Debt-laden firms are more likely to risk work safety
New research has found companies cutting corners on workplace safety to boost short-term financial gains is rife.
Social Sciences
Apr 22, 2020
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Organic farm advantages in biodiversity and profits depend on location
For organic farms, size matters: not so much the size of the farm itself, but the size of the neighboring fields.
Environment
Jan 27, 2020
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Air France-KLM chief warns carbon taxes could backfire
Air France-KLM chief executive Ben Smith said Friday that imposing carbon taxes on ticket prices could prove counterproductive, hindering efforts by airlines to buy more fuel-efficient planes that could significantly reduce ...
Environment
Jan 17, 2020
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How successful are retailer-themed super saver events?
Researchers from the University of Amsterdam and Tilburg University published a new paper in the Journal of Marketing that assesses Retailer-Themed Super Saver Events and the effects they have on consumers.
Economics & Business
Jan 9, 2020
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Can African smallholders farm themselves out of poverty?
A great deal of research on agriculture in Africa is organised around the premise that intensification can take smallholder farmers out of poverty. The emphasis in programming often focuses on technologies that increase farm ...
Environment
Dec 11, 2019
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Twitter can improve accuracy of profit forecasts
New research from The ANU shows Twitter data can be used to give more accurate profit forecasts for companies in the consumer sector.
Economics & Business
Aug 30, 2019
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Bookmakers capitalize on fans' emotions to turn a profit, new research shows
At the start of each term in Brian Soebbing's class on financial management in sports, he asks students how many would always bet on the hometown Edmonton Oilers, whether they're favored to win or not.
Social Sciences
Aug 20, 2019
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How not to police financial services. Balanced scorecards don't work for bankers
Casual observers of the financial services royal commission might be forgiven for thinking the days of sales-based commissions being paid to bank and insurance staff were over.
Economics & Business
Aug 1, 2019
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Daimler slashes 2019 profit forecast after Q2 loss
German auto giant Daimler, maker of Mercedes-Benz, on Friday slashed its 2019 profit forecast for the second time in a few weeks, after booking a 1.6-billion-euro ($1.8-billion) operating loss in the second quarter.
Automotive
Jul 12, 2019
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Samsung Electronics flags 56% fall in Q2 operating profit
Samsung Electronics said Friday it expects operating profit to tumble 56 percent for the second quarter of this year in the face of a weakening chip market.
Business
Jul 5, 2019
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