A new study finds overconfident CEOs are less likely to delegate responsibilities to underlings, particularly in settings that involve complex transactions—such as hammering out the details of high-stakes deals. The paper, “Leave it to Me:…
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Study finds overconfident CEOs are 10-15% less likely to delegate deal work
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AI could spot the next financial crisis—but there's a catch
What if AI could predict the next financial meltdown? Sounds like a promising idea, yet as new research finds, the devil is in the details.
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Yes, AI could boost productivity, but work is about more than maximizing output
Worries about the British economy have long been dominated by one persistent concern—weak productivity. Since the financial crisis of 2008, growth has stagnated, leaving the UK trailing well behind the US, France and Germany across that whole…
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In Hollywood, teams don't stick together long enough to learn from failure, data reveal
Hollywood loves a comeback story: a director who flopped and then returned with a masterpiece or the producer who went bust and bounced back with a winner. It’s a narrative rooted in the business belief that failure is a great teacher. But what…
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Structural barriers and policy pathways for a just clean energy transition
Gielen, D. et al. The role of renewable energy in the global energy transformation. Energy Strategy Rev. 24, 38–50 (2019).
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The maritime net zero framework matters far beyond shipping
For the maritime sector, the postponement of the adoption of the Net Zero Framework has renewed attention to four structural issues that will determine the framework’s effectiveness (Fig. 1). First, additional technical work is required to…
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How responsible leadership translates into voice: the mediating role of psychological empowerment and the moderating role of Guanxi
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Ajmal M, Sareet Z, Islam A (2025) Unleashing innovation through employee voice behavior in the hotel industry: the impact of ambidextrous…
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Corporate carbon risk and stock price fragility
Agrawal AK, Matsa DA (2013) Labor unemployment risk and corporate financing decisions. J Financ Econ 108:449–470
Amihud Y (2002) Illiquidity and stock returns: cross-section and time-series…
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The Royal College of Ophthalmologists National Ophthalmology Database age-related macular degeneration (AMD) audit: report 1, associations with socio-economic deprivation in neovascular AMD
Furtado JM, Jonas JB, Tapply I, Fernandes AG, Cicinelli MV, Arrigo A, et al. Global estimates on the number of people blind or visually impaired by age-related macular degeneration: a metaanalysis from 2000 to 2020. Eye. 2024;38:2070–82.
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Priority questions for the next decade of blue carbon science
The top ten priority questions, identified and ranked by 28 global experts, highlight a field striving to balance technical rigour with practical implementation to ensure credible and scalable blue carbon solutions (Fig. 1). From an initial pool…
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