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Can you really have it all? Study explores how to succeed at work without sacrificing free time
Could your favorite hobbies help you get ahead at work? New research published in Organization Science explores "leisure-work synergizing," a novel strategy for integrating professional development into leisure activities. ...
Social Sciences
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Opting for R-rated: One way to draw more customers is to lock out others
Why would a company that wants to make as much money as possible deliberately exclude potential customers?
Economics & Business
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How minority ownership labels influence brand evaluations
In an era of increasing calls for diversity, minority ownership labels like "Black-owned" have become more than a point of pride—they are a strategic tool for branding. A new Journal of Marketing study explores how promoting ...
Economics & Business
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Crypto issues and voter outreach pushed political meme coins into relevance in 2024, say researchers
The 2024 elections in the United States were memorable in several respects, not least being the appearance of PolitiFi. It's a new form of meme coin cryptocurrency inspired by internet culture and humor that is explicitly ...
Economics & Business
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'Doomsday Clock' moves closer to midnight amid threats of climate change, nuclear war, pandemics, AI
Earth is moving closer to destruction, a science-oriented advocacy group said Tuesday as it advanced its famous "Doomsday Clock" to 89 seconds till midnight, the closest it has ever been.
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Study of basic training of new police hires shows resistance to change
For the past 60 years, concerns over U.S. police officers' excessive use of force and race-based targeting of citizens, and deteriorating relations between police and communities of color have spurred calls to change the ...
Social Sciences
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Using machine learning, study develops models to predict high-risk gun dealers
Federally licensed firearm dealers are an important target of regulatory and enforcement efforts aimed at reducing the supply of firearms diverted to the illicit market, but the extent of dealers' involvement in the illegal ...
Economics & Business
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Forgery and fiscal fraud: New papyrus from Israel reveals a spectacular criminal case from the Roman empire
Scholars from the Austrian Academy of Sciences, the University of Vienna and the Hebrew University of Jerusalem have unveiled a unique papyrus from the collections held by the Israel Antiquities Authority, offering rare insights ...
Archaeology
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Women and men have different strengths for achieving their goals, study finds
Many factors are needed to achieve our goals. Now researchers have looked at passion, drive and people's ability to find flow.
Social Sciences
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Archaeologists find 'lost' site depicted in the Bayeux Tapestry
Archaeologists have uncovered evidence that a house in England is the site of a lost residence of Harold, the last Anglo-Saxon King of England, and shown in the Bayeux Tapestry.
Archaeology
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Exploring the environmental and economic impact of COVID-19 on Japan's tourism industry
It goes without saying that the tourism industry in Japan is booming. Walk around any major city and you'll see people from all around the world enjoying the country's food, culture, and hospitality. Naturally, the revenue ...
Economics & Business
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How newspaper coverage is being shaped by paywalls
Adopting paywalls subtly shapes newspaper coverage, according to a study. Online journalism is increasingly found behind paywalls, as outlets pivot from funding their operations by selling ads to relying on subscriptions ...
Economics & Business
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Understanding how companies (sometimes) inadvertently pay less in taxes
There is a lot of interest among investors, regulators and researchers in understanding the extent to which companies take intentional steps to avoid paying taxes. A new study highlights the fact that many companies unintentionally ...
Economics & Business
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Report: The American dream is alive for young people, but they feel it is out of reach because of economic challenges
Teens and young adults still want many traditional aspects of the American dream—including financial success as a result of hard work, and happiness—but they remain skeptical of its achievability due to economic obstacles, ...
Social Sciences
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State workhouses for women: Punishment or refuge?
Over 1,000 women ended up in a Dutch state workhouse between 1886 and 1934. This was a place for vagrants, beggars and drunkards: people who were said to be too lazy to work. Who were the women who were sent there? Leiden ...
Social Sciences
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Donors are down, but dollars are up: How US charitable giving is changing
Although the US$557 billion Americans gave to charity in 2023 marked a 2.1% decline in inflation-adjusted terms, U.S. donations have increased significantly over the past two decades. Giving has grown by about 42% since 2003, ...
Economics & Business
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Happiness in poorer countries does not follow the typical U-shaped curve. People are often happiest in middle age
Happiness over one's lifetime has been popularly described as looking like a U-shaped curve: The joys of youth are followed by the challenges of our 20s and 30s before an upswing later in life that reaches a peak after retirement.
Social Sciences
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Strategic corporate social responsibility can create social, economic value
Strategic corporate social responsibility (CSR) efforts that are directly related to a hospitality company's core business operations and competencies can help companies create both social and business value, according to ...
Social Sciences
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Study finds women researchers more interested in entrepreneurship when it addresses societal challenges
A new study by an interdisciplinary team of researchers at the University of Massachusetts Amherst reveals that women in academic entrepreneurship are more likely to be driven by social impact than commercial motives, highlighting ...
Social Sciences
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Need to boost population? Encourage dads to step up at home: Research finds link between fertility rates, gender roles
Fertility rates have fallen everywhere outside of sub-Saharan Africa. And they have fallen faster, and dropped even further, in some developed nations than others.
Social Sciences
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