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CEOs’ Compensation Climbs If They Appoint CFO, Research Suggests

CEOs’ Compensation Climbs If They Appoint CFO, Research Suggests

The Wall Street Journal, December 4, 2019

Incoming chief executives tend to replace top lieutenants within the first few years of joining a company. New academic research suggests there might be an incentive to do so when it comes to at least one key position: the finance chief.

Studies from European School of Management and Technology Reveal New Findings on Management Science (Financing Capacity with Stealing and Shirking)

Studies from European School of Management and Technology Reveal New Findings on Management Science (Financing Capacity with Stealing and Shirking)

Advisor News, December 3, 2019

Investigators publish new report on Science - Management Science. According to news reporting originating in Berlin, Germany, by NewsRx journalists, research stated, “We study a firm’s capacity choice under demand uncertainty given that it must finance this investment externally. Sharing profits with investors causes governance problems affecting both capacity and demand: the firm may ‘steal’ capital, which reduces effective capacity, and ‘shirk’ on market development, which reduces demand.”

Cornell Johnson’s Girotra: Users Won’t Walk Too Far for a Bike Share

Cornell Johnson’s Girotra: Users Won’t Walk Too Far for a Bike Share

Poets & Quants, December 2, 2019

Bike-sharing systems have swept the world, making them the transportation mode of choice for many urban millennials. Cities like Hangzhou and Shanghai in China and London, Paris, and New York have the biggest networks. Washington, D.C. and Chicago are among the largest in the U.S.

Web Users Aren’t Duped by Native Ads

Web Users Aren’t Duped by Native Ads

O'Dwyer's, December 2, 2019

Internet users seem to recognize native ads as advertisements and aren’t deceived into thinking that branded content is bona fide news, according to new research published by the Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences (INFORMS).

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Artificial Intelligence

Opinion: What to watch in the coming AI policy shake-up

Opinion: What to watch in the coming AI policy shake-up

Deseret News, January 18, 2025

Something remarkable is happening in Washington. Tech executives who once shunned the political spotlight now make regular pilgrimages to Capitol Hill, and artificial intelligence — a field that traces back to the 1950s — has become the talk of the town.

Healthcare

We all benefit from and are hurt by health insurance claim denials

We all benefit from and are hurt by health insurance claim denials

Atlanta Journal Constitution, January 23, 2025

Health insurance has become necessary, with large and unpredictable health care costs always looming before each of us. Unfortunately, the majority of people have experienced problems when using their health insurance to pay for their medical care. Health insurance serves as the buffer between patients and the medical care system, using population pooling to mitigate the risk exposure on any one individual.

Supply Chain

New Study Shows How Ukraine War Impacts Global Food Supply Chain, Urges Alternative Routes For Grains

New Study Shows How Ukraine War Impacts Global Food Supply Chain, Urges Alternative Routes For Grains

Where the Food Comes From, January 20, 2025

A groundbreaking new study in the INFORMS journal Transportation Science reveals the severe and far-reaching consequences of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine on global food security. The research highlights an urgent need to address disruptions in the transportation of Ukrainian grains, which have caused dramatic price spikes and worsened food insecurity worldwide, particularly in vulnerable regions such as the Middle East and North Africa.

Port automation is a sticking point for dockworkers union

Port automation is a sticking point for dockworkers union

Marketplace, January 2, 2025

Dockworkers on the East and Gulf coasts could go on strike again in less than two weeks if they don’t reach a contract agreement with ports and shippers. Talks are set to resume next week, according to Bloomberg. The main sticking point between the two sides? Automation.

Climate