Silicon Roundabout: did light touch policy interventions work?

Policy increased the size and density of the cluster, but this seems not to have increased firm performance
How will the UK tackle its welfare challenge in light of technological unemployment?

A universal basic income above subsistence level could help eradicate the welfare stigma
From workers to capitalists in less than two generations: the Chinese urban elite

Never have so many people increased their income so much over such a relatively short period of time
Taking the Floor: Models, Morals and Management in a Wall Street Trading Room – Book Review

An ethnographic study at a trading room sheds light on the moral disengagement created by the use of models
Most party manifestos have taken women’s interests seriously

However, it’s difficult to judge the value of their offer and Brexit might continue to trump everything

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Sustainability

To meet its ambitious ‘net zero’ target, the UK will need to ramp up climate change policies

December 3rd, 2019

How to change the paradigm in finance to incorporate a changing environment

December 2nd, 2019

The trade-offs between labour productivity and decarbonisation

November 26th, 2019

The role of international climate finance initiatives

November 18th, 2019

Economics

Silicon Roundabout: did light touch policy interventions work?

December 10th, 2019

From workers to capitalists in less than two generations: the Chinese urban elite

December 9th, 2019

Researchers’ advice to stress-prone entrepreneurs: learn to manage your insomnia, and sleep!

December 6th, 2019

Regulation, institutions and economic growth

December 5th, 2019

Tech Series

Bedy Yang: ‘Corporations often come from a place of fear of being disrupted’

November 22nd, 2019

Jeroen Tas: ‘If we don’t look at the big picture, we can tweak ourselves to oblivion’

November 19th, 2019

Marcelo Lombardo: ‘Cloud management software is revolutionising small firms’

November 14th, 2019

Marcus Weldon: ‘5G will enable a new era of productivity and economic growth’

November 12th, 2019

Information & Technology

Rethinking privacy in the age of psychological targeting

November 21st, 2019

Is the idea of ‘care robots’ an oxymoron?

November 20th, 2019

Do six per cent of financial transactions sent via the Swift system really fail?

November 4th, 2019
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How to promote media literacy

November 2nd, 2019

Management

Mainstreaming environmental, social and corporate governance

November 28th, 2019

The trade-offs between labour productivity and decarbonisation

November 26th, 2019

How to turn trust into a competitive advantage

November 20th, 2019
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Transforming the labour governance of global supply chains

November 13th, 2019
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Accounting

Data breaches hurt the economy but not so much the average company

October 24th, 2019

The challenge of regulating biotech in personalised healthcare

June 20th, 2019

Fundraising and crowdfunding platforms operate in a regulatory void

June 11th, 2019

Automation and disruption in the professional business model

June 6th, 2019

Finance

Cyber risk governance should take centre stage in financial services

December 4th, 2019

How to change the paradigm in finance to incorporate a changing environment

December 2nd, 2019

Do tweets from CEOs matter to investors?

November 29th, 2019

Do six per cent of financial transactions sent via the Swift system really fail?

November 4th, 2019
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Career & Success

Power increases cognitive functioning

November 18th, 2019

Relief for those who are not fans of networking: study says it’s not for everyone

November 1st, 2019

Social media cues about your political leanings might influence whether you’re hired or not

October 17th, 2019

How to build a better relationship with the boss

October 4th, 2019

Business Research Impact

When EU university researchers lost the full rights to their innovations

August 14th, 2018
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Why an open mind on open science could reshape human knowledge

January 8th, 2018
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Why much of academic business research remains irrelevant for business

November 21st, 2017

Is leadership research betraying leaders?

October 24th, 2017
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Business History

A free market for medical care? It’s been tried

October 1st, 2019

Portrait of a lady: the female entrepreneur in England and Wales, 1851-1911

May 17th, 2019

How railways aided early democratic social movements

May 14th, 2019

Canada’s supply management system: lessons from Britain’s Corn Laws

March 20th, 2019

Leadership

How to build a better relationship with the boss

October 4th, 2019

Change when the clock is ticking

August 6th, 2019
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The culture of overconfidence

May 16th, 2019

How change helpers succeed: pay attention to your own process

May 2nd, 2019

Gender

Most party manifestos have taken women’s interests seriously

December 7th, 2019

Who has to ‘lean in’ for equal gender representation in leadership roles?

November 15th, 2019

The gender pay gap among economists in the UK

November 5th, 2019

The unexplained 25% wage gap between male and female Hollywood actors

October 28th, 2019

Future of Work

How will the UK tackle its welfare challenge in light of technological unemployment?

December 10th, 2019
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Hidden in plain sight: the ghost in the automation and future of work debate

September 23rd, 2019

Lessons from the uberisation of lawyers in China

September 3rd, 2019

To tackle precarity in the platform economy, shift the narrative

August 16th, 2019

Work Issues

How will the UK tackle its welfare challenge in light of technological unemployment?

December 10th, 2019
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How companies organise jobs may go a long way towards alleviating employees’ commuting hell

October 11th, 2019

Hidden in plain sight: the ghost in the automation and future of work debate

September 23rd, 2019

Lessons from the uberisation of lawyers in China

September 3rd, 2019

Book Reviews

Taking the Floor: Models, Morals and Management in a Wall Street Trading Room – Book Review

December 8th, 2019

1931: Debt, Crisis, and the Rise of Hitler – Book Review

December 1st, 2019

The Costs of Connection: How Data is Colonizing Human Life and Appropriating It for Capitalism – Book Review

November 24th, 2019

Capitalism, Alone: The Future of the System That Rules the World – Book Review

November 17th, 2019

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