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And it is not just individuals: the web makes it easier for companies to rent out spare offices and idle machines, too.

In future, companies may develop hybrid (混合的) models, listing excess capacity (whether vehicles, equipment or office

This emerging model is now big and disruptive (顛覆性的) enough for regulators and companies to have woken up to it

At supermarkets, food companies pay to have their wares in places where they're easily seen.

Large companies have a difficult time switching into new markets because there is a temptation to put existing assets into the new businesses

Why do large companies have difficulty switching to new markets?

Median (中位數(shù)的) pay for chief executives of S&P 500 companies fell

Companies are employing in-house versions of Facebook and creating their own "app stores" to deliver software to employees.

But taking a cue from health experts, a group of 19 restaurant companies are pledging to offer more-healthful menu options for children at a time when concern is growing over the role of fast food in childhood obesity(肥胖癥).

Competition from rival companies.

"What's happened is, because we focused on creating that quality of life first, which enabled the residents to live here, what has probably missed the mark is for companies to locate here," he says.

A number of companies have sprung up—GamEffective, Bunchball and Badgeville, to name a few—in recent years offering gamification platforms for businesses.

Almost all companies recognise the importance of innovation today.

Almost half of those surveyed said their companies were either in the middle of restructuring or about to embark on 開(kāi)始 it; and for the most part, restructuring meant putting more emphasis on teams.

And more and more companies are joining them.

Auto makers and tech companies are working hard to offer the first true self-driving car.

Companies are abandoning conventional functional departments and organising employees into cross-disciplinary teams that focus on particular products, problems or customers.

Companies from Google to L'Oréal to IBM to Wells Fargo are known to use some degree of gamification in their workplaces.

Companies like Intel developed faster microprocessors, so personal computers could process the incoming signals at a more rapid rate.

Companies soon discovered that work could be done at home and submitted online, so a whole new class of telecommuters began to earn a living from home offices unshaven and wearing pajamas (睡衣).

Companies, marketers and teachers have long looked for fun ways to engage people's reward-seeking or competitive spirits.

However, Dr Mehmood Khan,chief scientific officer, said the company had doubled research and development spending in the past five years and was "committed to sustaining investment", adding that companies cannot cost-cut their way to increasing sales.

Increasingly, companies are tapping into these desires directly through what has come to be known as "gamification": essentially, turning work into a game.

Is breakfast a necessary start to the day or a marketing tactic by cereal companies?

It is necessary for the companies and state agencies involved to consider the ethical consequences of these potential changes to build a better future for all.

Mail companies are logistics companies, which puts them in a special position to help when disaster strikes.

Making is available to ordinary people who aren't tied to big companies, big defense labs or research universities.

More recently, however, some companies have been investing money in a more ambitious undertaking: learning how to adjust the fundamental make-up of the food they sell.

Private courier companies, which have more dollars to spend, use their expertise in logistics to help revitalize damaged areas after a disaster.

Private postal companies also support disaster relief efforts by distributing urgent supplies.

Smart companies, they believe, will try to bake more task-based planning into their strategies.

The big tobacco companies have always insisted that they are frank with their customers about the dangers of smoking and provide them with enough detail to make an informed decision.

The city was supposed to be a hub for global companies, with employees from all over the world.

The companies developing self-driving vehicles should be partnering with state and federal authorities to offer retraining for this massive workforce, many of whom will be displaced by the new technology.

The least that can be concluded from this research is that companies need to think harder about managing teams.

The microwave and fast-food chains were the biggest catalysts, but the big food companies—which want to sell anything except the raw ingredients that go into cooking—made the home cook an endangered species.

The world is dotted with futuristic, high-tech cities trying to attract the biggest international companies.

There have been half-hearted but well-publicized efforts by some food companies to reduce calories in their processed foods, but the Standard American diet is still the polar opposite of the healthy, mostly plant-based diet that just about every expert sa

These companies, which long reaped big profits as textbook publishers, have boasted that their new online offerings, when pushed to students through universities they partner with, represent the future of the industry.

Under the law in Massachusetts, tobacco companies have to measure the nicotine content of every type of cigarette and report the results.

On the flip side, companies like Virgin Galactic are plotting a bottom-up assault on the space dream by making it a reality to the public.

If farmers like Bowman are able to use these seeds without paying the designated fee, it will remove the incentives for companies like Monsanto to innovate

it does not treat all companies equally

In this situation, only government can protect the economy as a whole, because most individuals and companies are involved in the self-defeating behavior of self-protection

Individuals and companies adopted self-protection measures.

His logic: companies that embrace automation might use fewer workers, but that's still better than firing everyone and moving the work overseas.

