Thursday, April 11, 2013

Oddly Relevant Apr-12-2013


The Troubling Dean-to-Professor Ratio: At universities nationwide, employment of administrators jumped 60% from 1993 to 2009, 10x the growth rate for tenured faculty. [Note: Saw it first hand, a business that seeks to become more successful by eliminating producers in favor of administrators is doomed for failure.]…Source: http://www.businessweek.com/articles/2012-11-21/the-troubling-dean-to-professor-ratio

Some small businesses opt for ACA penalty: In 1st year. $2,000 penalty for each full-time worker, minus the first 30; vs. average premium of $5,615 for 1-person coverage. [Note: beware that the penalty steps up as 2016 rolls along, also the health insurance is deductible as a business expense and feels like to right thing to offer]…Source: http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424127887323916304578401413507987532.html?mod=WSJ_hps_sections_smallbusiness

Robots vs. men in various countries: International Federation of Robotic’s latest survey. Good national quirks: Source: http://ftalphaville.ft.com/2013/04/10/1456222/robots-china-and-demographics/



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