TopCoder Founder Jack Hughes to Speak on the Changing Nature of Work at Temple University's Fox School of Business

GLASTONBURY, Conn., Feb. 1, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- TopCoder®, Inc. today announced that company Founder Jack Hughes will visit the Fox School of Business at Temple University in Philadelphia, on Thursday, February 10th to present a discussion on the changing nature of work - the impact that change will have on workers, its new systems and what future business leaders can do to prepare themselves for success.

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In a rapidly changing world and workplace, the internet is having profound effects on how companies manage a highly diverse, mobile and global workforce. Management models are undergoing shifts to meet these new challenges and opportunities. Managers will need to develop new skill sets, measurement and motivation systems to engage these new models of work. These changes and their effects will be approached in the context of TopCoder – the world's largest competitive software development community. Founded in 2001, TopCoder's mission has been to create mechanisms for learning, skills mastery and opportunity through online social and professional community.  

Based on his own programming experience and history as an entrepreneur, Hughes will discuss his belief that while the global economy becomes more information and knowledge based, more is needed to drive interest and mastery of foundational skills for existing and future entrants into these fields. Hughes is visiting the Fox School through its Institute for Business and Information Technology, which organizes an ongoing Distinguished Speaker series.

About the Fox School of Business at Temple University

Established in 1918, the Fox School of Business at Temple University has a distinguished tradition of preparing business leaders, professionals and entrepreneurs for successful careers. Today, it is the largest, most comprehensive business school in the Greater Philadelphia region, and among the largest in the world, with 6,500 students, 165 full-time faculty and more than 52,000 alumni. For more information, visit www.fox.temple.edu.

About TopCoder, Inc.

TopCoder is the world's largest competitive software development community and platform with more than 280,000 developers representing over 200 countries. TopCoder hosts the largest and most comprehensive developer ratings and performance metrics available. The TopCoder community builds software and community platforms for a wide-ranging client base through a competitive, rigorous, standards based methodology. For more information about sponsoring TopCoder events and utilizing TopCoder's software services and platforms, visit www.topcoder.com.

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