The Identikit of Mafia-Connected Firms
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ANTONIO MARRA, DONATO MASCIANDARO, NICOLA PECCHIARI
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Companies connected to organized crime report lower return on assets, higher debt, lower cash holdings and are 25.5% more likely to default.
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Gender Pay Gap Comes with Political Costs
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THOMAS LE BARBANCHON, JULIEN SAUVAGNAT
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In the electoral districts where gender pay gaps are larger, women candidates get fewer votes and are less often on the ballot, French data show.
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All the Effects of a Sick Family Member
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NICOLETTA BALBO
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Severe sickness of parents or children jeopardizes other family members’ education, employment, and health.
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Where Digital Technology Investments Are Going
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DEVO LAB
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Investment in innovative technologies used to be pro-cyclical, but the pandemic changed everything.
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Sales After the Pandemic
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PAOLA CAIOZZO, PAOLO GUENZI, MARCO AURELIO SISTI
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Remote selling will survive the lockdown, according to a survey of 1,220 salespeople and supervisors.
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What Makes or Breaks a New CEO
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DOVEV LAVIE
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Stakeholders’ sentiment is a form of psychological bias that can prove to be lethal, if not managed.
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Video & Podcast
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Offshore Secrets Revealed
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HANNES WAGNER
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There could be other Panama Papers out there, especially after the pandemic.
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How We Learn from Audio
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KURT MUNZ
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Get to know why we love our podcasts, but voice commerce is not taking off.
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Entrepreneurs Should Act like Scientists
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ALFONSO GAMBARDELLA
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Business is all about making good predictions, and science is the best way to achieve it.
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