Social Issues


Why Digital Ads Are the Way to Reach U.S. Hispanics

U.S. Hispanics have about a trillion dollars in purchasing power—and they're far more likely than the general population to buy something after seeing an online ad.

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How to Manage an Office Bully

The news that former eBay CEO Meg Whitman settled a lawsuit with an employee whom she allegedly shoved has shined a spotlight on office bullying. Here's what you need to know if you have a bully in your workplace.

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Recent Articles about Social Issues

Google Translate: The Real Life Version of Star Trek’s Universal Translator

Remember the Universal Translator from Star Trek? Google Translate is not that different.  Read more

LGBT Employees Still Face Discrimination

Lesbian, gay, bisexual, or transgender employees continue frequently to report discrimination in the workplace, says a new UCLA report.  Read more

Say No to Conflict Minerals

Ever wonder what makes a cell phone vibrate? The short answer is a mineral called Tungsten. How about storing up electricity in a mobile device? Answer: a...  Read more

Do You Have an Office Bully Problem?

Workplace bullies can stunt productivity and kill employee morale.  Read more

Businesses Fighting Hunger

The other night, Deborah, my marketing director, went to dinner at a fine steak restaurant. Declining the waiter's suggestion that she order dessert, she ...  Read more

Black Entrepreneurship, the Sequel

Some thoughts on how the recent emergence of more black-owned small businesses reflects on a proud history.  Read more

Black Entrepreneurs: A New Generation

As traditional black-owned retail and service businesses decline, new, more ambitious black entrepreneurs emerge.  Read more

A New Black Dream

A new trend of self-sufficiency and entrepreneurial spirit takes root in some African-American communities.  Read more

The Reluctant Entrepreneurs

Are American blacks still stuck on the bottom rung of the economic ladder because so few start businesses of their own?  Read more

Blacks In Business: Are They Reluctant Entrepreneurs?

Joel Kotkin's sense of history is skewed, and his sociological analysis of black culture is sorely lacking in depth and quality. Although Kotkin deftly d...  Read more

Eldercare

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Intercultural Communication

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Multicultural Work Force

A multicultural work force is one made up of men and women from a variety of different cultural and racial backgrounds. The labor force of any country is ...  Read more

Racial Discrimination

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Redesigning America

On the road with the man who's helping businesses profit from our aging population, and building a company of his own in the process  Read more

The Gospel According To Ken

However controversial among the country's gerontologists, Dychtwald's brand of marketing wisdom has caught fire among businesspeople. The world is changing, ...  Read more

Selling to Gray Americans

Advice on selling to the over-50 population.  Read more

Redesigning A Hotel Chain

Dychtwald on Holiday Inns: "For any company that wants to serve the senior market, the first step is to claim it, to let seniors know they are a market th...  Read more

Many Employers Found to Violate Child Labor Laws

Half of the nation's teenage employees are operating dangerous equipment, serving alcohol, or simply working too late on a school night, according to a new s...  Read more

Business Groups Attack Immigration Bill

Critics say the new Senate measure amounts to amnesty and will lead to higher taxes.  Read more

Moving Force

The president of a linen delivery services develops a plan for rescuing food from restaurants for food banks.  Read more

Cleaning Up—and Greening—the Jewelry Industry

In the wake of the blood diamond controversy, there's a growing niche for sustainable and ethically created fine jewelry. Small businesses are stepping in to...  Read more

Sales Strategy Checkup

How to make customers realize they need your product  Read more

Ethnic Web Sites Search for Niche Markets

The Web has become increasingly saturatedwith new multi-ethnic sites ranging from basicinformation hubs to community-building arenas toe-commerce sites. I...  Read more

Ethnic Web Sites Search for Niche Markets

The Web has become increasingly saturatedwith new multi-ethnic sites ranging from basicinformation hubs to community-building arenas toe-commerce sites. I...  Read more

Blacks In Business: Are They Reluctant Entrepreneurs?

Joel Kotkin's article "The Reluctant Entrepreneurs" (September), is a manifest example of "bikini journalism." What it reveals is interesting and provocat...  Read more

Hearing: Employers Rely on Immigrants

Immigration reform needs to balance national security issues with access to qualified employees to offset an expected labor shortage in the years ahead, s...  Read more

Teaching Entrepreneurship

Chart showing rates of business formation among ethnic groups in the U.S. versus that of NFTE graduates.  Read more

Microloans for Women in Business

A new program called FITE provides microloans to women in business.  Read more

New York: Love It Or Leave It

Your article about New York City's degenerating climate for small business is right on target. I'm a Brooklyn native, and I left the New York area in 195...  Read more

Top 10 American Indian Entrepreneurs

From IT solutions to military services, these are the top small businesses run by CEO’s of American Indian heritage.  View slideshow

Elder Shelter

New business develops affordable retirement communities.  Read more

What Do We Do Now?

FaxPoll results on what President Clinton can and should do to help small businesses.  Read more

Let's Turn the Tables: The Answers

1. A list of inferences follows a statement. Mark each True, Probably True, Insufficient Data, Probably False, or False. T...  Read more

Aging Gracefully

What would happen if we raised the mandatory retirement age? The Washington Post's Robert Samuelson, who has argued the mandatory age should rise, asks in...  Read more

NY Stock Exchange Celebrates Female Entrepreneurs

Count Me In founder Nell Merlino rings the opening bell to raise awareness of the power of women in business.  Read more

A New Kind of Business

Policymakers should take a good look at growth companies founded by African Americans.  Read more

Found In Translation

How to make the multicultural work force work.  Read more

Internet Users Over Age 50 Flocking to Social Media

Social networking use among Internet users ages 50 and older nearly doubled over the last year, as they look to reconnect with old friends and family.  Read more