If we do not have the will or influence to force through these essential measures, then we should leave now.

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In its prior corporate strategy announcement, Sony stated that through the combination of these structural reform measures and business portfolio realignment it expected to reduce headcount across the entire Sony Group, primarily in the electronics business, by approximately 10, 000 in the fiscal year ending March 31, 2013 ("FY12"), including approximately 3, 000 to 4, 000 in Japan.

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While research has attempted to measure cool through traditional cognitive measures, our research suggests these measurements are unreliable.

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These samples were run through a mass spectrometer - a device that effectively measures all the masses of the chemical compounds in the breath.

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Even with these moves, it still takes several months for the stimulative measures to take effect and work their way through.

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Ultimately these women are going through the difficult realization that they may have to redefine their goals and come up with different measures of success in order to thrive in the corporate world, says Thompson.

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