World Economy

Could “dark triad” traits like narcissism and manipulation in leadership actually foster entrepreneurial energy? New research shows they may, but the same traits that build successful start-ups can also break them.This article is brought to […]

Millions across Asia, Africa, Latin America and Oceania remain locked out of meaningful digital participation and from the digital services that increasingly shape everyday life, despite two decades of investment. A new study from the […]

Work songs, musical pieces designed to be performed or sung while working, have been widely documented across various cultures and in different historical periods. For instance, people in different nations have been known to sometimes […]

Feelings of despair at the state of the world can be overwhelming. Social and environmental problems persist, but political discourse is polarized, divisive and often ineffective.This article is brought to you by Phys.Org.

Millions of people around the world now use AI companions—for friendship, emotional support, mental health counseling and romantic interactions. This includes 72% of adolescents, according to one study from the United States.This article is brought […]

In the shadow of the 2008 global financial crisis, trust in the financial system was at a historic low. Banks had failed, markets had collapsed, and confidence in central institutions had been deeply shaken.This article […]

When earthquakes struck Turkey and Syria in February 2023, more than 50,000 people were killed and thousands more were injured.This article is brought to you by Phys.Org.

For Kaitlin Takacs-Haynes, professor of management in the University of Delaware’s Alfred Lerner College of Business and Economics, studying greed has been on her mind since having a conversation with a colleague during the 2008 […]

Taylor & Francis has announced the release of its first sustainable impact report, “Publishing with purpose”, highlighting its commitment to sustainability, equity, and accessibility in scholarly publishing.This article is brought to you by Phys.Org.

Sometimes the price wasn’t missing; its disclosure was just delayed. That’s what Minzhe Xu, assistant professor of marketing in Iowa State University’s Ivy College of Business, and his fellow researchers noticed when shopping online. A […]