Business & Economics

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26-Jun-2025

Do you have a nosy coworker? BU research finds snooping colleagues send our stress levels rising

Boston University
Peer-Reviewed Publication

BU-led research uncovers nosiness’ impact on employee well-being and corporate performance.

Journal

Journal of Business and Psychology

Funder

Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology

26-Jun-2025

People make riskier choices when stressed, and here’s why

University of Arkansas
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Psychology researchers used a framework from behavioral economics to analyze decisions made under stress.

Journal

Psychoneuroendocrinology

Funder

U.S. National Science Foundation, Southern Regional Education Board

26-Jun-2025

Ingroup bias leads to troubled waters for regulatory enforcement, shows study of private shipping inspectors

University of Toronto, Rotman School of Management
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Ingroup bias happens when people give preferential treatment to others they believe belong to their group. The group could be anything -- gender-based, religious, a fellow fan of the same sports team. What matters is the perception of a shared identity that creates a sense of trust and disarms scrutiny. As a new paper discovers, it also included marine vessel inspectors with shared nationality. 

Journal

Strategic Management Journal

26-Jun-2025

New gene therapy delivery device could let hospitals create personalized nanomedicines on-demand

Frontiers
Peer-Reviewed Publication

A new gene therapy delivery device could let hospital pharmacies make personalized nanomedicines to order. This democratized approach to precision medicine, as published in Frontiers in Science, could revolutionize how hospitals treat rare diseases, even in low-resource settings. 

Journal

Frontiers in Science

Funder

Netherlands Science Agenda, Netherlands Organization for Scientific Research

25-Jun-2025

GP performance pay fails to drive lasting changes in quality of care

BMJ Group
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Introducing performance related pay for UK general practices initially improved quality of care, but did not seem to provide lasting improvements beyond that expected by previous trends, finds a study published by The BMJ today.

Journal

The BMJ

Funder

Economic and Social Research Council, Legal & General Group

25-Jun-2025

Succeeding in the workplace: is hard work and talent enough for minority groups?

University of Houston
Peer-Reviewed Publication

A University of Houston study finds that minority employees often face "outsider" status and complex visibility, limiting their access to key career advancement resources like mentorship, networks, and training. The findings are based on a review of 337 journal articles examining disparities in workplace success.

Journal

Journal of Management

25-Jun-2025

Systemic risks in the leveraged US loan market may herald new financial crisis – study

University of Bath
Peer-Reviewed Publication

A new study from the University of Bath has found that highly leveraged loans are increasingly underpriced in the U.S. loan market, particularly among non-bank lenders that are not subject to the same oversight as traditional banks, with researchers warning that this systemic issue could trigger a new financial crisis.