When beginning a negotiation, buyers often struggle to find a first offer that lowers the final sale price but also avoids the risk of non-agreement. Based on the analysis of 26 million real eBay negotiations, new research ...
Social Sciences
Aug 7, 2023
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Heads of organizations trying to get remote employees to return to the office may have a special challenge when it comes to their high-paid managers, according to new research by a Northeastern network science professor.
Social Sciences
Aug 4, 2023
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If there's one thing most office workers can agree on, it's that they tend to feel less productive toward the end of the day and the end of each work week. Now, a team of researchers at Texas A&M University has found objective ...
Social Sciences
Aug 3, 2023
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In an analysis of more than 5,000 people, frequently working in teams was associated with a greater tendency for women and white men to put in extra effort at work, while other links between job conditions and effort varied ...
Social Sciences
Aug 2, 2023
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A study recently published in Psychological Science reveals that when people repeatedly encounter headlines about corporate wrongdoing, they view the wrongdoing as less unethical and are more likely to believe the headlines ...
Social Sciences
Jul 25, 2023
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Eliminating forced labor is a vital starting point for creating a just and sustainable food supply, but most of us don't know much about the labor conditions involved in producing our food. It's possible that the people who ...
Social Sciences
Jul 24, 2023
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New research has confirmed that the commonly repeated statement that the illicit antiquities trade is the third largest illicit trade in the world is unsupported by evidence.
Archaeology
Jul 22, 2023
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Researchers have identified a number of chokepoints in U.S. agricultural and food supply chains through a study that improves our understanding of agri-food supply chain security and may aid policies aimed at enhancing its ...
Economics & Business
Jul 21, 2023
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One country produces about 12% of the grains (wheat, barley, maize and sunflower) traded globally. Developing countries in Africa and South Asia rely heavily on it. In fact, this country supplies up to 40% of the grain distributed ...
Economics & Business
Jul 17, 2023
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A new study identifies how to calculate the economic value of temporarily reducing carbon emissions through carbon offsetting.
Economics & Business
Jul 6, 2023
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