Previously unreleased data offer unprecedented view into mining industry’s waste storage practices
Tag: BUSINESS/ECONOMICS
The Blue Acceleration: Recent colossal rise in human pressure on ocean quantified
Human pressure on the world’s ocean accelerated sharply at the start of the 21st century and shows no sign of slowing
URI biologist provides framework for national invasive species policy, implementation
She co-edits special issue of journal Biological Invasions
Sustainability strategies more successful when managers believe in them
Cass research finds sustainability strategies can enhance a firm’s mainstream business strategy
Sustainability strategies more successful when managers believe in them
Cass research finds sustainability strategies can enhance a firm’s mainstream business strategy
Sea level rise could reshape the United States, trigger migration inland
AI shows climate change-driven sea-level rise could trigger mass migration to cities inland, including Atlanta, Houston, Dallas, Denver and Las Vegas
Performance and age only partially explain gender pay gap for New Zealand researchers
Fine-grained data surface new insights into gender disparities at universities
Medicare may overpay for many surgical procedures
Evidence suggests surgeons paid for postoperative care they don’t deliver
Performance and age only partially explain gender pay gap for New Zealand researchers
Fine-grained data surface new insights into gender disparities at universities
Medicare may overpay for many surgical procedures
Evidence suggests surgeons paid for postoperative care they don’t deliver
Sea level rise could reshape the United States, trigger migration inland
AI shows climate change-driven sea-level rise could trigger mass migration to cities inland, including Atlanta, Houston, Dallas, Denver and Las Vegas
Sea level rise could reshape the United States, trigger migration inland
AI shows climate change-driven sea-level rise could trigger mass migration to cities inland, including Atlanta, Houston, Dallas, Denver and Las Vegas
Sustainability strategies more successful when managers believe in them
Cass research finds sustainability strategies can enhance a firm’s mainstream business strategy
Performance and age only partially explain gender pay gap for New Zealand researchers
Fine-grained data surface new insights into gender disparities at universities
Medicare may overpay for many surgical procedures
Evidence suggests surgeons paid for postoperative care they don’t deliver
NASA to help fund AnalySwift, Purdue technology
Innovation shown to speed design of composite deployable structures
Environmentally friendly shipping helps to reduce freight costs
Improved ship utilization rates and investments in environmentally sustainable technologies for enhanced energy efficiency would significantly reduce carbon dioxide emissions within navigation. A recent study carried out in the Laboratory of Industrial Management at Åbo Akademi University also indicates that…
Entrepreneurs have different storytelling styles for presenting business
Not all companies succeed for one reason or another and statistics highlight that every second Finnish company will cease operations within five years of founding. A new study entitled Post-Failure Impression Management: A Typology of Entrepreneurs’ Public Narratives after Business…
US is polarizing faster than other democracies, study finds
PROVIDENCE, R.I. [Brown University] — Political polarization among Americans has grown rapidly in the last 40 years — more than in Canada, the United Kingdom, Australia or Germany — a phenomenon possibly due to increased racial division, the rise of…
NASA to help fund AnalySwift, Purdue technology
Innovation shown to speed design of composite deployable structures
Sustainable markets must be created and defended
Shaping sustainable markets — a conceptual framework illustrated by the case of biogas in Sweden
Environmentally friendly shipping helps to reduce freight costs
Improved ship utilization rates and investments in environmentally sustainable technologies for enhanced energy efficiency would significantly reduce carbon dioxide emissions within navigation. A recent study carried out in the Laboratory of Industrial Management at Åbo Akademi University also indicates that…
Entrepreneurs have different storytelling styles for presenting business
Not all companies succeed for one reason or another and statistics highlight that every second Finnish company will cease operations within five years of founding. A new study entitled Post-Failure Impression Management: A Typology of Entrepreneurs’ Public Narratives after Business…
US is polarizing faster than other democracies, study finds
PROVIDENCE, R.I. [Brown University] — Political polarization among Americans has grown rapidly in the last 40 years — more than in Canada, the United Kingdom, Australia or Germany — a phenomenon possibly due to increased racial division, the rise of…
New study examines mortality costs of air pollution in US
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — A team of University of Illinois researchers estimated the mortality costs associated with air pollution in the U.S. by developing and applying a novel machine learning-based method to estimate the life-years lost and cost associated with air…
Sustainable markets must be created and defended
Shaping sustainable markets — a conceptual framework illustrated by the case of biogas in Sweden
New study examines mortality costs of air pollution in US
