Studies and Analyses

innovations-report maintains a wealth of in-depth studies and analyses from a variety of subject areas including business and finance, medicine and pharmacology, ecology and the environment, energy, communications and media, transportation, work, family and leisure.

Women directors better at mergers and acquisitions

The forthcoming Journal of Corporate Finance paper shows the cost of a successful acquisition is reduced by 15.4 per cent with each female director added on a…

Certain symptom clusters experienced after surgery for esophageal cancer predict poor prognosis

In addition, patients with certain symptom clusters have an increased risk of dying from their disease. The findings are published early online in CANCER, a…

Study on Europe’s Digital Powerhouses: Software Clusters Compared

This is a result of the “EU Software Cluster Benchmark 2013” (http://www.softwareclusterbenchmark.eu) published today. This study analyses 15 European hotspots…

Cannabis use among teens is on the rise in some developing countries

A study published online today in the scientific journal Addiction reveals that cannabis use is declining in rich countries but stable or increasing in…

Fun at work promotes employee retention but may hurt productivity

“In the hospitality industry, employee turnover is notoriously high because restaurant jobs are highly substitutable — if you don't like your job at Chili's…

Rotavirus vaccination may also protect children against seizures

A new study suggests an additional—and somewhat surprising—potential benefit of vaccinating children against rotavirus, a common cause of diarrhea and…

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