Research on Discrimination: Access to Professional Networks is Crucial Black people in the USA are disadvantaged in terms of access to relevant professional networks compared to White Americans. However, those who are already part of a professional network enjoy the same benefits. Lunch dates with randomly selected persons help to break up entrenched structures in ...
GBP Monitor: Despite the Supply Chain Act, Financial Factors Dominate the Selection of Business Relationships – Sustainability Takes a Backseat For companies, proven criteria such as price, the reliability of payment terms or the length of the business relationship continue to play the most important role when ...
Lowering the Voting Age Does Not Help against the Rise of Right-Wing Populist Parties Lowering the voting age to 16 is only an option but not a guarantee of support for democracy and democratic parties. This is the finding of a new study by political scientist Thomas König and his co-author Stefan Eschenwecker from the University of Mannheim. Can a lower voting age ...
Social Acceptance of Immigrants Working as Politicians or Judges Is Low Often, the dominant society develops negative attitudes towards immigrants and their descendants because their integration is too successful – and not, because they are unwilling to integrate. This is the finding of a new study, conducted by researchers of the University of Mannheim and ...
Discrimination Impairs Mental Health Directly and Indirectly Up to now, there was some indication that discrimination negatively affects a person’s mental health and well-being. With a meta study, female researchers of the University of Mannheim show the clear negative effects of discrimination for the first time. The systematic meta study of Christine Emmer, Julia Dorn, and Professor Dr. Jutta Mata, holder of the ...
New Ways for a Compromise in Migration Policy The German populations’ immigration policy preferences are more nuanced than commonly understood and it is possible to bring together contrasting views. This is shown in a current study of sociologists and political scientists of the University of Mannheim and New York University. Migration is an increasingly dominating topic in politics and is discussed with increasing ...
Camelot Management Consultants AG
Philadelphia (ots) - Analyst firm ALM Intelligence has again identified CAMELOT Management Consultants as a global market leader and "Pacesetter" in supply chain management consulting in the latest edition of its Pacesetter Market Research. ALM confirmed CAMELOT’s outstanding impact for clients in a rapidly ...
Refugee Researcher from Russia to Conduct Research at the University of Mannheim The German Research Foundation (DFG) has approved the integration of a Russian refugee researcher into the research group “Reconfiguration and Internalization of Social Structure (RISS)” for three years. For security reasons she wishes to remain anonymous. Professor Richard ...
Renewable energy sources are more profitable than ever Investments in wind and solar power sources have long been considered as expensive and dependent on public subsidies. A new study by economists from the University of Mannheim shows that plants in good locations can now be operated profitably without subsidies. The reason for this: cost reductions through technological innovations have been able to overcompensate ...
Why hydrogen is already an economical energy source At peak times, hydrogen can be an economically viable addition to electricity supply - provided that the hydrogen is converted on so-called reversible power-to-gas storage systems. This is the result of a new study by Mannheim economists Professor Stefan Reichelstein, Ph.D., and Professor Dr. Gunther Glenk. In their study, which was published in Nature Communications, ...
First Guidebook of Pro-Government Militias Worldwide Conflict researcher Sabine Carey of the University of Mannheim developed the first online catalog containing extensive information on over 500 pro-government militias worldwide. Pro-government militias are organized, armed groups that support governments without being part of the formal security apparatus. Whether it’s in the Balkan countries, Afghanistan, or many ...
Dollarisation Does Not Go Hand In Hand With Heightened Financial Market Risks, Study Says Financial Dollarisation in emerging market economies does not necessarily lead to more vulnerability in the respective financial system, according to a recently published study with the participation of the University of Mannheim. “The common view that financial dollarisation ...
Social Stigma Burdens Innovative Lung Cancer-Therapies, Study Says Social stigma towards diseases such as lung cancer can hinder patients to seek treatment and, as a consequence, negatively affects the diffusion of innovative therapies, according to a recently published study. “Lung cancer carries a unique social stigma due to its association with cigarette smoking, and hence is often seen as a smoker’s disease, ...
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Aschheim (Munich) (ots) - - Stocard users can now make payments via the Stocard app using a virtual Mastercard - Wirecard provides both issuing and acquiring services to embed payment functionality into Stocard's loyalty product - The new mobile feature offers users a seamless way to pay Wirecard, the global ...
Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG
Deutsche Bundesstiftung Umwelt (DBU)
Mannheim (ots) - Federal President Frank-Walter Steinmeier has called on the citizens to "make bold decisions today" in environmental and climate protection to trigger "positive interactions for tomorrow". "The future is not simply predestined. It's up to us what we make of it," he said today at the presentation of ...
Deutsche Bundesstiftung Umwelt (DBU)
Mannheim (ots) - The German Environmental Prize was awarded to soil researcher Prof. Dr. Ingrid Kögel-Knabner and entrepreneur Reinhard Schneider The German Environmental Foundation (DBU) has awarded the German Environmental Prize for the 27th time. Today in Mannheim, German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier and the Head of the Board of Trustees of the DBU and ...
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Camelot Management Consultants AG
Mannheim (ots) - Analystenhaus ALM würdigt erneut herausragenden Kundennutzen Das US-amerikanische Analystenhaus ALM Intelligence hat CAMELOT Management Consultants auch in diesem Jahr als globalen Vorreiter in der Beratungsdisziplin Produktionsstrategie bewertet. Ausschlaggebend für die Einstufung als "ALM Vanguard Leader" - die bestmögliche Kategorie - war die ...
Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG
Heidelberg (ots) - - Consistent expansion of contract business - Rising share of recurring sales reduces dependency on economic cycles - Sales and results targets for financial year 2018/19 achieved - Cautious outlook for 2019/2020: Sales and profitability forecast at previous year's level Following the successful end to financial year 2018/2019, Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG (Heidelberg) aims to vigorously pursue its ...
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Frankfurt (ots) - creditshelf, pioneer in the field of digital SME financing in Germany, wins the Runner-Up at the AltFi Awards in the category "Alternative Financial Platform of the Year". The award is presented annually to crowdfunding, peer-to-peer lending and invoice finance platforms that have driven innovation, expanded access to financial services, committed to transparency, delivered excellent all-round customer ...
