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Invite Friends   From the Editor's Desk Why Don't Women Self-Promote As Much As Men? Since self-promotion is a pervasive part of work, those of us who do more self-promotion may have better chances of being hired, being promoted, and getting a raise or a bonus. As researchers interested in gender gaps in earnings, negotiations, and firm leadership, we wondered whether gender differences in self-promotion also exist and might contribute to those gaps. We found a large gender gap in self-promotion - with men rating their performance 33% higher than equally performing women. To understand what's driving this gap, we looked at two factors that might influence one's level of self-promotion: confidence (you may be unsure of your actual performance) and strategic incentives (you may talk up your performance to get a raise or promotion). Continued here TradeBriefs: What's important, not just what's popular! 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Ecommerce Mukesh Ambani's JioMart expands to 200 Indian cities in challenge to Amazon and Flipkart An online grocery business backed by Asia's richest man is expanding to hundreds of cities across India — a move widely seen as a challenge to Amazon and Flipkart. 5 More Ecommerce Stories Digital HCL, PeopleLink, Zoho among 10 cos in Zoom rival race Handpicked 10 cos make the cut in govt plan to develop made-in-India video conferencing app. Digital Choosing Blockchain As A Career: What Are The Options? Blockchain is one of the fastest-growing technology in the market, and a large number of banking, insurance, and tech giants have been deploying numerous blockchain solutions. In 2019, blockchain professionals were at the top of the list of most in-demand jobs, as per LinkedIn.  Numerous financial institutions, startups and traditional enterprise are already either using… Digital Double whammy for TikTok as downloads slow amid ratings fall Downloads of the Chinese ByteDance-owned social media platform fell 34% in April and 28% up to May 23. Digital India user base grew 120 pc; focus on developing culturally relevant products: Snapchat Photo-messaging app Snapchat has seen significant growth in India business, and its daily active user base (DAU) in the country has jumped 120 per cen.. 16 More Digital Stories Make us part of your daily routine   TradeBriefs and TradeBriefs International, bring you the best in business, culture, science and opinion. We bring you the important stories, not just the popular ones! Franchise A 72-year old Delhi restaurant that hosted Lord Mountbatten, Raj Kapoor, Yash Chopra and Arun Jaitley is seeking help to survive The Embassy, in New Delhi, is staring at least a ₹3 crore loss in revenue due to the coronavirus lockdown. The restaurant employs 90 people and was forced Franchise Hyderabad startup Mynyfy is making shopping for essential items easier through its online-to-offline model Consumers using Mynyfy app can place an order online, connect with the sellers and visit the best seller to make their purchase. 4 More Franchise Stories Advt: Work for the best employer - Yourself Advantages - Best B2B audience in India, no hard-selling or up-front costs involved, access to our content repository and air-tight agreements with instant gratification. HR Unrepentant CEOs: 5 times top bosses didn't say sorry when they should have India is not short on corporate frauds, industrial disputes and accidents but it is very rare when a CEO takes time out to say sorry HR Covid impact: Tata's top deck to take up to 20% pay cut for the first time in group's history Chairman of Tata Sons and CEOs of all operating companies will take an estimated 20% cut in pay. 10 More HR Stories Logistics Explained: Why risk of virus transmission in an aircraft is seen as low Studies over the years have sought to quantify the infection risk. Here, we look at two recent ones — neither study, however, looks specifically at the coronavirus pandemic. Logistics As Covid-19 Disrupts Global Supply Chains, Will Companies Turn to India? It's an increasingly viable option for companies anxious about sourcing from China. 14 More Logistics Stories Construction Commercial real estate to move northwards in Tier 2 markets post Covid-19 Factors like good location, easy accessibility, improvement in basic infrastructure, increased connectivity with suburbs and the availability of skilled manpower have turned smaller cities into an attractive business destination. Construction JPMorgan Chase's Assets May Be Seized In Case Linked To Amrapali Group The Enforcement Directorate said it had preliminary evidence that units of JPMorgan Chase & Co. were involved in crimes generating Rs 187 crore. Construction Is repurposing MGNREGA the right way forward? MGNREGA is not the best instrument to help MSMEs in urban and rural areas. Mixing up its objectives can only lead to chaos with no value addition Construction CREDAI seeks restructuring scheme to revive realty sector Also wants new home loans extended at 5% rate of interest 5 More Construction Stories Marketing Why did a cloth brand once promoted by Bond and Bachchan shut shop in India? Did miscalculated branding end the 180-year brand's run in India? Marketing Can TikTok bite into YouTube, Instagram's ad revenue pie? China's Bytedance-owned TikTok is bullish on India as it has witnessed a meteoric rise in user base, generating 611 million lifetime downloads so far, nearly a third of the app's overall global downloads of 2 billion Marketing Brand loyalty no more? Regional brands take larger pie in times of Covid Local products gain market share as bigger FMCG companies struggle with supply chain issues 7 More Marketing Stories Politics No Celebrations As Pinarayi Vijayan Sails Into Fifth Year In Office Without any celebrations, the Pinarayi Vijayan-led LDF government in Kerala sailed into its fifth year in office, resolving to steer through the COVID-19 crisis and assuring that development would not be affected. Politics Cyclone Amphan: Mamata Banerjee Seeks People's Cooperation for Normalcy Contending that 80 per cent of all essential services have been restored in West Bengal, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday sought the cooperation of people for bringing the cyclone-hit state back on its feet. 5 More Politics Stories Sports '95% of players struggling, I consider myself responsible': Novak Djokovic Although over $6 million has been raised to help lower-ranked players, Novak Djokovic has pitched in personally by helping the Serbian Tennis Federation in organizing an exhibition event. Sports Sri Lankan fast bowler Shehan Madushanka held on drug possession Shehan Madushanka was stopped by the police on Sunday while he was driving his car with another person during a nationwide curfew due to the Covid-19 pandemic. 