Research: Shareholders Nudge Companies
What happens when large companies receive resolutions from their shareholders pressing them to take better care of the environment?
Research - Articles
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Research: Start Them Younger
Children between the ages of 8 and 12 are an energetic, useful, yet largely overlooked pool of volunteer labor.
Medicare Saves Lives
Patients insured by Medicare are less likely to die within a week of hospital admission than their slightly younger counterparts.
Diversity Brings the Dollars
More diverse workplaces have higher revenues, more customers, larger market shares, and greater relative profits.
Why They Stayed
New research reveals the economic hardships that Katrina's "stayers" were battling and the abundance of negative opinions about them.
How to Survive the Recession
The current recession has left few nonprofits unscathed and has hit theaters particularly hard. Creative entrepreneurial changes have proven more effective than the traditional belt-tightening.
It’s Not About the Work Ethic
Protestants' work ethic is a product of the denomination's emphasis on education.
Think Passionate
Investors screen for entrepreneurial passion when making funding decisions.
Color Blindness Is Shortsighted
Acknowledging employee diversity has its benefits.
The Volunteer Boom
Nonprofits will soon have more volunteers than they can handle.