Business and Finance

This area provides up-to-date and interesting developments from the world of business, economics and finance.

A wealth of information is available on topics ranging from stock markets, consumer climate, labor market policies, bond markets, foreign trade and interest rate trends to stock exchange news and economic forecasts.

Novice clients give consultants hard time

In fact, the opposite may be the case: for the experienced client, much of the value of a management consultant is a function of fashion; more important than…

Work-based learning opens a world of opportunity

The University of Kent at Medway’s newly-launched Centre for Work and Learning (CWAL) is now able to help workers trapped in this familiar cycle. The Centre…

HP and JA-YE Launch 2007 Competition for Responsible Young Entrepreneurs

The initiative will encourage young entrepreneurs across EMEA to develop responsible business leadership skills and to engage in social and environmental…

Does student achievement really spur national economic growth?

However, a thought-provoking new study from the American Journal of Education challenges the perceived causal links between educational achievement and…

Unique Collaboration Set to Make A Difference Up North

Northumbria University has joined forces with Manchester Metropolitan University, the University of Salford, and the University of Central Lancashire in a…

Equal pay. better performance. Experiment reveals: standarised contracts make economic sense

This important finding was uncovered by scientists from the University of Innsbruck, Austria, as they analysed results from an economic experiment. The…

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