When Kristina Brecko arrived at Stanford University in the fall of 2012 to start her Ph.D., she was already scanning the weather forecast—not for rainfall, but for snow. An avid snowboarder, she and her graduate study advisor, ...
Economics & Business
Feb 7, 2026
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Public sector organizations in emerging economies could improve their performance and resilience by taking a more systematic approach to knowledge management, according to a review in the International Journal of Business ...
Economics & Business
Feb 7, 2026
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Firms flush with resources tend to develop talent internally while younger firms, facing unpredictable workloads, will hire from the outside to fill their talent gap, according to a new USF study.
Economics & Business
Feb 6, 2026
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A three-year study has found that legal services work best when they are designed with communities, delivered face-to-face and closely linked to health and well-being, offering important lessons for improving access to justice ...
Social Sciences
Feb 5, 2026
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It stands to reason that the longer or more diligently you work at something, the better you get at it. But researchers from the Cornell SC Johnson College of Business found that consumers don't necessarily see it that way.
Social Sciences
Feb 5, 2026
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What is lost when a worker completes actions—such as helping a client or ensuring safety—in exchange for incentives like digital badges, placement on a leaderboard, or in-office rankings? A study by Carnegie Mellon University ...
Economics & Business
Feb 4, 2026
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A good home, or Minosin Kikiwa in Cree, is the foundation of dignity in later life, according to the Indigenous seniors who spoke to us. Yet "every year the rent goes sky-high and it's tough to be homeless," an anonymous ...
Economics & Business
Feb 4, 2026
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Using detailed surveys and machine learning computation, new research co-authored at UC Berkeley's Center for Effective Global Action finds that eradicating extreme poverty would be surprisingly affordable.
Economics & Business
Feb 4, 2026
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A new report has set out how the U.K. might respond to major disruptions to food supplies triggered by events such as war, extreme weather, or cyberattacks, and what can be done now to prevent such disruptions from escalating ...
Economics & Business
Feb 4, 2026
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In the modern world of work, the "ideal worker" is a dominant yet dangerous concept that can dictate workplace norms and expectations. This archetype describes an employee who is boundlessly productive, constantly available ...
Economics & Business
Feb 3, 2026
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