Renewable Energy Finance: Powering the Future – Book Review

‘The text doesn’t succumb to the uncritical bullishness that mars other renewables books’
Britain’s industrial policy will not halt manufacturing decline

There are few signs that Theresa May’s strategy will differ meaningfully from that of her recent predecessors
Time to retire the stereotype of bankers as reckless anti-heroes

Their motivations aren’t purely materialistic; they need work cultures based on justice, identity, trust and pride
From gratitude to resentment: The downside of working from home

With 4.2 million people working from home in the UK, employers need to be better equipped to manage them
Autumn Statement does little to dampen fears for the economic health of the UK

Brexit and the uncertainties surrounding it present an unprecedented challenge

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LSE Growth Commission

Autumn Statement does little to dampen fears for the economic health of the UK

November 24th, 2016

Brexit and its effect on the pound, the UK’s trading position and productivity

November 24th, 2016

Industrial policy: Past, present and future in post-Brexit Britain and beyond

November 23rd, 2016

Investing in the future of the UK: LSE relaunches its Growth Commission

November 2nd, 2016
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Management

From gratitude to resentment: The downside of working from home

November 25th, 2016

How people react to the ‘also recommended’ section of online stores

November 16th, 2016

How to co-lead a team

November 11th, 2016

Whatever it takes to win: Rivalry increases unethical behaviour

November 10th, 2016

Information & Technology

Central banks of developing nations should issue digital currency

November 22nd, 2016
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How people react to the ‘also recommended’ section of online stores

November 16th, 2016

Internet providers have an economic incentive to offer some content at faster speeds

November 9th, 2016

Negative emotions influence how we move the computer mouse

October 27th, 2016

Accounting

Measuring social impact is complicated and may create dysfunctional incentives

October 19th, 2016
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Should auditors be reviewed by peers or should the state do it?

August 16th, 2016
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Why airplanes take off and land safely despite all the risks

July 5th, 2016

Reducing budget slack may lead managers to focus on the short term

June 6th, 2016

Entrepreneurship

Sherry Coutu: ‘There’s no such thing as small and medium-sized firms’

November 23rd, 2016

How founders psychologically disengage from their start-ups when it’s time to exit

November 16th, 2016

Why there will never be a robot-entrepreneur and why it’s important

September 29th, 2016

An entrepreneur’s quest to build an EdTech product out of her invention

September 20th, 2016

Finance

Why European firms need more securitised bonds (not bank loans)

November 15th, 2016

What Donald Trump could do to ‘make America great again’ without destroying free trade

November 10th, 2016

Hedge funds are heavily involved in the distressed debt market

November 8th, 2016

A proposal to help make credit ratings as accurate as possible

October 17th, 2016

Global business

Navigating the new anti-money laundering normal

November 24th, 2016

Chinese leaders walk a tightrope on market reforms amid slowdown

November 3rd, 2016

How Chinese firms reacted when told to change their share ownership structures

November 1st, 2016

India’s reforms to attract investment present opportunities for European firms

October 28th, 2016

Work Issues

Flourishing at work is all about relationships

November 2nd, 2016

Alienated, under pressure and target driven: Why we need to make friends at work

October 17th, 2016

The focus on exam grades is failing the next generation

October 3rd, 2016
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What does ‘decent work’ mean to low-paid workers?

October 1st, 2016

Leadership

How to co-lead a team

November 11th, 2016

Exporters to countries that value CEO power will have more powerful CEOs

November 2nd, 2016

From apartheid to today’s divided politics: a CEO calls for responsive leadership

October 20th, 2016

Leaders pay a price when they mismanage employees’ negative feelings

August 1st, 2016

Sustainability

What energy and climate change policies can we expect from President Trump?

November 11th, 2016

Can North Africa’s energy challenges become opportunities?

October 21st, 2016

Negative interest rates are an opportunity for the UK to invest in sustainable infrastructure

October 14th, 2016

Hinkley Point C nuclear station: an expensive solution to a cheap problem

September 26th, 2016
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Economics

Britain’s industrial policy will not halt manufacturing decline

November 26th, 2016

Autumn Statement does little to dampen fears for the economic health of the UK

November 24th, 2016

Brexit and its effect on the pound, the UK’s trading position and productivity

November 24th, 2016

Industrial policy: Past, present and future in post-Brexit Britain and beyond

November 23rd, 2016

Gender

A CEO shows us how promoting diversity is not an exact science

November 15th, 2016

Women who quit their careers: a group rarely investigated

November 4th, 2016

The more men know about work gender inequality, the more they act as advocates

November 1st, 2016

Five minutes with Laura Bates: ‘Women bear children’ is not an excuse

October 24th, 2016

Surviving Work in the UK

Healing the rifts between mental health workers and psychiatric survivors

November 21st, 2016

In the absence of proper jobs, therapists turn to precarious work

November 21st, 2016

Surviving work as an academic in the age of measuring impact

November 14th, 2016

The tyranny of satisfaction reigns in organisations

November 14th, 2016
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