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Newswise: High-End Hotels Manipulate Reviews When Competing with Airbnb
Released: 27-Oct-2022 2:50 PM EDT
High-End Hotels Manipulate Reviews When Competing with Airbnb
Iowa State University

Researchers found high-end hotels often post more fake, positive reviews about themselves and less negative reviews about other hotels when they face greater competition from Airbnb. This shift toward “co-opetition instead of tit-for-tat" creates inflated ratings.

Released: 26-Oct-2022 11:05 AM EDT
Power of the Pocketbook: An Ethicist Weighs in on Ethical Consumption
Binghamton University, State University of New York

Binghamton University Philosophy Professor Nicole Hassoun considers the global health responsibilities of pharmaceutical companies, and makes the case for a new kind of ethical investment in public health.

   
Released: 25-Oct-2022 1:20 PM EDT
New research shows practices of ethical finance leadership have been ‘hiding in plain sight’
City University London

The irreversible damage caused by humanity to the planet forces us to examine the entire culture and model of accounting and finance.

Released: 24-Oct-2022 11:55 AM EDT
Positive ESG Ratings in the Past Led to 25% Drop in Philanthropic Giving
Brigham Young University

Everywhere you look, something or someone is being rated — that movie you’re thinking of seeing, the restaurant you might try, the president’s popularity this week.

   
Released: 13-Oct-2022 3:45 PM EDT
Climate change will affect the way all businesses operate. Now a US regulator wants companies to tell their shareholders exactly how
Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU)

Climate change is real, and it’s happening now — from melting permafrost in the Arctic to massive flooding in Pakistan to the increased likelihood of devastating hurricanes in the Americas and elsewhere.

Released: 12-Oct-2022 4:30 PM EDT
American Society of Anesthesiologists Named a Best and Brightest Company to Work For® in the Nation, Sixth Year in a Row
American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA)

The American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) today announced it has been selected as a 2022 Best and Brightest Companies to Work For® in the Nation. This marks the sixth consecutive year the Society has received the designation.

Released: 12-Oct-2022 1:05 PM EDT
Johns Hopkins Carey Business School launches Center for Innovative Leadership
Johns Hopkins University Carey Business School

The center serves to advance knowledge and build capacity for innovative leadership in modern organizations. As a hub at Johns Hopkins for new ideas and insights on leadership, it brings together faculty research, student experiences, and industry engagement.

     
Released: 12-Oct-2022 4:05 AM EDT
Eco-labels on menu options prompt diners to make more sustainable choices, new research finds
University of Bristol

A first-of-its-kind study has shown adding eco-friendly ratings on menu items results in diners making choices which are kinder to the environment.

Released: 11-Oct-2022 6:05 AM EDT
New book offers road map for more equitable corporate culture
University of Iowa Tippie College of Business

The new book "Shared Sisterhood" lays out a road map for white, Black and Latina women to build workplace alliances through vulnerability, trust, risk-taking, and empathy in order to pressure organizational structures to become more equitable for all women.

Released: 10-Oct-2022 3:35 PM EDT
The Venture Capital Landscape Is Changing, and Perhaps Not for the Better
University of Maryland, Robert H. Smith School of Business

Newly published findings suggest entrepreneurs are changing the way they evaluate venture capitalists and often are deciding to work with new VCs rather than established ones.

Released: 10-Oct-2022 3:20 PM EDT
Protecting identities of panelists in market research
Cornell University

According to research by a Cornell University SC Johnson College of Business professor and colleagues, it’s highly likely that a survey participant’s identity and other sensitive information can be traced back to the individual.

Released: 6-Oct-2022 10:35 AM EDT
Negotiation Skills Workshop on Tap November 2-4 in Washington, D.C.
University of Maryland, Robert H. Smith School of Business

UMD’s Smith School of Business hosts a three-day professional certificate course involving a broad spectrum of workplace negotiation exercises and simulations for professionals at all levels.

   
Released: 30-Sep-2022 2:05 PM EDT
Can a business succeed without profit motives for individuals?
University of Oregon

University of Oregon law professor Susan Gary writes about purpose trusts and the business of business.

Released: 27-Sep-2022 2:10 PM EDT
The latest research and expert commentary on guns and violence
Newswise

Here are some of the latest articles that have been posted in the Guns and Violence channel on Newswise.

       
Released: 21-Sep-2022 8:05 AM EDT
How white consumers helped drive discrimination by businesses
Ohio State University

A new study provides the best evidence to date that preferences of white consumers helped drive private businesses to discriminate against Black customers before the Civil Rights Act of 1964.

Released: 13-Sep-2022 10:35 AM EDT
Researchers identify how science can help cities and companies to operate within Earth system limits
University of Exeter

What businesses and cities must do to stay within ‘safe and just’ environmental limits for carbon, water, nutrients, land and other natural resources is the subject of a new set of recommendations from Earth Commission experts.



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