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'Piracy' to legitimacy: How companies like French ride-hailing platform Heetch can make their mark
The 2024 arrest and subsequent release of activist Paul Watson, the founder of the NGO Sea Shepherd that fights to protect ocean biodiversity, highlighted a division between two opposing camps. There are those who want to ...
Economics & Business
Apr 25, 2025
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Critical housing barriers across Scotland are affecting people with complex needs
New research reveals significant systemic barriers are preventing people with learning disabilities and complex needs from accessing appropriate housing. A new report from Heriot-Watt University found about 1,300 individuals ...
Economics & Business
Apr 25, 2025
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How growing and foraging food can become a common part of cities
The early morning light spills over the raised beds of a thriving community garden in Harlem, New York. It's a Saturday, and people of all ages move among the plants—harvesting collard greens, making compost and packing ...
Social Sciences
Apr 24, 2025
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What 2,000 years of Chinese history reveals about today's AI-driven technology panic and future of inequality
In the sweltering summer of AD18, a desperate chant echoed across China's sun-scorched plains: "Heaven has gone blind!" Thousands of starving farmers, their faces smeared with ox blood, marched toward the opulent vaults held ...
Economics & Business
Apr 24, 2025
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Higher wealth taxes equal less philanthropy—experts encourage targeted deductions as potential solution
Governments use taxes to fund the public good. Charities serve a similar role. But does the former affect the latter?
Economics & Business
Apr 24, 2025
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Researchers study risks and rewards of emerging AI technology in communication organizations
AI is not a perfect science. Although it's being refined over time, this technology is bound to make mistakes—so there needs to be a plan for when that happens.
Economics & Business
Apr 24, 2025
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Automation isn't replacing auditors, it's rewriting the job description
As automation and artificial intelligence (AI) continue to reshape the workforce, the University of Waterloo is at the forefront of finding solutions to this challenge. With the increasing value placed on hands-on data analytics ...
Economics & Business
Apr 24, 2025
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Mothers who use state-funded childcare less likely to look after their parents, UK research says
Mothers who benefit from free state-funded childcare are less likely to look after elderly and sick members of their household, including their parents, new research shows.
Social Sciences
Apr 24, 2025
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AI method can help brands save time and money in refining their advertising
Advertising is a combination of art and science, and for a small business competing with big brands, it can be hard—and costly—to develop ads that connect with consumers. But a team of researchers led by a Virginia Commonwealth ...
Economics & Business
Apr 23, 2025
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Gambling in Australia: How bad is the problem, who gets harmed most and where may we be heading?
Gambling prevalence studies provide a snapshot of gambling behavior, problems and harm in our communities. They are typically conducted about every five years.
Social Sciences
Apr 23, 2025
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Addressing racial inequities in crowdfunding
A new study in the Journal of Marketing reveals how racial stereotypes tied to emotional expressiveness in campaign images create disparities in donation outcomes on crowdfunding platforms like GoFundMe.
Economics & Business
Apr 23, 2025
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How climate policy uncertainty might affect energy stock returns
The back-and-forth shift in climate policy between the Biden and Trump administrations has created uncertainty about future directions related to addressing climate change. A new study in International Studies of Economics ...
Economics & Business
Apr 23, 2025
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Study provides insights on how parental leave policies might affect whether mothers become entrepreneurs
Research published in the Journal of Management Studies provides new insights into how parental leave policies, involving their time and money components, might affect whether mothers start a new business.
Social Sciences
Apr 23, 2025
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A common CEO pay strategy is stalling innovation—a new study reveals why
A pay structure meant to drive corporate success may be doing the opposite. A new study finds that one of the most common forms of CEO compensation—value-based equity grants—can actually weaken executive motivation and ...
Economics & Business
Apr 22, 2025
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Study shows individuals exhibit increased honesty when they choose to be monitored
A worldwide field experiment conducted by the National University of Singapore (NUS) Business School has revealed that individuals demonstrate a marked increase in honest behavior when they are offered the option of being ...
Social Sciences
Apr 22, 2025
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Women are steadier leaders in times of crisis, but they are still being overlooked
As Canadians prepare to vote in a federal election during a period of global instability marked by trade disruptions, economic uncertainty, and armed conflict, the country's political leadership remains notably traditional ...
Social Sciences
Apr 21, 2025
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The research-backed way to go from powerless to proactive at work
New research from the University of Florida suggests that people who feel powerless at work can overcome their tendency to remain passive by simply reframing their situation as an opportunity rather than a constraint.
Social Sciences
Apr 21, 2025
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Q&A: What makes an 'accidental dictator' in the workplace?
The professional world has no shortage of micromanagers—or, as Penn State School of Labor and Employment Relations (LER) faculty members Craig L. Pearce and Hee Man Park like to call them, "accidental dictators."
Social Sciences
Apr 18, 2025
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Price discrimination is getting smarter—and low-income consumers are paying the price
For customers who don't have the freedom to choose where they shop, technological advancements—particularly artificial intelligence (AI) and intrusive personal data collection—are making price discrimination, inflation ...
Social Sciences
Apr 18, 2025
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Why people with autism struggle to get hired, and how businesses can help by changing how they look at job interviews
First impressions matter—they shape how we're judged in mere seconds, research shows. People are quick to evaluate others' competence, likability and honesty, often relying on superficial cues such as appearance or handshake ...
Social Sciences
Apr 17, 2025
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