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Research by Tian Heong Chan, associate professor of information systems and operations management at Emory University’s Goizueta Business School, has uncovered specific cases in which individuals beat teams.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 5, 2026

Rather, he’s using a shoestring budget to concoct left-of-center sights that feel like a peek into a specific Los Angeles netherworld.

From Salon • Apr. 5, 2026

Ken Craft, whose nonprofit supervises the Budget Inn, declined to discuss specific cases.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 5, 2026

In Florstadt, automated procedures coexist with manual handling at fixed workstations, such as preparing a single contact lens ordered by an optician for a specific patient for further shipping.

From Barron's • Apr. 5, 2026

As if the specific shade of his hair matters?

From "Keeping Pace" by Laurie Morrison