYPE Blog– Master degrees in Business Administration (MBAs) seem like they’re a dime a dozen. And if you look at any compiled list of colleges and universities that offer MBAs, it certainly looks like it. But there are a small number of schools that can boast their MBA return on investment (ROI) are “among the best in the country with affordable tuition and competitive base salaries”. Wouldn’t it be awesome if you could say you got your MBA from a school that ranks in the top 25 public universities by US News, or in the top 100 MBA programs by the Financial Times, or in the top schools by Forbes Magazine and Business Week?
Adventures in Solitude: Two Tales of Life in Isolation
WNPR– As social creatures we know that isolation can be emotionally difficult, but research shows that it can be psychologically damaging as well. So why then, would anyone live this way by choice? This hour, we hear two such cases of isolated living.
The first involves six scientists who lived in a dome on a secluded island for a year to simulate conditions settlers may one day find on Mars.
Venture Capital Spurs More Tech Innovation than Angel Investors
Business News Daily– Like all startups, young tech businesses need to find adequate sources of financing to ensure they can get off the ground. But how can you tell which source of financing best positions your new enterprise for success?
Venture Capital More Impactful Than Angel Investments for Tech Startups
UConn Called Key to Stamford’s Business Future
News times – The University of Connecticut maintains its headquarters upstate, but its brand is quickly growing in the state’s southwestern corner.
The launch last week of a Stamford conference for businesswomen shows that university officials are intent on expanding UConn’s presence in the city through more programming and closer ties with the local business community.