Sentences with phrase «than the environments of»

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Those who would rather be in control of their own destiny than feeling secure in a corporate environment.

When Spreng read a Journal of General Internal Medicine study on elder abuse in New York that found more than half of financial exploitation is carried out by a person the victim knew, he wondered: Just how well are older adults navigating the complexities of their social environment?

After reading this study, I'm wondering if perhaps women entrepreneurs face very different social environments than the men do, even outside of tech enclaves like Silicon Valley.

We see thousands of small businesses settle into their perfect office environment every year and we see more of the office based businesses flourish than those who choose to stay at home.

An expanded lawsuit filed Tuesday accuses Fox News Channel of racial discrimination «that appears more akin to Plantation - style management than a modern - day work environment.»

Estimates vary widely on just how much methane is leaked from the vast network of oil and gas wells, pipelines and processing plants, but the problem has cast doubt on how much better natural gas is than coal for the environment.

He has argued in the past that younger employees are more stimulated by a communal work environment than by the classic, more rigid structure of buildings divided into offices and cubicles, and that major corporations have to adjust in order to keep attracting new workers.

The world added more solar power capacity than any other type of energy in 2017, outpacing all fossil fuels, according to a new report from the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP).

Many employees arrive at Yerra from environments where, because of one trait or another, they were steered towards being more of a passive force than an active contributor.

The current cohort at the University of Alberta's MBA in natural resources, energy and environment is 10 % larger than the previous one, while the school's Fort McMurray MBA for oilsands workers is up nearly 35 %.

In other words, says Surace, the «built environment» presents a far greater opportunity than oft - demonized cars and light trucks, which produce 9 percent of emissions.

Investors simply need to adjust to the current environment rather than ditch their equity portfolios amid geopolitical concerns and fears of a market correction, a U.S. asset manager told CNBC Wednesday.

But she also stresses creating the environment for long - term economic growth, which is why a significant increase to the capital - gains tax for investments less than six years in duration is at the center of her plan.

«Sustainability» is a catch - all phrase that refers to the science, or practice, of acting so as not to harm the environment, protecting (rather than depleting) natural resources and supporting long - term ecological balance.

Tom Mulcair's recent article for the Institute for Research on Public Policy (IRPP) raises perhaps more questions than it answers about the NDP's positions on the economics of energy and the environment.

«In fact,» he claims in a promotional video, «our system will be many thousands of times friendlier to our environment than any previous manned spacecraft.»

«For better or worse, it looks like many hybrid and EV owners are driven more by financial motives rather than a responsibility to the environment,» said Edmunds.com director of industry analysis Jessica Caldwell.

Although it's no secret that tech companies have casual working environments, fun atmospheres, and free food, Facebook seems to outdo all of the competition — with an office that appears built exclusively for playing more than working.

This is because a person living in the heavy smog of L.A. will have adapted to that environment and metabolize a different set of biomarkers than a rural dweller.

«In our space we have seen networking and relationships happen faster than in other environments,» says Noelle Stary, co-founder of Launchpad Creatives in New Jersey, echoing Ball's sentiment.

An April study of more than 3,300 people by the National Research Center for the Working Environment discovered that people subjected to bullying in the workplace were more likely to report sleeping difficulties.

More than just toys, this year's drones will likely offer capabilities such as the ability to avoid crash landings and perhaps specialized features for using them in different types of environments.

A couple of weeks after the Deepwater Horizon exploded and sank, then Environment Minister Jim Prentice stated that «the ecological disaster in the Gulf of Mexico shows that Canada's oilsands are less risky than offshore drilling.»

In 2008, the Society of Plastics Engineers presented Cascade with a Greener Environment Award for its EcoCart, a heavy - duty recycling container with up to 50 percent recycled content, more than any similarly sized container on the market.

It communicates to your team that you care more about clients than about creating a work environment for employees to be proud of.

That gives people the opportunity to race at the highest level of the sport, and we don't want to lose that, but when you add new top teams... making sure that you have an equally attractive environment for pro-am independent teams is a challenge we're up to — but it's easier said than done.

In today's hyper - collaborative corporate environment, the ability to actually get something done is more of a rarity than a dog - friendly rental in Vancouver.

«This is a wake - up call to Silicon Valley and the tech community that if you let these things get out of hand, having grown up in a very lightly regulated environment, you could end up with a lot more regulation than you seek, he said after the hearing.

«Prime yourself for courage,» he said, «rather than hoping you show up that way, based on the triggers of your environment.»

In a study done last month in the journal Environment and Behavior, researchers at Cornell University manipulated the gaze of the cartoon rabbit on Trix cereal boxes and found that adult subjects were more likely to choose Trix over competing brands if the rabbit was looking at them rather than away.

However, the Fed's careful wording belies what is happening on the ground in the economy, which smacks more of late - stage business cycle behavior than a perfectly balanced environment.

That Monday's accident was the first fatal incident involving a fully autonomous vehicle indicates that arguments for their safety have merit, but much of that testing has occurred on highways, which are easier for self - driving cars to navigate than dense, urban environments.

