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“#Role models have major influence on female university choices” Credit: CC0 Public Domain Women exposed to successful and charismatic role models are more likely to follow them in choosing a university major. An experiment with undergraduates studying introductory economics classes at Southern Methodist University (SMU) in the USA, published in the American Economic Journal: Applied…
“#The price of taking a stance: How corporate sociopolitical activism impacts bottom line” Nooshin Warren. Credit: University of Arizona As the political climate in the United States becomes increasingly charged, some businesses are looking to have their voices heard on controversial issues. The impact of corporate sociopolitical activism on a company’s bottom line depends on…
“#New leaders emerge as organizations go to virtual work spaces, says study” Research from BYU shows new leaders emerge when work teams go virtual. Credit: Brigham Young University When work meetings shifted online this spring, some may have noticed new standouts among their colleagues. According to new research, members of virtual teams identify leaders in…
“#Employers can’t afford to ax mature workers, say researchers” Credit: Ingela Skullman/Pixabay In a new article in the Australian Journal of Management, researchers warn employers not to make hasty decisions in either dismissing or discounting the input of older workers. “Employers are well known for targeting mature workers when downsizing their workforce—but this might be…
“#Looking for better customer engagement value? Be more strategic on social media” Credit: Thomas Ulrich/ Pixabay The more interactions and connections a firm’s social media marketing strategy generates, the more customer engagement value it brings. In a new study, Fang Fang Li and Jorma Larimo from the University of Vaasa and Leonidas Leonidou from the…
“#Global economic stability could be difficult to recover in the wake of the COVID-19, finds study” Credit: CC0 Public Domain Analysis from the University of Surrey suggests that the economies of countries such as America, the United Kingdom and Germany should prepare for a long slow recovery with prolonged periods of instability. Rates of growth…
“#Is the food supply strong enough to weather the COVID-19 pandemic?” Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain The scenes are among the most haunting from the COVID-19 pandemic: Supermarkets where shoppers in protective masks face depleted shelves; consumers in the midst of panic buying, piling their carts with paper products, meats, eggs and gallons of water. Is…
“#’Quantitative easing’ program let households spend more during the last recession. Could it work again?” A newly-published study co-authored by MIT professor Christopher Palmer shows that quantitative easing helped consumers substantially during the last big economic downturn. Credit: MIT News A new study shows that the central bank tool known as quantitative easing helped consumers…
“#Electricity price more volatile during uncertainty periods in renewable energy regulation” Credit: CC0 Public Domain Three members of the BiRTE research group at the UPV/EHU’s Faculty of Economics and Business have published an analysis of the evolution in electricity prices during a 16-year period (2002 to 2017); the article appears in Energy Economics, a journal…
“#Resource curse or resource blessing: How major oil discoveries keep autocrats in power” Oil and natural gas wells require concrete to seal the area between the well casing and the surrounding borehole, but because of the high temperatures and pressures at depth, it has been hard to study how these specialized cements harden. Now, a…