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YouTube Influencers: Gaming’s Best Friend or Worst Enemy?
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BALTIMORE, MD, March 14, 2025 – YouTube influencers are shaping the gaming industry in unexpected ways, and a new study in the INFORMS journal Marketing Science uncovers the surprising truth: Although influencers can drive massive engagement with video games, they might also be costing game developers millions in lost sales.

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The 3 biggest things to know about a potential U.S.-Ukraine minerals deal
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Contentious minerals deal has sparked a war of words between Trump and Zelensky, and could be announced later this week

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How tariffs can hurt American supply chains | GUEST COMMENTARY
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Americans have probably heard the word “tariffs” more in the past month than in the past four years — and for good reason. Tariffs are central to President Donald Trump’s economic playbook, despite opposition from mainstream economists and trade experts

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Bonding among women co-workers can reduce conflict

Bonding among women co-workers can reduce conflict

The Indian Express, July 18, 2017

Strong bonding among female co-workers can be favorable for the workplace as it can help in reducing conflict among female employees, a study has revealed. According to a study in the INFORMS journal Organization Science, when employers encourage an office environment that supports positive and social relationships between women co-workers, especially in primarily male dominated organisations, they are less likely to experience conflict among women employees.

Strong work friendships reduce social conflict in female workforce

Strong work friendships reduce social conflict in female workforce

Carlisle Wellness Network, July 17, 2017

New research suggests an employer-facilitated workplace culture that supports positive, social relationships between women coworkers reduces the risk of conflict among women employees. The study, “Gender and Negative Work Ties: Exploring Difficult Work Relationships Within and Across Gender at Two Firms” appears in the Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences (INFORMS) journal Organization Science.

Strong bonds among women co-workers leads to less conflict

Strong bonds among women co-workers leads to less conflict

CNN News 18, July 17, 2017

According to a study in the INFORMS journal Organization Science, when employers encourage an office environment that supports positive and social relationships between women co-workers, especially in primarily male dominated organizations, they are less likely to experience conflict among women employees.

So much for girl power! Women are more likely to clash with their FEMALE co-workers than with their male colleagues, research shows

So much for girl power! Women are more likely to clash with their FEMALE co-workers than with their male colleagues, research shows

Daily Mail, July 17, 2017

According to new research in the INFORMS journal Organization Science, women are more likely to clash with other women at work than they are with male colleagues. While women and men were equally likely to have a 'difficult' relationship with a colleague, women were more likely to cite a female co-worker as the problem. However women who had female friends within their office were less likely to have an issue with other female colleagues.

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