World Economy

In an e-commerce warehouse, worker performance is influenced by the performance of those around them, despite a system that discourages interaction, according to research from Caitlin Ray, ILR assistant professor in the Human Resource Studies […]

The cost of school uniforms is proving a barrier to education for secondary students in Aotearoa, with some missing school because they don’t have a full uniform, a study from the University of Otago, Wellington—Ōtākou […]

Older workers are stereotyped as less competent, less trainable, and less adaptable by their younger colleagues, influencing how they are viewed by management, a University of Queensland study has found. Associate Professor Chad Chiu from […]

Big data, artificial intelligence and advanced pricing algorithms make it easier than ever for companies to fine-tune prices for individual products to closely reflect their unique value and cost. The conventional wisdom is straightforward: better […]

Fashion has always been a bit different to other industries. Consumers do not just buy because they need something. They buy because they are bored, influenced or simply browsing.This article is brought to you by […]

If you ever wondered why the most ruthless characters in corporate dramas, such as Succession, keep rising to the top, new research from the UBC Sauder School of Business suggests that dynamic is not just […]

Some developing country governments spend years making the reforms that international financial institutions want—only to find that their efforts are not rewarded. They may make budgets more transparent, publish their debt obligations, set up independent […]

Superglue, penicillin, X-rays, the pacemaker: All are examples of “happy accidents”—inventions by individuals trying to do one thing, and winding up with something superior to the original objective.This article is brought to you by Phys.Org.

Disinformation communicated by and on behalf of foreign powers is now part and parcel of digital statecraft in the information age, an expert from Cardiff University has said.This article is brought to you by Phys.Org.

The United States is planning new tariffs on some name-brand medicines.This article is brought to you by Phys.Org.