Robots cause company profits to fall – at least at first
03 August 2023Researchers have found that robots can have a ‘U-shaped’ effect on profits: causing profit margins to fall at first, before eventually rising again.
Women are ‘running with leaded shoes’ when promoted at work, says study
19 April 2022Promotion at work has greater emotional benefit for men than women, says a new study on gender and workplace emotion.
Fighting board rubber-stamping
14 July 2015Public companies should appoint a ‘Contrarian Director’ – inspired by the ‘Devil’s Advocate’ – to challenge board decisions and suggest alternatives, according to new Cambridge research.
The intoxication of power
18 September 2013Why are so many companies brought down by an excess of self-confidence, and rash decision-making by out-of-control egos at the top? A Cambridge conference aims to explain why power corrupts, and whether corporate leaders could learn a few lessons from the humble crow.
Fraud claims and board games: What now for regulation and governance?
02 August 2012The author of the report which laid the basis for British and international corporate governance codes will be the guest speaker at a conference which asks what the future of such measures should be.
The crisis of shareholder primacy
19 March 2012If we want to prevent the next financial crisis, a new model of corporate governance is needed to replace shareholder primacy in financial institutions. Gates Scholar Mike Marin explains why.