The bankruptcy of many companies

They help companies to revive.

Financial incentives ensure companies meet specific revenue goals.

Companies engaged in shipping, trucking, rail freight, delivery, and?logistics?(物流)?have all been reporting better than expected results

companies are becoming more involved in the global economy with each passing month

Companies and individuals who don't have a strategy to export more, or to get more involved in foreign markets, or to play a role in global trade, are shutting themselves out of the lion's share of economic opportunity in our world.

To move their companies to where labor is cheaper

Perhaps most significant, according to Mannaz, is the increasing interest large companies have in more collaborative management models, such as those prevalent in Scandinavia, which seek to integrate the hard and soft aspects of leadership and encourage delegated responsibility and accountability.

Applicants with prior experience in business companies

They are wanted for one of the big computer companies.

And with stocks, currencies and companies all crashing, some are finding that taking the trip of a lifetime is actually a smart move right now.

They are going to work in companies.

The Language School wants me to do a bit of exam preparation, but also quite a lot of work in companies and factories, and a couple of children's classes

A handful of lawsuits have been filed in recent years against companies accused of using misleading environmental labels.

Agencies and companies throughout the world are working on developing technology that would dispose of or capture space debris before it causes serious damages.

And lack of recovery一whether by disrupting sleep with thoughts of work or having continuous cognitive arousal by watching our phones一is costing our companies $62 billion a year in lost productivity.

And when it comes to the hyper-connected super-smart world that technology firms are painting for us, it seems that consumers are growing more uneasy about handing over the massive amounts of consumer data needed to provide the personalized, customized so

Any crack in that front could be fatal for tech companies that must operate worldwide.

Apple and other tech companies hold another ace: the technical means to keep making their devices more and more inaccessible.

But if the confrontation has crystallized in this latest battle, it may already be heading toward a predictable conclusion: In the long run, the tech companies are destined to emerge victorious.

But more recently, companies have begun to plan more affordable " suborbital " flights — brief ventures just to the edge of space's vast darkness.

But some companies are realizing that placing the burden of recycling entirely on the consumer is not an effective strategy, especially when tossing something away seems like the easiest and most convenient option.

By the end of the decade, it's expected to be worth over $50 billion and generate 160 gigawatt-hours, enough to attract the attention of major companies that might not otherwise be interested in a decidedly pedestrian technology.

Companies are promoting their own standards, and the market has not had time to choose a winner yet as this is still very new.

Companies are pushing it hard but make it almost overwhelming even to dip a toe in the water for the average consumer, because there are so many compatibility issues to think about.

Companies have already won part of the battle, having driven tech into every part of our lives, tracking our steps and our very heartbeats.

Companies have also taken it upon themselves to contest each other's green claims.

Companies play a big role in creating a circular economy, in which value is generating less from extracting new resources and more from getting better use out of the resources we already have.

Companies play a big role in creating a circular economy, in which value is generating less from extracting new resources and more from getting better use out of the resources we already have—but they must also get customers engaged in the process.

Companies that have long focused on hardware now have to think of ecosystems instead to give consumers practical solutions to their everyday problems.

Consumers are becoming increasingly bored with what companies have to offer: A survey of 28,000 consumers in 28 countries released by Accenture found consumers are not as excited about technology as they once were.

Conventional wisdom would seem to suggest that companies have no incentive to lengthen the life cycle of their products and reduce the revenue they would get from selling new goods.

David Mallen, associate director of the Council of Better Business Bureau, said in the last two years the organization had seen an increase in the number of claims companies were bringing against each other for false or misleading environmental product cl

first of all, small is beautiful: people definitely prefer working for smaller organizations or companies with less than 100 staff.

For other companies interested in reducing waste, helping the environment, and providing the sustainable lifestyles that consumers seek, here are some first steps for building a relationship with customers that focuses on recycling and restoring value to

He thinks the best way to help the long-term unemployed is to allow private citizens to invest in local companies that can create more jobs.

It is important to buy the insurance from companies that are financially sound and that are represented by honest, well- trained agents.

It seems to be a law in the technology industry that leading companies eventually lose their positions, often quickly and brutally .

It's basically when companies need quick answers to their questions about their consumers' habits.

It's no wonder these companies employ teams of people focused on engineering their services to be as engaging as possible.

It's not only unsustainable for workers, but also for the companies that employ them.

Manufacturing companies on average rely on more than 35 contract suppliers around the world to create a single product.

Many successful virtual companies provide digital services, such as financial transactions, in the case of PayPal, or means of communication, as Skype does.

Medical society guidelines are also used by insurance companies to help determine reimbursement policies.

