Bomikazi Zeka, University of Canberra and Romalani Leofo, University of Canberra You’ve probably heard the saying, “The rich become richer, while the poor become poorer”. It’s about how uneven financial progress can be. One of the reasons behind financial inequality is the gender pay gap, but the wealth gap is even more revealing.
Ph. Before the crisis began, ports like Jebel Ali in the UAE were seeing millions of containers of goods passing through them every year. Druid007/Shutterstock Gokcay Balci, University of Leeds and Ebru Surucu-Balci, University of Bradford The Iranian regime has announced the closure of the strait of Hormuz and threatened to target ships
Michael Klein, Tufts University The “fog of war” refers to confusion and uncertainty on the battlefield and the attendant possibility of fatal error. This principle has a parallel when it comes to the economic consequences of wars as well, especially when they occur in a region that is a chokepoint for the production
Lyla Latif, University of Nairobi Public finance, or how governments at all levels raise and allocate money, is in evidence everywhere you look. That pothole destroying your car. The health clinic without medicine. The dilapidated school. Public money is not government money. It is yours, writes Kenyan finance scholar Lyla Latif in her
Wikus Kruger, University of Cape Town A South African solar manufacturer, ARTsolar, is taking the government and several renewable energy developers to court. The case focuses on local content rules for renewable energy projects. ARTsolar says it invested in new manufacturing capacity because it expected these rules to lead to orders for locally
What if the biggest untapped resource in European agriculture is not technology or funding – but the women already working in the sector? At 34, Albertine Ekkels from the Netherlands found herself torn between daily life on a dairy farm and her dream of starting a business. “The biggest challenge for me was
Jonas Cromwell, University of Leeds Avocados have been grown in Tanzania since the early 1890s. The global appetite for the creamy fruit, also known as green gold, is booming. The industry’s market value was over US$6.5 billion in 2020, reached US$16.24 billion in 2024 and is projected to reach US$23 billion in 2029.
Ogni giorno prendiamo centinaia di micro-decisioni. Assunzioni, valutazioni, esclusioni, intuizioni… spesso in pochi secondi. Ma dietro quella “rapidità” si nasconde una distorsione silenziosa: il bias cognitivo. I bias non sono errori da ignoranti, ma scorciatoie evolutive che il cervello usa per risparmiare energia. Il problema? . Read full article here Lingua originale: italiano.
C’è un paradosso nella leadership moderna.Formiamo leader su dati, processi, modelli decisionali… Ma ignoriamo il loro primo e più potente strumento di guida… . Read full article here Lingua originale: italiano. Autore: Amadeo Furlan Amadeo Furlan è membro del Senato accademico, professore e ricercatore di psicologia comportamentale presso la University of Northwest New
Il linguaggio manageriale non è mai neutro. Ogni parola usata (o evitata) modifica lo stato fisiologico, la motivazione e l’identità dell’altro. In un contesto organizzativo, la parola può diventare… . Read full article here Lingua originale: italiano. Autore: Amadeo Furlan Amadeo Furlan è membro del Senato accademico, professore e ricercatore di psicologia comportamentale