Thursday, December 23

25% of employees admit to fiddling expenses

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Expense-fiddling appears to be on the up within UK business - but are firms doing enough to help themselves?

Read more herehttp://www.managementtoday.co.uk/bulletin/mtdailybulletin/article/1047202/25-employees-admit-fiddling-expenses/

Internet accounts for 10.5pc of all UK retail sales in November - ONS

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Online accounted for a record 10.5pc of all retail sales in the UK in November 2010, up from 7.9pc in November 2009.
According to the latest figures from the Office of National Statistics (ONS), the average weekly value of internet retail sales was £660m last month out of total weekly retail sales of £6.3bn.

Read more herehttp://www.businessandleadership.com/marketing/item/27433-internet-accounts-for/

Open innovation: How to create the right new products, the right way

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The communications industry does not always get much bang for its R&D buck. But new research shows a correlation between companies that meet or exceed their new-product launch plans and those that are more effective at open innovation - establishing relationships with third parties and specialised providers in an open development environment.

Read more herehttp://www.businessandleadership.com/reports/partner/25-accenture/report/108-open-innovation-how-to-cre

10 gadgets to look forward to in 2011

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While many people are waiting until Christmas to receive some of 2010's best gadgets and technology, we're already looking forward to 2011.

Read more herehttp://www.techradar.com/news/world-of-tech/10-gadgets-to-look-forward-to-in-2011-914746

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