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Auditors with uncommon names more likely to bend corporate auditing standards

Corporate auditing is not normally seen as a creative act. Yet in-house audit guidelines at the Big 4 firms grant individual auditors a significant degree of discretion. And it turns out that there is a […]

Younger workers not adjusting to rising state pension age, study finds

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New research from the University of Bath finds older Brits are delaying retirement due to rising State Pension age but many younger workers, especially women, risk being underprepared by holding onto unrealistic early retirement hopes.This […]

Food trade regimes harm people and the planet: How the G20 can drive improvements

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African food systems face daunting challenges in the face of climate change. They must ensure fair access to food for residents of Africa’s growing cities and create decent jobs where workers and small businesses get […]

It’s harder than you think to become a top sports official in football, soccer and the rugby codes

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Sport officials, regardless of which code they supervise, are appointed to be impartial figures.This post was originally published on this site

Smarter, faster, stronger: AI fuels the rise of new productive forces

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Artificial intelligence (AI) is emerging as a powerful catalyst for transforming enterprise productivity. A new study analyzing data from more than 27,000 Chinese listed firms finds that AI significantly enhances what are termed “new quality […]

Whose satisfaction is more important to your business? Your customers or your employees?

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New research from Virginia Commonwealth University challenges the long-held business assumption that companies perform best when both customers and employees are highly satisfied.This post was originally published on this site

Child labor numbers rise in homes where adults are jobless, study finds

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Child labor is a big concern across the world. It is particularly acute in countries in the global south, where it is estimated that about 160 million children are engaged in child labor, about 87 […]

‘Doing well by doing good’? Study supports framework to help companies improve brand trust

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Today’s customers don’t just buy products—they buy into what a company stands for. It is no longer just low prices or flashy marketing that target the latest trends. Stakeholders are asking harder questions: Does this […]

‘Into a void’: Young US college graduates face employment crisis

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Over two years, Rebecca Atkins filed more than 250 job applications, and felt like every one was going into a gaping chasm—one opened by the highest unemployment rate for recent college graduates in the United […]

Wells Fargo scandal drove borrowers to fintech lenders, study suggests

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The Wells Fargo financial scandal in 2016 diminished consumer trust in traditional banks while driving homebuyers to fintech lenders for mortgages, a University of California, Davis study suggests.This post was originally published on this site

Marketing study applies screening tool to identify competitors in geographical markets

Hotel industry competition can be fierce in terms of owners knowing their competitors, including which ones affect their bottom line the most. Focusing on this industry, researchers from the University of Maryland’s Robert H. Smith [...]
British workhouses were founded and sustained on wealth derived from slavery, study shows

British workhouses were intimately bound up with slavery and imperialism throughout the early modern period, new research from Cardiff University finds.This post was originally published on this site
Flight attendants have gone 50 years without ground pay—here’s the reason behind it

The recent labor dispute between Air Canada and its flight attendants pulled back the curtain on one of the airline industry’s longest-standing injustices: flight attendants are paid only when planes are in motion, a practice [...]