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- When interacting with employees, leaders in the business world are often taught to take the Ted Lasso approach. The fictional soccer coach of the eponymous Apple TV+ show stays positive, no matter the circumstance.
- The 2024 arrest and subsequent release of activist Paul Watson, the founder of the NGO Sea Shepherd that fights to protect ocean biodiversity, highlighted a division between two opposing camps. There are those who want to stay true to the NGO's DNA by continuing to practice strong activism against poaching states, and those who believe there is too much at stake in remaining confrontational and advocate instead for more measured actions to institutionalize the NGO. This opposition reflects the dilemma faced by many "pirate organizations," a concept introduced by scholars Rudolph Durand and Jean-Philippe Vergne.
- New research reveals significant systemic barriers are preventing people with learning disabilities and complex needs from accessing appropriate housing. A new report from Heriot-Watt University found about 1,300 individuals remain at risk of hospital admission or are stuck in unsuitable placements.
- The early morning light spills over the raised beds of a thriving community garden in Harlem, New York. It's a Saturday, and people of all ages move among the plants—harvesting collard greens, making compost and packing bags of fresh vegetables.
- In the sweltering summer of AD18, a desperate chant echoed across China's sun-scorched plains: "Heaven has gone blind!" Thousands of starving farmers, their faces smeared with ox blood, marched toward the opulent vaults held by the Han dynasty's elite rulers.
- Governments use taxes to fund the public good. Charities serve a similar role. But does the former affect the latter?
- AI is not a perfect science. Although it's being refined over time, this technology is bound to make mistakes—so there needs to be a plan for when that happens.
- As automation and artificial intelligence (AI) continue to reshape the workforce, the University of Waterloo is at the forefront of finding solutions to this challenge. With the increasing value placed on hands-on data analytics training, the School of Accounting and Finance (SAF) at Waterloo recently hired a new faculty member to specifically lead a new project-based AI course. This means that students won't just learn about technology, they'll be solving real problems with it.
- Mothers who benefit from free state-funded childcare are less likely to look after elderly and sick members of their household, including their parents, new research shows.
- Advertising is a combination of art and science, and for a small business competing with big brands, it can be hard—and costly—to develop ads that connect with consumers. But a team of researchers led by a Virginia Commonwealth University professor has developed a method of using artificial intelligence in ad creation, which could help level the playing field for businesses and lead to more targeted marketing to consumers.
- Gambling prevalence studies provide a snapshot of gambling behavior, problems and harm in our communities. They are typically conducted about every five years.
- A new study in the Journal of Marketing reveals how racial stereotypes tied to emotional expressiveness in campaign images create disparities in donation outcomes on crowdfunding platforms like GoFundMe.
- The back-and-forth shift in climate policy between the Biden and Trump administrations has created uncertainty about future directions related to addressing climate change. A new study in International Studies of Economics has examined the impact of climate policy uncertainty on world energy stock returns.
- Research published in the Journal of Management Studies provides new insights into how parental leave policies, involving their time and money components, might affect whether mothers start a new business.
- A pay structure meant to drive corporate success may be doing the opposite. A new study finds that one of the most common forms of CEO compensation—value-based equity grants—can actually weaken executive motivation and stifle innovation by discouraging long-term investments.
- A worldwide field experiment conducted by the National University of Singapore (NUS) Business School has revealed that individuals demonstrate a marked increase in honest behavior when they are offered the option of being monitored and subsequently choosing it.
- As Canadians prepare to vote in a federal election during a period of global instability marked by trade disruptions, economic uncertainty, and armed conflict, the country's political leadership remains notably traditional in one key respect: gender.
- New research from the University of Florida suggests that people who feel powerless at work can overcome their tendency to remain passive by simply reframing their situation as an opportunity rather than a constraint.
- The professional world has no shortage of micromanagers—or, as Penn State School of Labor and Employment Relations (LER) faculty members Craig L. Pearce and Hee Man Park like to call them, "accidental dictators."
- For customers who don't have the freedom to choose where they shop, technological advancements—particularly artificial intelligence (AI) and intrusive personal data collection—are making price discrimination, inflation and lower-quality goods increasingly likely. Vulnerable consumers are most at risk.
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