The Conversation - Business
Trump administration's attempt to nix the labor rights of thousands of federal workers on 'national security' grounds furthers the GOP's long-held anti-union agenda - Bob Bussel, University of Oregon
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Trump's first 100 days: economic uncertainty spikes while the president's approval ratings tank -- Steve Schifferes, City St George's, University of London1 day ago
From Doing Business to B-READY: World Bank's new rankings represent a rebrand, not a revamp -- Fernanda G Nicola, American University and Dhaisy Paredes Guzman, American University4 days ago
Trump's tariffs: poor workers in countries like Cambodia will be among the biggest losers -- Sabina Lawreniuk, University of Nottingham1 day ago
Low effort, high visibility: what bumper stickers say about our values and identity -- Paul Harrison, Deakin University7 days ago
Trump's attacks on central bank threaten its independence − and that isn't good news for sound economic stewardship (or battling inflation) -- Cristina Bodea, Michigan State University and Ana Carolina Garriga, University of Essex6 days ago
200 years ago, France extorted Haiti in one of history's greatest heists – and Haitians want reparations -- Marlene L. Daut, Yale University8 days ago
Tourists are cancelling trips to the US – here's how this could affect its economy -- Ross Bennett-Cook, Leeds Beckett University26 days ago
U.S. tariffs are about to trigger the greatest trade diversion the world has ever seen -- Wolfgang Alschner, L'Université d'Ottawa/University of Ottawa15 days ago
Trump's 'Liberation Day' tariffs are the highest in decades − an economist explains how that could hurt the US -- Bedassa Tadesse, University of Minnesota Duluth26 days ago
What Trump could learn from the British and Irish trade war of the 1930s -- Richard Carr, Anglia Ruskin University1 month ago
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Trouble at Tesla and protests against Trump's tariffs suggest consumer boycotts are starting to bite -- Erin O'Brien, Griffith University and Justine Coneybeer, Griffith University1 month ago
We analyzed racial justice statements from the 500 largest US companies and found that DEI officials really did have an influence -- Donald T. Tomaskovic-Devey, UMass Amherst; Jorge Quesada Velazco, UMass Amherst, and Kevin L. Young, UMass Amherst1 month ago
Aviation safety isn't just about pilot skill — it also comes down to corporate decision-making -- Thomas Walker, Concordia University and Hamed Khadivar, Université du Québec à Montréal (UQAM)1 month ago
Identifying brands as Black-owned can pay off for businesses -- Oren Reshef, Washington University in St. Louis; Abhay Aneja, University of California, Berkeley, and Michael Luca, Johns Hopkins University2 months ago
The dangers of 'Jekyll and Hyde leadership': Why making amends after workplace abuse can hurt more than it helps -- John Sumanth, Wake Forest University; Haoying Xu, Stevens Institute of Technology; Sean Hannah, Wake Forest University, and Sherry Moss, Wake Forest University2 months ago
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Bureaucrats get a bad rap, but they deserve more credit − a sociologist of work explains why -- Michel Anteby, Boston University1 day ago
US workers with remote-friendly jobs are still working from home nearly half the time, 5 years after the pandemic began -- Radostina Purvanova, Drake University and Alanah Mitchell, Drake University1 month ago
People with dementia could stay in the workplace longer – with the right tech -- James Fletcher, University of Bath and Olivia Brown, University of Bath26 days ago
Anger is a flow of emotion like water through a hose − at work, it helps to know when to turn it up or down and how to direct it -- Laura Rees, Oregon State University and Ray Friedman, Vanderbilt University1 month ago
Managers can help their Gen Z employees unlock the power of meaningful work − here's how -- Kelly Kennedy, Ed.D., University of Connecticut and Cathleen Swody, Ph.D., University of Connecticut2 months ago
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African countries shouldn't have to borrow money to fix climate damage they never caused – economist -- Carlos Lopes, University of Cape Town5 months ago
Rating agencies and Africa: the absence of people on the ground contributes to bias against the continent – analyst -- Misheck Mutize, University of Cape Town7 months ago
What are halal mortgages? -- Shariq Siddiqui, Indiana University7 months ago
No credit score? A grocery list could be the next best thing -- Joonhyuk Yang, University of Notre Dame and Jung Youn Lee, Jones Graduate School of Business at Rice University4 months ago
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Endowments aren't blank checks – but universities can rely on them more heavily in turbulent times -- Ellen P. Aprill, University of California, Los Angeles8 days ago
With federal funding in question, artists can navigate a perilous future by looking to the past -- Johanna K. Taylor, Arizona State University and Mary McAvoy, Arizona State University8 days ago
Gifts from top 50 US philanthropists rebounded to $16B in 2024 − Mike Bloomberg; Reed Hastings and Patty Quillin; and Michael and Susan Dell lead the list of biggest givers -- David Campbell, Binghamton University, State University of New York; Lindsey McDougle, Rutgers University - Newark, and Susan Appe, University at Albany, State University of New York1 month ago
Nonprofits that provide shelter for homeless people, disaster recovery help, and food for low-income Americans rely heavily on federal funding – they would be reeling if Trump froze that money -- Dyana Mason, University of Oregon and Mirae Kim, George Mason University2 months ago
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US universities lose millions of dollars chasing patents, research shows -- Joshua M. Pearce, Western University4 days ago
What does 2025 hold for interest rates, inflation and the American consumer? -- D. Brian Blank, Mississippi State University and Brandy Hadley, Appalachian State University3 months ago
Does the US have a planned economy? You might be surprised -- Daniel Pellathy, University of Tennessee3 months ago
Why a psychopath wouldn't hesitate to cause another global financial crisis – if there was something in it for them -- Clive Roland Boddy, Anglia Ruskin University8 days ago