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Duke University Program Highlights Growing Popularity of On-Demand Pay
Payroll // March 21, 2024

Gone are the days when employees were content with waiting for the standard pay cycle to receive their hard-earned wages.  Today’s workforce, whether grappling with the uncertainties of living paycheck to paycheck or navigating the gig economy, craves more flexibility and immediate access to their earnings, especially in...

Retail KPIs Get Worked Over For Customer Experience
Retail // March 02, 2020

Retailers may be focused on the wrong metrics. That’s one of the conclusions from a poll of top marketers from Duke University’s Fuqua School of Business. While retailers have to be concerned about comparative sales, consumer spend and ticket size, Christine Moorman, a Fuqua marketing professor...

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Business Schools Add AI to Curriculum

April 03, 2024
Business schools are reportedly teaching students to use generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) as a tool like a calculator. They are encouraging students to use the technology for a variety of applications they will encounter in the workplace, the Wall Street Journal (WSJ) reported Wednesday (April 3). Schools are doing so at a time when the percentage of […]