The latest report on search and social, analyses fresh data on Insurance mentions and demands. The report, Insurance Spins Fast on Social, looks at consumer behaviours, interests and attitudes to reveal a pattern of ‘topic surges’ since the pandemic started. Starting with claims and cancellations these long bell-shaped curves of conversation and search have moved Brexit concerns on travel and requ...

In 2016 the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) of the United Kingdom, led an emblematic procedure against the pharmaceutical companies Pfizer and Flynn Pharma, which was resolved on March 10, 2020 in court. The CMA maintained that both companies had abused their dominant position, through the execution of an agreement for the manufacture and distribution of phenytoin sodium (treatment for epi...

In any meeting that discusses free competition, market and economy, the question will immediately arise about Smith's invisible hand, since history and case study have concluded that such hand was not always invisible; a phenomenon that prompted governments to intervene through state agencies to protect the free competition of competitors, in order to give their citizens better and more benefi...

Investment in companies which do not fit existing “green” definitions is needed for a greener global economy according to a new report.

The report from Imperial College Business School highlights the shortfall of investment needed to meet global emissions targets. The report cites estimates of annual global climate finance totalling approximately $800 billion, against a future requirement as much...

High-status political figures and senior executives are only influential if their own ideologies are seen as mainstream and not too extreme, finds new research from ESMT Berlin.

Those with high-status in an organisation have greater influence, making it easier for them to get their ideas and initiatives adopted by the organisation. Their views often carry greater weight due to the greater attenti...

Employee health and well-being is often an afterthought for businesses. However, all will have to change following the pandemic according to Professor of Management Dr. Argyro Avgoustaki from ESCP Business School.

Through the radical changes in employees´ work and personal lives and increased uncertainty about the future, COVID-19 has a massive impact on employee wellbeing, especially on men...

Highly talented workers join prestigious firms, according to new research by the University of Cologne, Bielefeld, Braunschweig and the California State University, East Bay.

The study, conducted by Professor Oliver Gurtler, confirms that it is harder to advance in a competitive firm, but the promotion is higher valued by the labour market.

This leads the most talented workers to join prestigiou...

For the first time in history, enterprise organizations are proving it’s possible to go digital in a matter of weeks instead of years. What changed? The answer is us.

When the US economy collapsed in 2008, most businesses responded by going digital. Simply, automation meant cost savings. From 2008-2013, Fortune 100 retail companies partnered with Avenue Code to pioneer e-commerce solutions that s...

A dramatic workforce transformation is happening in front of our eyes. COVID-19 began as a health crisis and is playing out as an economic crisis and a social crisis. Work literally left the building and whole industries are disrupting at speeds never seen before. To find out how COVID-19 is accelerating What Workers Want, ManpowerGroup, in partnership with Reputation Leaders, asked 8000 people in...