#Global success for Canadian companies depends on prior R&D investment, receptiveness to new learning

“#Global success for Canadian companies depends on prior R&D investment, receptiveness to new learning” Credit: CC0 Public Domain Canadian companies that go international are known to be more productive and successful than those that don’t. New research has quantified the reasons why. It shows that about 80 percent of global companies’ productivity is due to…

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#Investing in clean energy makes financial sense, say experts

“#Investing in clean energy makes financial sense, say experts” Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Investing in clean energy rather than fossil fuels is an attractive choice for investors concluded experts at a Business School webinar. In a webinar organized by the Executive Education team at Imperial College Business School, academics and industry leaders gathered for a…

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#Unequal paths to recovery as economy reopens

“#Unequal paths to recovery as economy reopens” Low-income workers are almost twice as likely to be laid-off or furloughed as high-income workers, according to a new UCL study examining income and consumption effects of COVID-19. The working paper, published by Puey Ungphakorn Institute for Economic Research, highlights that a significant proportion of those low-income workers—70…

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#Seven ways social distancing will change restaurants

“#Seven ways social distancing will change restaurants” Credit: Follow Focus/Shutterstock COVID-19 has had a devastating effect on the restaurant industry. While a few restaurants have found ways to provide takeaway and dine-at-home offerings, the majority of businesses have shut up shop during lockdown. From July 4, restaurants in the UK are permitted to open –…

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#Grazing disputes in Kyrgyzstan reveal pasture access concerns for herders

“#Grazing disputes in Kyrgyzstan reveal pasture access concerns for herders” Yurts in a valley in Kyrgyzstan. Credit: EJ Wolfson via Unsplash In early June, livestock herders from two neighboring districts in Kyrgyzstan’s Naryn oblast, or administrative region, clashed over disagreements regarding pasture access. Grazing disputes are not new, however, for herders in Kyrgyzstan, where glaciers…

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#The sun is setting on unsustainable long-haul, short-stay tourism, making regional travel bubbles the future

“#The sun is setting on unsustainable long-haul, short-stay tourism, making regional travel bubbles the future” Credit: www.shutterstock.com Unprecedented border closures and the domestic lockdown have paralyzed New Zealand’s $40.9 billion a year tourism industry. In the process, the vulnerability of the sector to external shocks and the tenuous nature of tourism employment have been exposed….

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#Cost-effective ways to minimize risks in the supply chain

“#Cost-effective ways to minimize risks in the supply chain” A familiar sight during the coronavirus pandemic. There have been frequent shortages of toiletry products during the crisis. Researchers at Fraunhofer ITWM have developed algorithms that analyze how diversified the supply chains are in different areas of a company and thus how great the risk is…

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