7 More Sports Stories Entertainment Producer Guild of India thanks Maharashtra CM for considering their request to continue work; share elaborate guidelines for shoot Producer Guild of India thanks Maharashtra CM for considering their request to continue work; share elaborate guidelines for shoot. Latest Bollywood News, Bollywood Celebrity News, Breaking News, Celeb News, Celebrities News at Bollywood Hungama.com Entertainment Lance Armstrong Documentary: See the Biggest Bombshells From ESPN's 30 for 30 Pop culture fans are glued to ESPN's 30 for 30 that takes an inside look into Lance Armstrong's fall from grace. See the shocking bombshells that has everyone talking. 10 More Entertainment Stories Work Japan May Have Beaten Coronavirus Without Lockdowns or Mass Testing. But How? No restrictions were placed on residents' movements, and businesses from restaurants to hairdressers stayed open Work What a 5,700-Year-Old Piece of Gum Reveals About Its Chewer From a wad of pitch less than an inch long, researchers have painted a detailed portrait of an ancient human—and added another layer to the story of human evolution. 17 More Work Stories Life The pandemic is changing how human beings think about status During lockdown, the rich and famous look less heroic than scientists, medical experts, front-line workers, and folks who just have a little tech savvy. Life HCQ breakthrough: ICMR finds it's effective in preventing coronavirus, expands its use Three studies find that hydroxychloroquine reduces chances of contracting Covid, so ICMR allows more frontline workers to take it as a preventive drug. 12 More Life Stories Retail Post lockdown consumers will again congregate at shopping centres to satisfy social needs: Yogeshwar Sharma, CEO ED, Select CITYWALK COVID-19 continues to impact economies worldwide, severely hitting businesses and services. As several cities and countries observe absolute lockdown, strong ripple effects are shaking shopping centres across the world. Meanwhile, one of the most successful shopping centres in India, Select CITYWALK, believes that there lies an opportunity in every crisis and is hopeful that the … Retail Ikea India starts contactless shopping in Hyderabad store Ikea India has restarted its online services in Hyderabad store in conformity with the latest government guidelines. The company on Monday launched 'click and collect' — a safe and contactless shopping experience. 17 More Retail Stories Telecom As Covid-19 Disrupts Global Supply Chains, Will Companies Turn to India? It's an increasingly viable option for companies anxious about sourcing from China. Telecom 8 billion Internet records on millions of Thai users leaked A security researcher alerted Thailands national computer emergency response team, known as ThaiCERT, after he found a database exposing over eight bi.. Telecom New 'jailbreak' tool to unlock iPhone released by hackers An iPhone hacking team has released a new "jailbreak" tool that allows even the users of the latest version of iOS to install any software they want. Telecom Bharti Airtel promoter to raise USD 1 billion through equity: Sources Bharti Airtel promoter firm Bharti Telecom plans to raise USD 1 billion through equity sale to become debt free, according to a source aware of the development. 10 More Telecom Stories Finance At least 23 million migrants are returning to India's villages. Can the rural economy keep up? The country's villages are already grappling with hidden unemployment. Finance India's heartland states battle the worst locust attack in 27 years: What does it mean for the economy? Even as the global coronavirus pandemic continues to wreak havoc, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, and Uttar Pradesh are faced with locust attack that poses a threat to the outstanding crops. Finance Robin Hood Approach Required To Effectively Use An Otherwise Dull Economic Package We may name the package as a stimulus for the poor or reforms for self-reliant India, but the fact is we will have to do more with less and ensure benefits of the package are far reaching. Finance Shaktikanta Das differs with govt over IMF's $500 billion rights plan RBI governor backed IMF's plan to issue fresh SDRs for helping crisis-hit members.Fresh SDR issue would have helped least developed and developing nations facing a forex crisis 7 More Finance Stories Food/FMCG ITC Spice Business To Strengthen With Acquisition of Spice-Maker Sunrise Foods ITC has entered into a share purchase agreement to acquire 100 per cent of the equity share capital of Kolkata based spice maker Sunrise Foods Pvt Ltd. Food/FMCG Wheat procurement by govt agencies touch 341.56 lakh tonnes; surpasses last years figures The Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution on Monday revealed that procurement of wheat by government agencies surpassed last year's figure 3 More Food/FMCG Stories Software Nasscom Warns Of Mass Layoffs In IT Sector; Clients From These Sectors Hardest Hit According to the industry body Nasscom, the Indian IT services companies may have to resort to job cuts to rationalise costs in the short term if the global economy doesn't improve in the next three quarters. Software India crucial to providing competitive services to firms: Capgemini CEO Capgemini chief says India will be at the centre of action as firms look to cut costs and switch to new models 9 More Software Stories TradeBriefs Publications are read by over 10,00,000 Industry Executives About Us  |  Advertise Privacy Policy    Unsubscribe You are receiving this mail because of your subscription with TradeBriefs. 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