Business

Climate change is not only disrupting supply chains and asset values, it is also quietly reshaping companies’ choice of business partners. New research based on nearly two decades of data from thousands of US-listed firms […]

The working hours and happiness of the self-employed are starting to recover—five years on from the downturn induced by the pandemic, research from the University of Liverpool Management School and LSE reveals. But the authors […]

Recent national figures show that more than 8.5 million adults in England and Wales are survivors of childhood abuse, underlining the scale of trauma-related experiences within the UK workforce. A new white paper, “Managing Trauma […]

A college degree is supposed to be the great equalizer in the labor market, promising upward mobility and better pay for all. But a new study published in the Journal of Applied Psychology suggests how […]

A new study published in the Journal of Consumer Psychology reveals a hidden tension in ethical consumerism: While consumers morally support companies that hire individuals experiencing homelessness, deep-seated social stigmas can inadvertently drive down sales.This […]

Extending membership-based free shipping programs to third-party sellers can strengthen online marketplaces rather than cannibalize them, according to a new study published in the INFORMS journal Information Systems Research. The findings suggest that programs like […]

A new report from Penn State’s Center for Collegiate Mental Health (CCMH) highlights the role colleges and universities can play in improving student outcomes by identifying financial insecurity early, and building coordinated support systems across […]

Legal efforts to tackle excessive personal information collection by social media giants could transcend international boundaries if nations moved away from a focus on assessing competition using the value of data, a new study says.This […]

Interlocking directorates—the practice of the same director sitting on the boards of competing companies—have long been identified with backroom deals and corporate collusion. In 1914, when antitrust laws began cracking down on the practice, future […]

A new study led by a University of Massachusetts Amherst economist shows that shrinking package sizes at U.S. grocery stores have played a hidden but important role in food inflation—though not in the way many […]