Careers & Education

Companies and employees differ widely in their views towards overseas assignments, with their views at odds regarding the decision to go, the reintegration process and the impact on careers, according to a worldwide study by PricewaterhouseCoopers and Cranfield School of Management in the UK. Only those companies that align the incentives they offer with how they motivate employees will realize a return on the investment they make on these assignments and retain key employees when they return.

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Microsoft Research Lab India Pvt. Ltd. is piloting a technology with schoolchildren in a suburb of Bangalore that lets several computer mice be used with a PC simultaneously to make up for a shortage of computers.

As commercials for voice over IP start to flood prime-time television, it's easy to get sidetracked by the hype. Focusing on how IP convergence can add business value is the tricky part.To sustain this focus, Mitel Networks Inc. says it's encouraging greater customer interaction. And that is the raison d'

Few mortals can resist the urge to pass on juicy gossip or a good dirty joke. But mortals with corporate e-mail accounts should think twice before hitting send. Most employees who use e-mail at work have sent or received messages that could put their companies at risk. But the vast majority doesn't believe they

The chief scientist of supercomputer manufacturer Cray Inc. is leaving to take a job at Microsoft Corp. Burton Smith will leave the company on Dec. 7 to take the Microsoft job, he informed Cray last Sunday. He will also cease to be a director of Cray on Dec. 7, the company said

Almost no one jumps at the chance to cold call, especially when the product you

Do you know what CVS is? If you read these lines, you might as well have it. CVS stands for Computer Vision Syndrome. Your optometrist will be happy to oblige if you ask for explanations.