Politics News - Leaders in Business

Study finds there is no silver bullet for strengthening regional propensity to start a business

Successful start-up ecosystems are characterized by good transport and telecommunications infrastructure, a high population density, a high proportion of foreign... Read more

Misdemeanor bail reforms in Harris County, Texas had a positive impact on public safety

The Quattrone Center for the Fair Administration of Justice at the University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School has released a... Read more

Review of evaluations of Project Safe Neighborhoods programs identifies gaps in literature, generally favorable outcomes

In the 1990s, changes in violent crime rates, social and political unrest directed at law enforcement, and technological innovations set... Read more

Digital nomads want to replace the nation state—is there a darker side to this quest for global freedom?

A 'network state' is ideologically aligned but geographically decentralized. The people are spread around the world in clusters of varying... Read more

Risk of rejecting conspiracy theories could play key role in their propagation in Western society

A new study suggests that when deciding whether to believe in a conspiracy theory or not, the brain weighs up... Read more

Do masculine leadership titles undermine women's leadership?

Debates about using masculine or gender-neutral words to describe leadership positions, jobs and awards affect nearly all domains of society... Read more

Taxes out, subsidies in: Australia and the US are passing major climate bills, without taxing carbon

At last, there's action on climate change. The United States recently passed its largest climate bill ever. And Australia is... Read more

Good loser messages support democracy

Citizens sometimes just have to live with political decisions they dislike or think are unfair. But if their preferred party... Read more

'Radical decentralisation' needed in Iran to allow Kurdish communities to benefit from natural resources, study argues

A radical decentralisation of politics and decision-making in Iran is needed to allow Kurdish communities to benefit from natural resources,... Read more

Conflictive home-host country relations have a strong, negative effect on policy risk

Policy risk negatively affects acquisition completion, but the strength of the effect is dependent on home-host country relations, according to... Read more

EU guidelines for procurement during the COVID-19 crisis may lead to increased corruption

Shouldn't common provisions for procurement within the EU lead to increased central control and better coordination? Yes, but the guidelines... Read more

Survey: Israelis have a more positive view of Germany than Germans do of Israel

Among Germans, 46% have a good opinion of Israel and 34% have a poor opinion. In contrast, many Israelis have... Read more

How election monitors and foreign interference in election processes can affect the public's perception of elections

Lauren Prather's new book "Monitors and Meddlers: How Foreign Actors Influence Local Trust in Elections" has been a long time... Read more

Republican-donating CEOs more likely to lay off staff when pandemic hit, research says

Chief executives of major companies who donate mostly to the Republican Party were more likely to lay off staff to... Read more

YouTube more likely to recommend election-fraud videos to users already skeptical about 2020 election's legitimacy

YouTube was more likely to recommend videos about election fraud to users who were already skeptical about the legitimacy of... Read more