This isn't quite what you're looking for, bonny, but This American Life had a thing about a study that proved "bad apples" did bring down the whole working team... [link] (the journal linked to in the post I linked may be more broadly useful as well...)
We gotta go to the crappy town where I'm the hero!
Wash ,'Jaynestown'
Natter 63: Life after PuppyCam
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
Jesse - Jan 15, 2009 8:24:15 am PST #1418 of 30000
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
flea - Jan 15, 2009 8:31:33 am PST #1419 of 30000
information libertarian
Bonny, I would call your public library and see if they have access to Business Source Premier, which is a subscription database of journal articles from business magazines. If they don't, try a local university (the vast majority of university libraries are open to the public for walk-in help.)
Sue - Jan 15, 2009 8:38:43 am PST #1420 of 30000
hip deep in pie
Bonny, do you have access to a library with databases? I think ABI (through ProQuest) is one of major databases for Business and Management articles. Or EBSSCO...Academic something (I can't really remember the name and I don't have access to it anymore.) Anyway, a lot of public libraries have access to major article databases that you can use if you have a library card.
Or even, on the web, Find Articles: [link]
Fred Pete - Jan 15, 2009 9:03:18 am PST #1421 of 30000
Ann, that's a ferret.
Happy Birthday, msbelle!
quester - Jan 15, 2009 9:10:09 am PST #1422 of 30000
Danger is my middle name, only I spell it R. u. t. h. - Tina Belcher.
Happy Birthday, msbelle! May it really be a happy one, you deserve a great day!
erikaj - Jan 15, 2009 9:20:59 am PST #1423 of 30000
Always Anti-fascist!
Happy birthday, msbelle!!
Cass - Jan 15, 2009 9:21:04 am PST #1424 of 30000
Bob's learned to live with tragedy, but he knows that this tragedy is one that won't ever leave him or get better.
Wait wait wait wait WAIT... are you suggesting that yelling at the characters on screen does NOTHING?!?!?!
No, no, no. It's a valid method of influence for all sporting events and when you watch Top Gun and tell Goose to duck. And by influence, I clearly mean it doesn't do a damn thing but sometimes you feel better anyway.
Trudy Booth - Jan 15, 2009 9:41:24 am PST #1425 of 30000
Greece's financial crisis threatens to take down all of Western civilization - a civilization they themselves founded. A rather tragic irony - which is something they also invented. - Jon Stewart
Look, I know when a race is on tape delay that screaming does ABSOLUTELY NOTING. I'm not insane.
beekaytee - Jan 15, 2009 9:42:24 am PST #1426 of 30000
Compassionately intolerant
Thanks guys. I realized that I brought my Arlington library card into my friend's office today so, at your behest, I searched there. They've got ProQuest, but not a lot of scholarly stuff. I'll check to see if my American U card is still valid when I get home.
That This American Life episode was hugely helpful. Thanks Jesse!
msbelle - Jan 15, 2009 9:51:06 am PST #1427 of 30000
I remember the crazy days. 500 posts an hour. Nubmer! Natgbsb
Thanks everyone. Today is leg day for mac. First the brace place now the dr. In between we had dunkin donut cofee (on the gift card mac gave me for gift (no hand drawn card tho)), subway for lunch per mac's request (new to him amd he liked it), and I got a sigg bottle (one I got for christmas was a design I do not like).