Effective operations demands good connection and coordination amongst employees in different areas as they collaborate on team efforts and learn from each other by sharing best practices. This week we continue our series that explores the stories of large organizations that have achieved global rollouts of enterprise social media. Our next success story in a ten part series — please read the overview here — involves the media industry. Our most recent case study explored what fast food holding company [...]
Daily Archives: May 8, 2012
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Gov. Haley big fan of state’s sports
HILTON HEAD ISLAND — Gov. Nikki Haley sees all the values she’s looking to promote in her state’s golf courses, tennis courts, race tracks and sports stadiums. That’s why she wasn’t about to let the RBC Heritage disappear last year. Haley was among a host of state, federal and local officials who worked to secure sponsorship when it looked like the state’s longtime PGA Tour event was headed under. Everyone got the ball rolling, according to US Rep. Jim Clyburn, [...]
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K-State team researching climate change’s effects on rainfall, weather
In a world of changing weather and rainfall patterns, engineers face challenges when designing stormwater management systems. A Kansas State University team is researching how climate change is affecting rainfall and weather patterns throughout Kansas. The research team, led by Stacy Hutchinson, associate professor of biological and agricultural engineering, is updating rainfall distribution data to ensure current stormwater systems can handle future weather changes. We are looking at how the state can minimize risk by developing a better understanding of [...]