More than that, Apple—and, in different ways, other tech companies, including Google, Facebook, Twitter and Microsoft—have made their opposition to the government's claims a point of corporate pride.

Officials at the White House announced a new space policy focused on managing the increasing number of satellites that companies and governments are launching into space.

One impetus for the policy is that companies are already starting to build massive constellations, comprising hundreds or thousands of satellites with many moving parts among them.

Personal technology is indeed more engaging than ever, and there's no doubt companies are engineering their products and services to be more compelling and attractive.

Power tool maker DeWalt partners with companies, such as Lowes and Napa Auto Parts, to collect old tools at their stores for recycling.

Several companies around the world have produced prototypes that can drive on roads and fly, airbus has a futuristic modular concept involving a passenger capsule that can be detached from the road- going chassis and picked up by a helicopter-type machine

Several companies around the world have produced prototypes that can drive on roads and fly.

So in my view, some creative thinking needs to come in here to find ways to help companies in this situation to stay ahead in the game, but at the same time, to remain technologically competitive.

Some of the most profitable e-commerce companies are those selling sex-related products or services.

Space, especially the space directly around our planet, is getting more crowded as more governments and companies launch satellites.

That is, the new offerings companies are pushing out the door every six months or so are me-too products or ones with just a couple of new features.

The Conservatives plan to adopt this strategy by making utility companies print the average local electricity and gas usage on people's bills.

The founder of two tech companies, Tesla Motors and SpaceX, is bringing electric vehicles to mass market and enabling humans to live on other planets.

The partnership benefits both sides by allowing unconventional partners for example, two companies from two different industries to work together on a specific aspect of the value chain, like, in this example, an engine firm with an accessory one.

Then you had a few companies involved, but not one of the largest companies in the world coming out with a lengthy and impassioned post, like we saw yesterday from timothy Cook.

Though schools cannot profit from these trips, the companies that arrange them do.

To address skyrocketing employee stress levels, many companies have implemented workplace wellness programs, partnering with health care providers that have created programs to promote employee health and well-being.

While companies like Facebook harvest attention to generate revenue from advertisers, other technologies have no such agenda.

without sustained external pressure it seems certain Mr. Cameron would still be hooked on the interests of big tobacco companies

Yet underlying all of this is a simple dynamic: Apple, Google, Facebook and other companies hold most of the cards in this confrontation.

And she said social media companies must also take more responsibility.

Big companies could relieve data security pressure.

But recently it has discovered that data can be turned into new services: translation and visual recognition, to be sold to other companies.

Companies could be forced to consumers what information they hold and how many money they make form it.

Companies have been testing their vehicles in cities across the country.

Companies produce thousands of different kinds of disposable products: paper plates, plastic cups, and cameras, to name a few.

Companies spend millions hiring top business people.

If you want to disturb the car industry, you'd better have a few billion dollars: mom-and-pop carmakers are unlikely to beat the biggest car companies.

Internet companies' control of data gives them enormous power.

It should get the attention of insurance companies.

Many western companies have tried to imitate such asian ways of doing things, which are based on general agreement.

Scammers follow money, so companies will be the worst hit.

Secret codes keep messages private。banks, companies, and government agencies use secret codes in doing business, especially when information is sent by computer.

Small companies could get more opportunities.

Some do not respect the companies they work for and talk of feeling tired and empty.

Some social app companies were to blame because they didn't adequately check their users' registration.

Thanks to modern manufacturing and technology, companies are able to produce products quickly and inexpensively.

The California department of motor vehicles began giving permits in April for companies to test truly self-driving cars on public roads.

The kitemark would help companies develop their business models.

The state also cleared the way for companies to sell or rent out self-driving cars, and for companies to operate driverless taxi services.

These demands must also be balanced with the need to create interiorsthat in some way enhance, establish, or promote a companies image.

They gave money to the old people's home either personally or through their companies.

This empowerment has been part of the trend towards downsizing: reducing the number of management layers in companies.

This has led companies and individuals to donate money to developing countries to buy computer equipment and Internet facilities.

Urge media companies to create safer apps.

"Short-termism" or the desire for quick profits, has worsened in publicly traded companies, says the Bank of England's top economist Andrew Haldane.

And the stock market reacts positively when companies tie CEO pay to, say, stock prices, a sign that those practices build up corporate value not just for the CEO.

Besides generating income, the presence of other marketers makes the site seem objective, gives companies opportunities to learn valuable information about the appeal of other companies' marketing, and may help expand user traffic for all companies concer

But as companies continue their attempts at personalised medicine, the courts will remain rather busy.

But at least they have demonstrated that when companies get into trouble with the law, evidence of good character can win them less costly punishment.

But her appeal was considered a failure: only 24 companies took it up.

