People & Culture

118 posts

Toyota Raises the Tide

2 December 2007

A couple years ago it was San Antonio, over the next couple years it will be Blue Springs, Mississippi.  With a new Toyota plant slated to open, the h…

A Productive Strike

6 November 2007

As of a couple days ago the television and film writers are on strike, apparently due to some dispute over DVD and "new media" earnings.  As…

Nobel What Prize?

13 October 2007

We all know that rewards are important.  When done correctly, they can compensate for above and beyond work, incent positive behaviors, and even creat…

What Unemployment?

15 August 2007

The unemployment rate should perhaps be the subject of a future Fun With Statistics post, as popular wisdom seems to believe that there are increasing…