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Kids - The Growing Power Behind Technology
Children are turning technological sales, marketing and advertising on its head. Not only are the children of today more switched on to technology, such as computers, the Internet, video games, mobile phones, pagers, etc. than any other generation before - they are now influencing new technologies, and finding uses for the more outdated modes, such as pagers.
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British Companies Are Well Prepared For The Millennium Bug
ICL warns companies to be aware of the perils of e-greeting cards
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Barriers Still Need To Be Breached By Women Entrepreneurs
Preliminary figures released from a report to be published early next year suggest that although women find it easier to become entrepreneurs now than they did a decade ago, there is still some way to go to bring the level of UK women engaged in entrepreneurial activities up to that seen in the USA.
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Failure To Invest In Innovation Could Be The Death Knell Of Many Organisations
Innovation is becoming the number one strategic issue for CEOs around the world, as recognition grows about the link between innovation and organisational growth and value creation. The most valuable organisations of tomorrow will be idea-rich, have a culture where innovation is embedded as a core capability and value, and will embrace new and unusual ways of fostering innovation, for example through the creative use of venture capital.
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Extra Help For Parents To Get More Involved In Their Children's Education - Blunkett
Nearly nine out of 10 parents believe half an hour's homework every week day for children aged 10-11 is important, but many want assistance in helping their children with their studies, particularly in Maths. A huge majority of parents have already found the daily literacy hour useful.
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How The World Sees Britain
The survey conducted by MORI on behalf of the British Council among the successor generation in thirteen countries reveals what foreigners think about all aspects of British society and culture.
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"Captains Of Industry" Are Conquering Technophobia According To BT Cellnet
The craze for sending text messages from mobile phones which has hit the nation has been secretly embraced by some of our top business people. Twenty nine per cent of the "Captains' of Industry" surveyed by MORI on BT Cellnet's behalf say they send and receive text messages from their mobile phone and a further nineteen per cent said they would find the service useful. Three per cent even admit to using the service to receive latest football scores and lottery results. The number of SMS messages sent in the UK each month has now topped 100 million (source: Mobile Data Association).
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Stress At Work Already Affects Almost 60% Of The Working Population - And The Problem's Getting Worse
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Home Workers Do It In Their Pyjamas
New research from BT among people who work from home - either regularly or now and again - has revealed their day to be a balanced and relatively stress-free lifestyle allowing them time to get their work done as well as taking breaks to keep fit, do the household chores or even a spot of gardening. Some are so relaxed they even work in their pyjamas - if that, in some cases.
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Business And The Euro 1999 - Methodology
A total of 1,001 interviews have been conducted among chief executives, managing directors, chairmen, and other designated main board members of businesses in the UK between 29 September and 20 October 1999. All interviews were conducted by specialist telephone interviewers at MORI On-Line Telephone Surveys.