In the coming year, media companies will be adjusting to a new reality – one that ultimately leaves consumers with fewer choices.
Give a man the means to borrow, so the argument goes, and he can work himself out of poverty. But do microfinances’ claims stand up?
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Small loans from governments and philanthropists are often held up as a route out of poverty. But proper research into whether they work is thin on the ground.
Reporting on the sustainable development goals should not simply be a tick box exercise for business.
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It seems there is a gap between what companies publicly assume or state they are doing with the sustainable development goals and what they are actually doing.
Research shows gender bias even invades in the content of recommendations.
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Food fraud and safety concerns are an ongoing problem in the agrifood sector— could blockchain technology be a solution?
Slightly more optimistic economic figures gives Scott Morrison and the Turnbull government a boost heading into 2018, as the charts explain.
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Seven charts on the highlights from the government’s mid year update of the budget.
Watered down higher education measures, a stronger employment rate and lower than expected debt levels are the highlights for MYEFO 2017.
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Wes Mountain, La Conversation Canada; Jenni Henderson, La Conversation Canada et Josh Nicholas, La Conversation Canada
Here in the business and economy team at The Conversation, we love charts. This year we’ve made plenty of good ones with academics.
It’s possible that CBA’s willingness to admit as much of its conduct as it has, signals the bank might resolve the class action through a settlement.
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The fact that Westfield’s founders are moving out of physical store development to invest in innovative retail technology shows what’s to come in Australian retail.
Retail Food Group (RFG) Managing Director Andre Nell (right) and Chairman Colin Archer. The company has been the focus of the latest investigation into franchise problems.
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There are some hallmark problems within franchising in Australia and internationally and not all are within the franchisor’s or franchisees’ control to fix.
Does corruption means the same for everyone? Some social researchers argue that corruption is a social construct shaped by Western anti-corruption elites.
Israeli diggers work on opening new roads on a land prepared for the construction of the first Israeli West Bank settlement of Amichai in 25 years, 21 June 2017.
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Hundreds of companies operate in illegal settlements in the Palestinian territories – and the UN is listing some of them.
Tourism businesses should start by communicating precisely what they are going to do about the situation to the customer - quickly and clearly, to reduce uncertainty and avoid confusion.
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Businesses worth their weight in salt should at least in principle have the capacity to remedy situations that go wrong, as part of their modus operandi.
Some sectors, like supermarkets, are not natural monopolies, but have significant economies of scale.
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Public sector corruption is a major challenge to doing business in Africa and players are mostly ill-equipped to deal with it. Business schools can teach the skills to tackle it.
One person’s trash is another person’s breakfast.
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