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Robots on a manufacturing line

Robots cause company profits to fall – at least at first

03 Aug 2023

Researchers have found that robots can have a ‘U-shaped’ effect on profits: causing profit margins to fall at first, before eventually rising again...

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Businesswoman interacting with colleagues sitting at conference table during meeting in board room - stock photo

Women are ‘running with leaded shoes’ when promoted at work, says study

19 Apr 2022

Promotion at work has greater emotional benefit for men than women, says a new study on gender and workplace emotion.

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Devil's Advocate

Fighting board rubber-stamping

14 Jul 2015

Public companies should appoint a ‘Contrarian Director’ – inspired by the ‘Devil’s Advocate’ – to challenge board decisions and suggest alternatives...

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 ̽»¨Ö±²¥conference will examine the effects that the projected fantasies of subordinates have on managers when the latter begin to believe in them.

̽»¨Ö±²¥intoxication of power

18 Sep 2013

Why are so many companies brought down by an excess of self-confidence, and rash decision-making by out-of-control egos at the top? A Cambridge...

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Banking Protest.

Fraud claims and board games: What now for regulation and governance?

02 Aug 2012

̽»¨Ö±²¥author of the report which laid the basis for British and international corporate governance codes will be the guest speaker at a conference...

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Mike Marin.

̽»¨Ö±²¥crisis of shareholder primacy

19 Mar 2012

If we want to prevent the next financial crisis, a new model of corporate governance is needed to replace shareholder primacy in financial...

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