Karoshi or corporate death sentence
Karoshi is a Japanese word literally meaning „death from overwork“. (more…)
Category Archives: Economy
Sam Bankman-Fried: The fall of a Crypto Robinhood
In May 2019 the MIT graduate Sam Bankman-Fried together with Gary Wang founded FTX cryptocurrency exchange headquartered in The Bahamas. Within years, sometime early this year, his net worth passed $26 billion. By the way he is just 30 years old, born March 6, 1992. (more…)
5 Tips for Stress-Free Year-End Closing
Year-end closing is a nightmare for every business that does not have a good accounting team. From leave management to closing your books, running around like a headless chicken during your last quarter can be a pain. It’s stressful to do, but it doesn’t have to be. (more…)
What are the Benefits of Corporate Video Production?
Videos are powerful tools in the digital age. They are excellent for entertainment and communication. Businesses produce some of the most creative and sometimes controversial advertisements in the form of videos. However, corporations’ use of videos isn’t limited to corporate advertisement. Any well-oiled organization at least dabbles into corporate video production for various purposes outside of marketing. (more…)
Best ‘Bitcoin’ tweets of President Nayib Bukele
Nayib Bukele, president of El Salvador, aka CEO of the country, made a series of tweets about Bitcoin this year of which the followings sound ‘the very best’ of all: (more…)
Why Are Entrepreneurs Called Risk-takers?
Almost every decision made in the business world entails some sort of risk attached to it. The secret to being successful in the long run is to choose your risks wisely. (more…)
There’s no such thing as corporate criminal law, Michigan Ross professor says
When U.S. companies commit wrongdoing, they are supposed to be held accountable by criminal as well as civil penalties. But what if that does not actually happen? (more…)
Bedingungsloses Grundeinkommen als Krisenprävention
Wirtschaftswissenschaftler*innen erarbeiten Modell, das die Pandemie und vergleichbare Krisen finanziell abfedern soll
Ein Grundeinkommen kann helfen, um Ungleichheit und Ungerechtigkeit insbesondere in Krisenzeiten vorzubeugen und abzufedern. Zu diesem Schluss kommt ein Team um die Wirtschaftswissenschaftler*innen Bianca Blum von der Götz-Werner-Professur für Wirtschaftspolitik und Ordnungstheorie und Prof. Dr. Bernhard Neumärker, ebenfalls Götz-Werner-Professur und Leiter des Freiburg Institute for Basic Income Studies (FRIBIS). (more…)