Tagged: communication

Study identifies hidden benefits of brainstorming

The technique might fall short as an idea-generator but does promote teamwork

  • January 9, 2018
Despite being a ubiquitous method of idea generation in organizations worldwide, brainstorming has received its share of bashing over the decades in numerous research studies examining its effectiveness. Exploring why…

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In organizations, bullying begets whining, study finds

Intimidating behavior thwarts group cohesiveness, but ‘poor-pitiful-me’ routine also disrupts

  • June 7, 2017
DeKalb, Ill.—It has been said that every action has an equal and opposite reaction. Now new research suggests that such a dynamic can play out in organizations, where bullying within…

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Paid internships—and a possible job offer

Students from across university invited to apply for round two of IDEAL-NIU Intrapreneurship

  • February 10, 2017
The inaugural year of the IDEAL-NIU Intrapreneurship Program—designed to give students real-world experience bringing new products to market—has been a “huge success,” with nine students earning paid internships this semester…

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‘Scholars of the Throne’

NIU graduate students create lively wiki on ‘Game of Thrones’

  • May 18, 2016
Wargs, Wildings, White Walkers, the Wall, the Red Wedding. Even casual fans of “Game of Thrones” will instantly recognize the lingo. But for those interested in delving deeper into HBO’s…

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Speak Your Mind

What will be the big stories of 2016?

  • January 12, 2016
After all of the media reflection on 2015, the NIU Newsroom decided to turn its attention to the future. In the accompanying Speak Your Mind video, we ask three NIU…

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Replaced by a robot?

Five jobs that could be manned by automatons in the future

  • September 3, 2015
For many of us, it still seems like the stuff of science fiction, but the day and age of robots is well upon us, according to NIU‘s David Gunkel. Over…

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