Während Männer sich eher dem Konkurrenzkampf aussetzen, versuchen Frauen, diesen oft zu vermeiden. Das hat auch Auswirkungen auf die Arbeitswelt, in der Männer häufig noch immer höhere Löhne und Positionen einnehmen. Ein Team vom Institut für Finanzwissenschaft und dem Max-Planck-Institut zeigt nun in Nature Communications, wie sich diese Lücke schließen lässt. (more…)
DENVER, CO – 11 March 2019: (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — CULedger, a credit union service organization (CUSO), today announced a collaboration with IBM (NYSE: IBM) to pioneer new blockchain-based services to help credit unions provide a better experience for members. (more…)
COLUMBIA, Mo. – Replacing a CEO after a conflict between that executive and a corporate board can have positive impacts on a company’s stock performance, according to new research from the University of Missouri. (more…)
ANN ARBOR — Breaking the rules.
Almost daily we hear about someone who has cheated to get ahead—students using a study app to get answers for a final exam, two more auto companies caught fudging on emissions data, and Facebook employees fired for taking private user data for the purposes of stalking. (more…)
Prof. Eric Posner rethinks capitalism in pursuit of a more just society
Picture a society in which property is put to its most productive and valuable use rather than being held indefinitely by its richest citizens, and voters are able to cast ballots that reflect not only their interests but the intensity of those interests. (more…)
Didn't have time to tune in last week to Ripple Drop episode 6? @ashgoblue shows how @mercury_fx_ltd uses RippleNet to accelerate payments from days to seconds. pic.twitter.com/A0FBexkYQP — Ripple (@Ripple) 2. November 2018
ANN ARBOR — A sudden loss of wealth in middle or old age can be financially devastating—and fatal.
According to a University of Michigan study, adults in their 50s and older who suffer a catastrophic loss of wealth have a 50-percent higher risk of dying than those who do not have such loss. The effect can last for two decades, and whether participants are very wealthy or have only modest savings makes no difference. (more…)
ANN ARBOR — More recent thought on how to reach consensus among members of diverse teams for the best outcome has been to use text rather than face-to-face communication, but new research from the University of Michigan shows it’s not that simple. (more…)
