The longstanding debate of whether environmental, social and governance (ESG) issues impact financial performance appears to have given way to identifying the best way for firms to achieve long-ter...

Despite the rapid adoption of technology in human resource departments, there is little empirical work that examines the potential challenges of algorithmic decision-making in the recruitment proce...

Investors with standard monetary preferences will give a fund manager incentives to increase firm profits, which can be achieved through a share in profits via carried interest. When investors have...

Most negotiations over startup valuation take place behind closed doors. As a result, we lack knowledge about how valuation is negotiated between entrepreneurs and investors. We constructed a datas...

Gender equality is a central issue of the global agenda. Initially included as one of the main goals of the Millennium Development Summit in 2000 and now championed as a fundamental human right in ...

In today’s multisector configurations, there is little clarity about whether and how public and private subsidies influence social enterprises’ pursuit of financial stability. We address the strate...

The acquisition of resources—investors, employees or customers—is a key challenge for new organizations, which lack experience and proven competencies (Zott and Huy, 2007). This process is arguably...

This study examines gender differences in risk-taking and prosociality through a hypothetical labour market entry choice experiment. To explore differences between male and female subjects by risk ...

Businesses can play a much bigger role in the transition to a sustainable world. Blended finance models could significantly increase this impact. The growth of blended finance has so far come prima...

Humanitarian funding: The humanitarian response gap and the changing nature of humanitarian crises require new approaches to addressing suffering in societies. Market-based approaches to financing ...

The logic of sustainable finance is simple; tell me where you put your money, and I will know what matters to you. But how do sustainable investors actually make their investment decisions and what...

The volume of sustainable funds rose to 694.5 billion Swiss francs and now accounts for 52 percent of the total Swiss fund market - this figure surpasses conventional investment funds for the first...

Sustainable financial products are rapidly growing. According to the 2021 Swiss Sustainable Investment Market Study, sustainable investing assets increased 31% from 2019 to 2020, reaching a total o...

By using their voting rights at general meetings, more and more shareholder activists are influencing HR policies and the working climate in these large firms. The investment fund Nia Capital, for ...

The Olympic motto also applies to sustainability in business: Those who want to be first to the finish line or jump further than the competition have to be faster, go further and aim higher than th...

Armed with social media and growing economic clout, Gen Z is best positioned to influence business practices, rather than global climate agreements, where political gridlock appears to be the statu...