Yale SOM’s Frank Zhang and Jacob Thomas suspected that firms might increase their pollution when they’re struggling to meet earnings targets—and in new research, they and their co-authors found that indeed they do. What surprised them was who was most likely to
MoreBritish Reporter — Researchers from the Universities of Oxford and Reading – in collaboration with awareness-raising organisation Sensory Spectacle – are hosting an innovative event called Sensory Supermarket as part of the Sensory Street research project.
MoreWorkers reported better health while their organizations saw the benefits.Most Americans now have one or more chronic health conditions, such as asthma, diabetes, high blood pressure, anxiety or depression, and more than half of Americans have multiple conditions. That adds thousands of
MoreDime-a-dozen explanations of what makes companies successful are not new—these narratives have enjoyed a rich history of exploration in both academic and popular presses. However, the types of success stories which gain traction are fraught with bias. For instance, disproportionate attention is
MoreModern board members report little change in role despite Sarbanes-Oxley reforms. In the last two decades, federal regulations have tried to build more corporate oversight into the roles of corporate boards of directors. There’s just one problem: it’s not a job board members
MoreThe FINANCIAL — UK businesses have weathered the pandemic by raising finance from banks, financial markets and government schemes. Now, many have begun to repay their loans. Since March 2020, UK businesses have raised around £77 billion of net additional financing from
MoreBritish Reporter — Are people like Jeff Bezos from Amazon, Sheryl Sandberg from Facebook and Jack Ma from Alibaba part of a global power elite who make decisions about our future world? According to University of Amsterdam, Diliara Valeeva analysed 200 million corporations
MoreBritish Reporter — Environmental, social and governance (ESG) factors increasingly drive investment strategies, and new research from PwC finds ESG has now become a make-or-break consideration for leading investors globally. Almost half of investors surveyed, 49%, express willingness to divest from companies that
MoreBritish Reporter — More than 700,000 Americans have died from COVID-19 since the start of the pandemic — that’s 1 in 500 people. Everyone is desperate for the pandemic to end.
MoreBritish Reporter — Vast majority of UK business content with current levels of debt. Profit squeeze seen as biggest barrier to future growth. Third of businesses would not contact their bank if worried about finances, according to Lloyds Bank.
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