Tag: business performance

Personal data is a key production factor in the modern world. But they are also a contentious issue for policymakers looking to balance citizens’ data privacy concerns with the dynamism of their economies (Acemoglu et al. 2019). In this context, the EU implemented the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) in May 2018. The primary objective […]

When it comes to business performance, research shows that CEOs play a dominant role. This week’s Goodman School of Business Luncheon Speaker Series event will discuss how business performance is not only influenced by the mental outlook and representations of CEOs, but also by industry conditions. Shavin Malhotra, professor of strategy at the Conrad School […]

Companies should develop appropriate HR risk management strategies to mitigate the impact of unplanned employee departures. Strategic human capital is a company’s most valuable resource. Established research leans toward the theory that strategic human capital (employees with valuable, non-substitutable knowledge, skills, and abilities) can provide companies with sustainable competitive advantage. As a result, companies are […]

Management practices boosted business performance in COVID-19 by facilitating remote work: Evidence from Italy The outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic necessitated extreme measures limiting freedom of movement, prompting most countries to impose lockdowns on non-essential economic activities. Western industrialized countries had not witnessed an event of such magnitude since the Spanish Flu, so the policy […]

The pressure to hit financial numbers can cause many companies’ leaders to focus solely on the balance sheet and ignore what turns out to be a quantifiable and manageable lever that is proven to affect the bottom line: well-being. to be workers.[i] Many assume that welfare is a ‘soft’ issue and not a management problem […]