But it has already sparked significant controversy, with the Unite Sates trade representative opening an investigation into whether the tax discriminates against American companies, which in turn could lead to trade sanctions against France.

But this seems to be the irony of office speak: Everyone makes fun of it, but managers love it, companies depend on it, and regular people willingly absorb it.

By watching what people search for, click on and say online, companies can aim "behavioural" ads at those most likely to buy.

Companies are eager to win patents for "connecting the dots", explains Hans Sauer, a lawyer for the BIO.

Companies are unlikely to file many more patents for human DNA molecules - most are already patented or in the public domain.

Companies had won patents for isolated DNA for decades-by 2005 some 20% of human genes were patented.

Companies located in places with happier people invest more, according to a recent research paper.

Databases used by some companies don't rely on data collected systematically but rather lump together information from different research projects.

Deepmind is one of the leading artificial intelligence companies in the world.

For the time, attention, and money of the art-loving public, classical instrumentalists must compete not only with opera houses, dance troupes, theater companies, and museums, but also with the recorded performances of the great classical musicians of the

France's planned tax is a clear warning: Unless a broad consensus can be reached on reforming the international tax system, other nations are likely to follow suit, and American companies will face a cascade of different taxes from dozens of nations that

Getting a DNT signal does not oblige anyone to stop tracking, although some companies have promised to do so.

Google and microsoft are among companies that already have these "single sign-on" systems that make it possible for users to log in just once but use many different services.

If you and I parachuted back to Fortune 500 companies in 1990, we would see much less frequent use of terms like journey, mission, passion.

In the US, the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 has pushed most public companies to defer performance bonuses for senior executives by about a year, slightly helping reduce "short-termism."

Later, more established companies raced to add such patents to their files, if only as a defensive move against rivals that might beat them to the punch.

Many French politicians and media outlets have referred to this as a "GAFA tax," meaning that it is designed to apply primarily to companies such as Google, Apple, Facebook and Amazon—in other words, multinational tech companies based in the United States

More than two dozen companies sell DNA tests directly to the public, ranging in price from a few hundred dollars to more than $2500.

New research suggests that CSR may create monetary value for companies—at least when they are prosecuted for corruption.

Nor does it reveal how much companies are banking on the halo effect, rather than the other possible benefits, when they decide their do-gooding policies.

Over the past decade, many companies had perfected the art of creating automatic behaviors — habits — among consumers.

Requiring companies to make gender the primary qualification for board membership will inevitably lead to less experienced private sector boards.

Restrictions that keep highly polluting cars out of certain areas - city centers, school streets", even individual roads - are a response to the absence of a larger effort to properly enforce existing regulations and require auto companies to bring their

Taxes on low-wage labor need to be cut, and wage subsidies such as the earned income tax credit should be expanded: This would boost incomes, encourage work, reward companies for job creation, and reduce inequality.

That ruling produced an explosion in business-method patent filings, initially by emerging Internet companies trying to stake out exclusive rights to specific types of online transactions.

That would be the people who buy advertising from them-and Facebook and Google, the two virtual giants, dominate digital advertising to the disadvantage of all other media and entertainment companies.

The bills are similar to a measure recently adopted in California, which last year became the first state to require gender quotas for private companies.

The researchers wanted to know if the optimism and inclination for risk-taking that comes with happiness would change the way companies invested.

Their analysis ruled out the possibility that it was firms' political influence, rather than their CSR stand, that accounted for the leniency: Companies that contributed more to political campaigns did not receive lower fines.

Then beverage companies started bottling the production of far-off springs, and now office workers unthinkingly sip bottled water all day long.

Then there's the fact that large American companies are much more globalized than ever before, with supply chains spread across a larger number of countries.

These habits have helped companies earn billions of dollars when customers eat snacks or wipe counters almost without thinking, often in response to a carefully designed set of daily cues.

This same absence of moral purpose was wounding companies such as News International, she thought, making it more likely that it would lose its way as it had with widespread illegal telephone hacking.

Though several fast-fashion companies have made efforts to curb their impact on labor and the environment -- including H&M, with its green Conscious Collection line -- Cline believes lasting change can only be effected by the customer.

To lead in that system requires knowledge that is fairly mind-boggling plus, virtually all major American companies are beyond this major CEOs still have to do all the day-to-day work they have always done.

Transient investors, who demand high quarterly profits from companies, can hinder a firm's efforts to invest in long-term research or to build up customer loyalty.

While traditional "paid" media – such as television commercials and print advertisements – still play a major role, companies today can exploit many alternative forms of media.

within companies, the right compensation design can provide incentives for executives to think beyond their own time at the company and on behalf of all stakeholders.