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Overconfident CEOs are less socially responsible

  • Written by: Barry Oliver, Associate Professor, The University of Queensland
imageCEOs who are more confident are less likely to sell their own stock in a company.www.shutterstock.com

Overconfident CEOs tend to lead to less corporate social responsibility in a company, our research shows. The more confident the CEO, the less their firm invests in activity that has a positive impact on society.

We looked at 2,138 firms with 3,478...

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FactCheck: is Australia’s level of media ownership concentration one of the highest in the world?

  • Written by: Tim Dwyer, Associate Professor, Department of Media and Communications, University of Sydney

Australia’s level of media ownership concentration is already one of the highest in the world. – Shadow minister for communications, Michelle Rowland, press release, November 8, 2016.

The government’s Broadcasting Legislation Amendment (Media Reform) Bill 2016 proposes cutting a rule that stops commercial TV networks from...

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Women are missing in sport leadership, and it's time that changed

  • Written by: Johanna Adriaanse, Adjunct associate, University of Technology Sydney

Women’s leadership reached a historic milestone in 2016: German Chancellor Angela Merkel and British Prime Minister Theresa May lead two of the world’s top economies. Elsewhere, Christine Lagarde, head of the International Monetary Fund, and Janet Yellen, chair of the board of governors of the US Federal Reserve, are in charge of major...

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Methane from food production might be the next wildcard in climate change

  • Written by: Pep Canadell, CSIRO Scientist, and Executive Director of the Global Carbon Project, CSIRO
imageRice paddies are one of the major sources of methane in agriculture.Amir Jina/Flickr, CC BY-NC-ND

Methane concentrations in the atmosphere are growing faster than any time in the past 20 years. The increase is largely driven by the growth in food production, according to the Global Methane Budget released today. Methane is contributing less to...

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