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It's a perennial problem -- or whine -- in most offices.  Men like the AC too high. Now it's turning out that it may be more than a problem for women; it might hurt their businesses, too. A new study says that m ost climate control systems in modern offices are based on the resting metabolic rate of a 40-year-old man, which runs up to 30 per cent faster than a woman's, according to nzherald.conz. Yes, the story is from New Zealand but the study was done here. Half of the workforce is now female, and many of them are wrapping themselves up in blankets to be able to type without shivering, says The Today Show. "The new study finds that females prefer the average temperature at home and in the office to be 77 degrees, compared to 71.6 degrees for men." "Research by the University of Southern California (USC) shows that women perform considerably worse than men when the temperature falls to 16C, and do not catch up in verbal tasks until conditions ...

Admit it.  You've read those books, or watched those shows, that promise if you only believe in yourself (or God ), you'll become a billionaire . Or something close to that. Well, guess what?  A new study says that belief in the "prosperity gospel" will not make you a successful entrepreneur , according to newswise.com. Think you already knew that? Well, here's the proof. "Belief in the 'Prosperity Gospel' — that God financially blesses faithful followers — does not turn individuals into successful entrepreneurs. But prosperity beliefs can fuel values linked to entrepreneurial thinking, such as power and achievement, according to a Baylor University study," the web site reports. However, hate to tell you but researchers found no direct relationship between prosperity beliefs and willingness to take risks, and little connection to recognizing opportunities.  Guess what are the most typical traits of entrepreneurs?  Risk-taking and...

Your boss and you have had coffee together, shared pictures of your kids and even considered double-dating for dinner at a fancy new restaurant. But when you have a problem, do you feel free talking to her about it?  Does she want to listen? The sad truth, says a new study, is that "concerns are not often offered or accepted" in close employee-manager relationships , according to newswise.com. Research has long suggested that strong relationships between managers and employees lead to positive outcomes, including employees feeling safe to speak up and take risks, notes the web site. "But new research from the University of Notre Dame shows that employees may not want to sacrifice social capital with their leader by voicing concerns," newswise points out. “The study examined when employees engage in prohibitive voice and when leaders listen. "Voice" refers to employees speaking up or making suggestions. Prohibitive voice reflects a concern abou...

We've known this for a long time. Opposites attract .  More about my husband later.  But a new study says that, besides from attracting each other, they can make some good decisions together. According to newswise.com, o pposites may attract and drive each other a little crazy, but, together, they can make satisfactory decisions despite their divergent attitudes, says a Boston College researcher who led a study that explored how selfish and altruistic consumers join in decision making. Consumers routinely make joint decisions with others - which restaurant to eat in, what movie to watch, or where to go on vacation. Researchers from Boston College, Georgia Tech, and Washington State University wanted to see if people with opposite attitudes could come to satisfactory decisions together, the web site reports. "The studies found that when paired with a selfish partner, it is better to behave altruistically rather than selfishly," newswise notes. "Similarly, when...

This won't come as a surprise to President Trump but some rules are meant to be broken. At least that's what a new survey is saying . According to newswise.com, w hen businesses fail to comply with regulations, sometimes the rules themselves are partly to blame. "In every type of business," the web site says, "there are rules and regulations guiding a variety of practices and processes to ensure the business operates safely, fairly, ethically and so on. Virtually all research into why businesses fail to follow these rules has focused on the organizations themselves. A new study by Vanderbilt professors is one of the first to approach the problem from the other direction." “What we wanted to know was whether there was something about the rules themselves that makes an organization more or less likely to violate them,” newswise quotes  Rangaraj Ramanujam , Richard M. and Betty Ruth Miller Professor of Management at Vanderbilt’s Owen Graduate Schoo...

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We've all heard -- at least, I have -- that extroverts do better in life than introverts .  I have two in my family who qualify for the latter.  I'm most decidedly, often to their annoyance (especially when I start up chats with strangers waiting in line),  in the first. But  now a new study is saying that leaders who are too extroverted just might, well, not be so good after all. According to newswise.com, e xtroverts who are often seen as natural leaders in organizations, "may have too much of a good thing." Researchers found that informal leaders were better liked and more sought after for advice when they hit a middle “sweet spot” on levels of assertiveness and warmth, two facets of extroversion, the web site reports. Probably not so unusually, team members reacted less favorably to leaders who were high on assertiveness or warmth. “Overly extroverted leaders can come across as too pushy or too annoying,” newswise quotes  Jia (Jasmine) Hu , lead...