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Percentage of workers who say the number one thing their bosses could do to communicate more effectively would be to stand up for staff, according to according to
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 a survey by OfficeTeam: 28

Percentage who say nip office politics in the bud: 24

Percentage who say talk less and listen more: 22

Percentage who say encourage people to take breaks: 11

Rank of the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. , South Korea Korea (kôrē`ə, kə–), Korean Hanguk or Choson, region and historic country (85,049 sq mi/220,277 sq km), E Asia.  and China as the leading countries of origin in the sending of spam E-mail that is not requested. Also known as "unsolicited commercial e-mail" (UCE), "unsolicited bulk e-mail" (UBE), "gray mail" and just plain "junk mail," the term is both a noun (the e-mail message) and a verb (to send it). , according to the Commtouch Spam Detection Center: 1, 2, 3

Percentage of all spam worldwide accounted for by the U.S: 46

Rank of Canada Canada (kăn`ədə), independent nation (2001 pop. 30,007,094), 3,851,787 sq mi (9,976,128 sq km), N North America. Canada occupies all of North America N of the United States (and E of Alaska) except for Greenland and the French islands of : 6

Percentage of all spam worldwide accounted for by Canada: 3.25 (45.84%)

Percentage of Canadians holding down two or more jobs, according to Statistics Canada: 5.2

Number of IT workers in Canada, accounting for three per cent of total employment, according to Statistics Canada: 387,500

Number of immigrants who came to Canada, mostly from Europe and Asia, between 1990 and 1998 to work in the IT sector: 60,900

Percentage of small- and medium-sized business (fewer than 15 employees and revenues more than $100,000) who established a Web site in the last year who say they attracted new business through their site, according to a survey by C1 Host: 99

Percentage who said revenues/profitability increased due to the Web site: 81

Compiled by John MacIntyre John Macintyre (born 1857 - died 1928) was a doctor who set up the world's first radiology department at the Glasgow Royal Infirmary, in Glasgow, Scotland. Originally trained as an electrical engineer, he later graduated in 1882 from the University of Glasgow with the Bachelor of  
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Author:MacIntyre, John
Publication:Northern Ontario Business
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Date:Nov 1, 2004
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