Economics & Business
With commercial wind comes rising community home values, researcher finds
Siting new commercial wind energy installations is no easy feat.This post was originally published on this site
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Economics & Business
Generational mentorship, diverse boards drive financial success for next-gen family CEOs
When a departing family CEO actively mentors a younger family leader, that leader is more likely to keep the business financially successful, especially if non-family advisors also weigh in.This post was originally published on this […]
Education
Identifying key factors that help children develop a sense of belonging in their first year of school
Time for play, connection to teachers or friends, and comforting spaces like book corners are among the key factors helping Australian children develop a sense of belonging in their first year of school, according to […]
Economics & Business
Study finds Airbnb safety reviews can turn off some but the increased transparency can mitigate that
A new peer-reviewed study in the journal Marketing Science sheds light on how online safety-related reviews from Airbnb guests influence booking decisions and how the platform itself balances consumer welfare against its own financial incentives.This […]
Business Technology
One Tech Tip: How to prepare for outages that impact our online lives, from banking to chatting apps
A major Amazon Web Services outage disrupted scores of online platforms on Monday—leaving people around the world unable to access some banks, chatting apps, online food ordering and more.This post was originally published on this […]
Business Technology
Massive Amazon cloud outage has been resolved after disrupting internet use worldwide
Amazon says a massive outage of its cloud computing service has been resolved as of Monday evening, after a problem disrupted internet use around the world, taking down a broad range of online services, including […]
Education
‘Do I have to wear mud pants?’ Finnish researchers ask what really happens in the preschool cloakroom
What exactly are mud pants? Rows of mud pants are a familiar sight in Finnish preschool cloakrooms. Since the 1950s, they have kept children dry, but children rarely like wearing them, and educators find them […]
Economics & Business
‘Slums’ of Victorian Manchester housed wealthy doctors and engineers, study reveals
Work, shopping, church and the pub kept different classes apart far more than ‘residential segregation’ in 1850s Manchester, undermining key assumptions about the Industrial Revolution. Historians have long assumed that Manchester’s middle classes sheltered from […]
Economics & Business
Why is Halloween starting so much earlier each year? A business professor explains
Halloween is a fun, scary time for children and adults alike—but why does the holiday seem to start so much earlier every year? Decades ago, when I was young, Halloween was a much smaller affair, […]
Economics & Business
UK research warns of trust erosion in criminal justice system
The growing age imbalance in the duty solicitor scheme in England and Wales risks eroding trust in the criminal justice system, a new study warns. Most duty solicitors are aged 45 and over, putting at […]