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The Cost of Friendship

2012-07-01 No Comments

Freakonomics » The Cost of Friendship.

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SONIC would like to draw your attention to two new publications from our team! Learn more about the 6-DoS interactive exercise and the My Dream Team recommendation system.

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SONIC was well represented at the 86th Annual Academy of Management (AOM) Conference in Philadelphia!

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SONIC was well represented at the 86th Annual Academy of Management (AOM) Conference in Pittsburgh!

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SONIC was proud to be represented at the 21st Annual #INGRoup Conference in Pittsburgh! 🎉 Current and former SONIC members presented research on leadership, team communication, and team diversity.
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