After a year of headlines and ousted CEOs, Congress has yet to pass a single piece of legislation on sexual harassment – let alone hold a hearing. That may change as lawmakers get to work in 2019.
Vanina Farber, International Institute for Management Development (IMD) e Patrick Reichert, International Institute for Management Development (IMD)
Businesses pulling out of the recent Saudi investment conference over journalist Jamal Khashoggi’s death is just the latest example.
Supporters of Brazilian far-right presidential candidate Jair Bolsonaro celebrate his victory in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on October 28, 2018.
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The Modern Slavery Bill before the Senate is touted as ‘smart legislation’, because it asks for information rather than imposes penalties, but it mightn’t be enough.
Gaurav Khanna, University of California, San Diego e Munseob Lee, University of California, San Diego
New research shows recruiting high-skilled immigrants leads to a ‘meaningful’ increase in innovation – and even more than spending money on research and development.
A handful of high-profile executives have humanities degrees. But those standouts make up a small proportion of the total pool of American executives.
Indonesia has decided that state-owned oil and gas firm Pertamina will take over the Rokan block, in Riau, from Chevron when the US energy firm’s operating contract expires in 2021.
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The recent Rokan block deal signals a shift to a more nationalist agenda, but Indonesia’s government is still pursuing other more outward-looking economic policies.
The Latinoamericana Tower stands amid smog in Mexico City.
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