Mergers are good news for investors
Shareholder value and market share improve when companies merge, confirms a new study from the University of Waterloo.
Economics & Business
Jun 5, 2018
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Why have all Western-owned digital firms failed in China?
A new study from Cass Business School examines the failures of Western Internet Firms (WIFs) in China and why this phenomenon is singularly prevalent in this region.
Economics & Business
Apr 24, 2018
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Why digital strategies matter in bond markets
Information technology (IT) investments are often valued favorably by the stock market because of their strategic nature and important role in influencing revenue and profit growth of firms. New research by professors Sunil ...
Economics & Business
Dec 21, 2017
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Study shows how seriously investors took the possibility of a democratic revolution during Egypt's Arab Spring
Day after day in early 2011, massive crowds gathered in Cairo's Tahrir Square, calling for the ouster of Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak. Away from the square, the protests had another effect, as a study co-authored by an ...
Economics & Business
Dec 20, 2017
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Staff satisfaction affects company performance
Companies with high levels of staff satisfaction perform better financially, according to new research from the University of East Anglia (UEA).
Economics & Business
Nov 15, 2017
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Women paid less for same contribution to work, and sexism is to blame – study
Women are being paid less to do the same job as men, judging by the productivity of male and female employees. Our study found that women are paid 16% less for making a contribution of the same value to their employer.
Social Sciences
Aug 29, 2017
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India's Flipkart raises $1.4 bn from Microsoft, eBay, Tencent
India's top e-commerce company Flipkart announced Monday it had raised $1.4 billion in a record funding round that shores up the online retail giant in its fight against Amazon.
Business
Apr 10, 2017
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Decoding buyer's regret, and its effect on business competition
The retail industry is ever-evolving, with a constant stream of new products and fancy upgrades to tempt consumers. Do you really need that built-in vacuum in the new minivan? The ability to clean on the go is certainly convenient. ...
Economics & Business
Jun 3, 2016
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Researchers show how companies can synchronize digital strategies and investments
Conventional wisdom in strategy holds that companies need to choose between cost-cutting or revenue growth. Pursuing both strategies at the same time can result in incoherence—or getting stuck in the middle, some argue.
Economics & Business
Apr 4, 2016
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'Female traders can reduce market crashes', research says
Researchers in the Department of Economics at the University of Leicester have found that male traders on average earn less than their female counterparts but, as they were more comfortable taking bigger risks, the best performing ...
Economics & Business
Mar 7, 2016
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