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — A team of University of Illinois researchers estimated the mortality costs associated with air pollution in the U.S. by developing and applying a novel machine learning-based method to estimate the life-years lost and cost associated with air…
Measuring the world of social phenomena
Economists call for scientific standards for economics and the social sciences
Women in leadership positions face more sexual harassment
Power in the workplace does not stop women’s exposure to sexual harassment. On the contrary, women with supervisory positions are harassed more than women employees. These are the results from a new study from the Swedish Institute for Social Research…
Local activism can’t be crushed, research finds. At most, it changes target
New research by Fabrizio Perretti and Alessandro Piazza in the Strategic Management Journal finds that when community activists reach their goals, they galvanize; when they fail, mobilization does not fade away, but spills over to other industries
Women in leadership positions face more sexual harassment
Power in the workplace does not stop women’s exposure to sexual harassment. On the contrary, women with supervisory positions are harassed more than women employees. These are the results from a new study from the Swedish Institute for Social Research…
Women in leadership positions face more sexual harassment
Power in the workplace does not stop women’s exposure to sexual harassment. On the contrary, women with supervisory positions are harassed more than women employees. These are the results from a new study from the Swedish Institute for Social Research…
Local activism can’t be crushed, research finds. At most, it changes target
New research by Fabrizio Perretti and Alessandro Piazza in the Strategic Management Journal finds that when community activists reach their goals, they galvanize; when they fail, mobilization does not fade away, but spills over to other industries
Local activism can’t be crushed, research finds. At most, it changes target
New research by Fabrizio Perretti and Alessandro Piazza in the Strategic Management Journal finds that when community activists reach their goals, they galvanize; when they fail, mobilization does not fade away, but spills over to other industries
How coworkers impact the value of your skills
Research at Harvard’s Growth Lab finds that skills of coworkers may matter as much as a worker’s own skills in achieving higher income
Predicting the year in chemistry
With 2020 just starting, scientists around the world are wondering what the year has in store for them. To help steer them straight, Chemical & Engineering News (C&EN), the weekly newsmagazine of the American Chemical Society, is highlighting key business…
How to conquer top 25 financial biases
New book co-authored by Center for BrainHealth® deputy director shares scientifically demonstrated financial biases
Economic impact: Sandia Labs spends $3.68B
Small businesses; new hires are major players in FY 19 economic impact
Vermont releases report by nation’s first state-led AI taskforce
Recommendations include the establishment of a permanent commission
How coworkers impact the value of your skills
Research at Harvard’s Growth Lab finds that skills of coworkers may matter as much as a worker’s own skills in achieving higher income
Predicting the year in chemistry
With 2020 just starting, scientists around the world are wondering what the year has in store for them. To help steer them straight, Chemical & Engineering News (C&EN), the weekly newsmagazine of the American Chemical Society, is highlighting key business…
How to conquer top 25 financial biases
New book co-authored by Center for BrainHealth® deputy director shares scientifically demonstrated financial biases
Economic impact: Sandia Labs spends $3.68B
Small businesses; new hires are major players in FY 19 economic impact
Vermont releases report by nation’s first state-led AI taskforce
Recommendations include the establishment of a permanent commission
Insilico collaborates with Pfizer on novel data and AI system for target discovery
Insilico enters into research collaboration with Pfizer Inc. to explore novel data and artificial intelligence system for potential therapeutic targets
Egg trading between hermaphroditic fish: Why would you give when you can just take?
The sex life of hermaphroditic animals is determined by one fundamental question: Who assumes the female role and produces the costly eggs? Hamlets avoid this dilemma by engaging in reciprocal egg trading. Scientists have now used microeconomic models to analyze…
Life Cycle Assessment pinpoints ‘sustainability hotspots’ in bio-chemical production
New research concerning Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) reveals challenges and opportunities in bio-chemical production.
Insilico collaborates with Pfizer on novel data and AI system for target discovery
Insilico enters into research collaboration with Pfizer Inc. to explore novel data and artificial intelligence system for potential therapeutic targets
Egg trading between hermaphroditic fish: Why would you give when you can just take?
The sex life of hermaphroditic animals is determined by one fundamental question: Who assumes the female role and produces the costly eggs? Hamlets avoid this dilemma by engaging in reciprocal egg trading. Scientists have now used microeconomic models to analyze…
Resale ticket markets benefit sports teams and fans
New research co-authored by Yanwen Wang, an assistant professor in the UBC Sauder School of Business, reveals that the resale ticket market also appeals to sports fans who normally buy season tickets. Resale ticket markets — also known as secondary…