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Prosperity rankings an eye opener
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| Think you live in the most prosperous nation? See the rankings you may be surprised where they are and why they are there. |
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Work Skills Transcend Cultures Work Habits May Not
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| Since Chally is strongly established internationally, we're often asked what has to be done to alter the testing for different cultures around the world. For the past six years, we have been tracking performance on a Chally assessment versus actual performance on the job across many countries. Our goal was to develop a research database that would highlight differences that were based on geography or culture. For our comparisons internationally, we chose geographic, cultural, and economic regions that were very different. These included England, Sweden, Denmark, India, Indonesia, Australia, South Africa, Mexico and French Canada.
The results were somewhat surprising, but very logical. Our research results provided clear evidence that the skill and competency scores are stable and equally applicable across cultures all over the world. |
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The Self-Assembled Billionaire: Ingvar Kamprad is Born
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| While he may not be a household name, the company that Ingvar Kamprad founded certainly is. IKEA is the top home furniture retailer in the world, with over 90,000 employees working in its 200-plus stores, and annual revenues in excess of $10 billion. Indeed, next to the Bible, the annual IKEA catalogue is the most widely distributed publication in the world. From his humble beginnings in the south of Sweden, Kamprad has used his entrepreneurial drive to become the richest man in the world, with a net worth of $28 billion. |
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Do It Yourself: Kamprad’s Guide To Success
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| “What else could I do at my age?” Kamprad asks. “Grow tomatoes in an allotment behind the house? I don’t know how to do anything apart from sell furniture. I am your classic, specialized idiot.” From one of the most remote, poverty-stricken corners of Sweden to becoming one of the world’s richest men, Kamprad broke the rules of retail when he created IKEA. And, it worked. Just how did Kamprad do it? |
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Work Skills Transcend Cultures Work Habits May Not
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| Since Chally is strongly established internationally, we're often asked what has to be done to alter the testing for different cultures around the world. For the past six years, we have been tracking performance on a Chally assessment versus actual performance on the job across many countries. Our goal was to develop a research database that would highlight differences that were based on geography or culture. For our comparisons internationally, we chose geographic, cultural, and economic regions that were very different. These included England, Sweden, Denmark, India, Indonesia, Australia, South Africa, Mexico and French Canada.
The results were somewhat surprising, but very logical. Our research results provided clear evidence that the skill and competency scores are stable and equally applicable across cultures all over the world. |
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Global Warming Exposes Resources but Arctic Meeting Leaves Some Out in the Cold
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| Yesterday March 29, Canada hosted a summit of five Arctic coastal countries (Canada, Russia, the U.S., Norway and Denmark). There is renewed interest in the arctic because global warming has melted massive ice sheets revealing vast new reserves of oil and other resources. The Arctic meeting was criticized for an insufficient environmental focus and the exclusion of several key players.
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Lessons from \'The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo\'
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| The best-selling book "The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo" and its sequels were made into films in Sweden in 2009. Now, the U.S. movie version of the first book, starring Daniel Craig and Rooney Mara, opens in theaters this December. |
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