Sustainable growth – both financial and structural
Last year, the Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft achieved more than 2.1 billion euros in business volume – an impressive new record. In line with this strong performance, Fraunhofer pushed ahead with its...
View ArticleTweeting your weight loss? Is there a link between microblogging and eating...
In a new open access article for Cogent Social Sciences; Mobile Exercising and Tweeting the Pounds Away: The Use of Digital Applications and Microblogging and their Association with Disordered Eating...
View ArticleWhen consumers sabotage brands
When consumers deliberately attack a brand with the objective of causing harm to it, this is known as «consumer brand sabotage». Marketing researchers at the University of Bern have examined this...
View ArticleWenn Konsumenten Marken sabotieren
Wenn Konsumenten bewusst eine Marke angreifen, um dieser Schaden zuzufügen, spricht man von «Consumer Brand Sabotage». Marketingforschende der Universität Bern haben dieses Phänomen genauer untersucht,...
View ArticleCan we do without bureaucracy?
Nobody likes it, but we do need bureaucracy, is the message of Sandra Groeneveld in her inaugural lecture. Her advice is that we just need to handle it differently and should invest in people's...
View ArticleFathers’ long commute to work is linked to children’s social and emotional...
Fathers’ commuting to work has multiple negative impacts on children’s behavior. Children whose fathers commute to work over a long distance tend to have more emotional and social problems. While the...
View ArticleSelf-initiated expatriation may become a trap for an expert
Self-initiated expatriation does not always enhance perceived employability of an employee and may appear as a risk for the employers, according to a new study from the University of Vaasa.
View ArticleTurnaround for the FDP, polarisation continues
In the 2015 federal elections, the FDP consolidated its position as the leading economic party. The SVP made gains thanks to its solid ground-level support and the widespread concerns about migration....
View ArticleTrendwende für die FDP, anhaltende Polarisierung
Die FDP festigte bei den Eidgenössischen Wahlen 2015 ihre Stellung als führende Wirtschaftspartei. Die SVP legte dank einer soliden Wählerbasis und der verbreiteten Sorge um Migration zu. GLP und BDP...
View ArticleRenversement de tendance pour le PLR, polarisation durable
Lors des élections fédérales de 2015, le PLR a consolidé sa position en tant que premier parti économique, tandis que l’UDC a progressé grâce à une base électorale solide et à l’inquiétude très...
View ArticleCompanies that focus on reputation and quality are most environmentally...
Companies that are aware of the importance of their brand and reputation are better at managing environmental risks. This is also the case with companies, which focus on the quality of their products...
View ArticleExile researchers to sketch out sustainable visions for Syria
As soon as the guns fall silent in Syria, people will begin to rebuild their country and their lives. This is the conviction of Tareq Emtairah, a researcher at Lund University in Sweden, who is...
View ArticlePeace Through Law. Reflections on Pacem in Terris from Philosophy, Law,...
""With the founding of the United Nations, the “People of the United Nations” declared “to save succeeding generations from the scourge of war”. International law and international institutions have...
View ArticleCelebrating Borderlands in a Wider Europe. Nations and Identities in Ukraine,...
""The book addresses Estonian, Ukrainian and Georgian identities that develop against the background of the neo–imperial policies of Russia and EU normative power projection. With the decreasing...
View ArticleInternet addiction and school burnout feed into each other
Excessive internet use contributes to the development of school burnout. School burnout, in turn, may lead to excessive internet use or digital addiction. Mind the Gap, a longitudinal research project...
View ArticleLessons today’s banks should take from Great Depression Chicago
New research from the University of Warwick serves as a warning to banks not to over invest in mortgages. The study was conducted by Dr Natacha Postel-Vinay who examined the state of banks in 1920s...
View ArticleLondon’s Burning - how cutbacks have affected the city’s fire service
The London Fire Brigade is only able to respond to less than half of calls within its six minute target following the closure of 10 stations. The closures coupled with the loss of over 552 firefighters...
View ArticleClosing the Evidence Gap on Public Attitudes Toward Genetic Data Handling
The Global Alliance for Genomics and Health (GA4GH) and the Wellcome Genome Campus have launched a new project to explore global public attitudes and beliefs around the sharing of genetic information....
View ArticleIn a Well Functioning Job Market Legal Status Lowers Immigrants’ Crime Rate
The paper that earned Paolo Pinotti and co-author Giovanni Mastrobuoni the AEJ: Applied Economics Best Paper Award 2016 examines changes in the criminal behavior of immigrants that acquired legal...
View ArticleIn un mercato del lavoro che funziona lo status di regolare abbatte i tassi...
Il paper che è valso l’AEJ: Applied Economics Best Paper Award 2016 a Paolo Pinotti e al coautore Giovanni Mastrobuoni esamina i cambiamenti nel comportamento criminale degli immigrati che hanno...
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