The Center for World-Class Universities of Shanghai Jiao Tong University has released the 2010 Academic Ranking of World Universities (ARWU).
Harvard University remains on the first place for the eight time, whereas other seven US universities (Berkeley, Stanford, MIT, Caltech, Princeton, Columbia and Chicago) are in top 10 (Center for World-Class Universities, 2010):
Engagement is all about getting employees to ‘give it their all’. Various research studies show a strong connection between an employee’s level of engagement and the level and quality of work performance.
In a recent article published in the weekly international scientific journal ‘Nature‘, under the section ‘Science metrics’ the use of performance measurement in science is thoroughly investigated. According with the article, suggestive entitled ‘A profusion of metrics‘, performance measurement in science has captured an increased role since it was first started to be used in this particular area of human activity and interest (Richard van Noorden, 2010).
Customer loyalty has been for long time one of the main areas of focus for marketers. Although arguable in some cases, it is widely mentioned that usually the costs of dealing with existing, loyal, clients are significantly lower than the costs for attaining new customers. Thus, retaining and increasing business with existing customers is top priority on marketers’ agendas, nearly in all industries and organizations of all types and sizes.