While it doesn't pack a lot of computing power it's more than enough for sharing things like designs and invoices with clients, and it's a beast when it comes to standing up to the torture your work environment may potentially dish out.

At the time, we were among only a small number of women at TCS (today there are more than 100,000 women), which only strengthened our friendship and ability to navigate our work environment.

But just because conflict is inevitable when colleagues of diverse backgrounds and temperaments are thrown together in a high stress work environment, doesn't mean disputes can't be dealt with constructively and in a way that reinforces rather than erodes morale at your company.

Trade disputes aside, the rental giant has a better mix of end markets than Caterpillar for the current environment, he said.

The lack of strategy between other GOP contenders has been seen as fostering a political environment that's allowed Trump to secure more delegates than he would otherwise.

That's because the spirit of collaborative innovation Musk so admires amounts to little more than a platitude in the business environment in which most people operate.

A Fortune story published in 2015 about Silicon Valley health initiatives described Apple's Crossover center «as more of an Apple Store than a doctor's office,» regarding the center's decor and environment.

At the heart of the internet is interactivity, and it's critical to acknowledge that we operate in an environment of engagement, rather than an old broadcast model.

Memphis Meats founder Uma Valeti, a former cardiologist, is using cellular agriculture to produce chicken, duck, and beef that he believes will be healthier to eat and better for the environment than conventional meat, all without the slaughter of animals.

Sure enough, participants who had seen the messy environment said they were more motivated to reach the end of the reward program than those who had seen the tidy environment or the neutral pictures.

It's far easier to practice in the relatively non-threatening environment of your family, peers, local coffee shop baristas, and so on, than to automatically make these adjustments during the interactions with someone you find intimidating.

They act as if they are still operating in an environment where the function of a physical store is to drive transactions, rather than to provide an immersive physical experience, build personal relationships and upsell.

Drive - thrus are valuable to the elderly, the immobile, parents with small children and, believe it or not, are actually better for the environment than cars in parking lots — or so says TDL, the parent company of Tim Hortons.

Research published in the Scandinavian Journal of Work, Environment and Health found that open - office workers take roughly 62 percent more sick days than those in single - occupant layouts.

As Cooper sees it, «You can work out of your garage until the cows come home, but if you want to start meeting with clients and portray yourself and your image through your physical environment, it's more effective than a shared space.»

To create this list and others like it, each year, we at Great Place to Work survey millions of employees in more than 50 countries to glean their insights on what makes them love the work they do, and to learn how their employers have created an exemplary work environment.

When choosing countries to invest in, Langham looks at the price - to - book ratio of the national stock indexes rather than price - to - earnings, as it's difficult to predict profits in a weak economic environment.

These risks and uncertainties include: Gilead's ability to achieve its anticipated full year 2018 financial results; Gilead's ability to sustain growth in revenues for its antiviral and other programs; the risk that private and public payers may be reluctant to provide, or continue to provide, coverage or reimbursement for new products, including Vosevi, Yescarta, Epclusa, Harvoni, Genvoya, Odefsey, Descovy, Biktarvy and Vemlidy ®; austerity measures in European countries that may increase the amount of discount required on Gilead's products; an increase in discounts, chargebacks and rebates due to ongoing contracts and future negotiations with commercial and government payers; a larger than anticipated shift in payer mix to more highly discounted payer segments and geographic regions and decreases in treatment duration; availability of funding for state AIDS Drug Assistance Programs (ADAPs); continued fluctuations in ADAP purchases driven by federal and state grant cycles which may not mirror patient demand and may cause fluctuations in Gilead's earnings; market share and price erosion caused by the introduction of generic versions of Viread and Truvada, an uncertain global macroeconomic environment; and potential amendments to the Affordable Care Act or other government action that could have the effect of lowering prices or reducing the number of insured patients; the possibility of unfavorable results from clinical trials involving investigational compounds; Gilead's ability to initiate clinical trials in its currently anticipated timeframes; the levels of inventory held by wholesalers and retailers which may cause fluctuations in Gilead's earnings; Kite's ability to develop and commercialize cell therapies utilizing the zinc finger nuclease technology platform and realize the benefits of the Sangamo partnership; Gilead's ability to submit new drug applications for new product candidates in the timelines currently anticipated; Gilead's ability to receive regulatory approvals in a timely manner or at all, for new and current products, including Biktarvy; Gilead's ability to successfully commercialize its products, including Biktarvy; the risk that physicians and patients may not see advantages of these products over other therapies and may therefore be reluctant to prescribe the products; Gilead's ability to successfully develop its hematology / oncology and inflammation / respiratory programs; safety and efficacy data from clinical studies may not warrant further development of Gilead's product candidates, including GS - 9620 and Yescarta in combination with Pfizer's utomilumab; Gilead's ability to pay dividends or complete its share repurchase program due to changes in its stock price, corporate or other market conditions; fluctuations in the foreign exchange rate of the U.S. dollar that may cause an unfavorable foreign currency exchange impact on Gilead's future revenues and pre-tax earnings; and other risks identified from time to time in Gilead's reports filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the SEC).