The effects of the African slave trade persist today among businesses in parts of the continent, with companies more often tightly controlled by individuals or families—often because they have limited access to equity funding ...
Economics & Business
Jan 10, 2020
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New research into the fight against plastic pollution, published by the Academy of Management Journal, reveals the influencing power of social media as activists use emotions to convert viewers and enact change.
Environment
Jan 7, 2020
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Offices that create better access to breastfeeding facilities can perform better overall, according to new research CU Boulder's Leeds School of Business contributed to.
Economics & Business
Dec 4, 2019
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A new study shows that two key factors can make freshly appointed CEOs more vulnerable and raise the odds they'll get fired.
Economics & Business
Oct 10, 2019
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Being friends with an award juror can increase a person's chance of being nominated but decrease their chances of being selected as the victor, according to new research published in the Academy of Management Journal.
Social Sciences
Jul 12, 2019
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Breakdowns in the strategies and structures of companies undergoing radical change are valuable to organisations as they encourage reflection at all levels of management, according to new research published in the Academy ...
Economics & Business
Jun 25, 2019
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Steffen Farny, Ewald Kibler and Simon Down report how communities can better cope and move on from the trauma of natural disasters, and build hope for the future. Farny says, "Aside from the physical damage, the aftermath ...
Social Sciences
Jun 19, 2019
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Companies with female chief financial officers are less likely to misreport key data in financial statements, according to research from The University of Alabama.
Economics & Business
Jun 13, 2019
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At the movies, scientific discoveries are often portrayed as a Eureka moment in the laboratory. Reality, however, couldn't be more different—early-stage academic inventions often require long cycles of testing, validation ...
Social Sciences
Jun 3, 2019
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"Diversity" is a central buzzword in business and labour-related vocabulary, functioning as either a mark of distinction or open flank of today's employers. Many people believe it is sufficient to hire a small number of currently ...
Social Sciences
May 9, 2019
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