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A field study of the impacts of workplace diversity on the recruitment of minority group members
Increasing workplace diversity is a popular yet elusive goal for many employers. How can organizations encourage applications from talented employees that come from all walks of life? In this work, we investigate how workplace diversity cues affect the quality and background of applicants.
Partner choice in social dilemmas can increase resource inequality
When individuals can choose with whom to cooperate, do they behave self-servingly and choose those who are ‘better off’? Or do they cooperate with others who are ‘worse off’, thereby helping others instead of themselves? We find that cooperation under partner choice can increase inequality.
REVOLUTIONIZING SUSTAINABILITY: TRANSFORMATIVE BUSINESS MODELS BRIDGING LOW CARBON SOCIETY
Embark on a journey through the dynamic intersection of technology and sustainability as revealed by a study on European start-ups which reveals how transformative business models (TBMs) are paving the way to a greener and more sustainable future.
Heterodox school of thought, geoAI-ML, big data analytics, and agent-based modelling to represent the human dimension in climate-energy-economic models
In most climate-energy-economy models, a key assumption rules analysis. Millions of consumers are deliberately represented as a single agent that takes prices as given, making rational choices with perfect knowledge of markets under rational expectations to maximize welfare under budget constraints.
Can nudging parents also improve learning in Sub-Saharan Africa?
Simple messages to parents that help make children's school life salient have been shown to improve educational outcomes in high and middle-income countries. Could they also work in the much poorer settings of rural Sub-Saharan Africa? A recent study documents that they might - although not for all.
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Decoding the Manhattan Project's Network: Unveiling Science, Collaboration, and Human Legacy
The Manhattan Project, one of the most colossal scientific endeavors of humankind, thrived through a complex social network of brilliant minds. It stands as a testament to human achievement, despite the devastating impact of the atomic bombings in Hiroshima and Nagasaki.
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Don't miss our Research Data webinar with Figshare: driving open science through data sharing
The need for research data to be made available is being increasingly recognised, for example in policy announcements by NIH and WHOSTP. Join us for a conversation on the development of Springer Nature's data policies, practical initiatives and implications for Open Research publishing
