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Daniel Korschun argues that tackling climate change requires companies to use their resources to influence policies, public opinion and behaviors.

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Michelle Lowry, PhD, dispels the claim that ownership of rival firms by one institutional investor encourages firm coordination and decreases competition.

Directors Academy Participants gather around a table in a boardroom

Held in person for the first time since 2019, the 17th Directors Academy featured the most qualified and diverse group of attendees in the program’s history.

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To what extent do fund managers possess the ability to generate excess returns from investing in firms before they become targets for a merger or acquisition?

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A study by Curtis Hall, associate professor at LeBow College of Business, finds smaller gender pay gaps among executives of nonprofit organizations.

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A study at the LeBow College of Business shows that modest cuts in the corporate income tax rate are associated with increased M&A activity.

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A study at Drexel LeBow shows that the U.S. managerial labor market takes into account corporate social performance when assessing the quality of CEOs.

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A Drexel LeBow study shows how family funds that hold both corporate bonds and equity in a given company tend to vote at shareholder meetings.

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An study measures the level of competition in U.S. nonprofit sectors and shows that a small number of organizations can establish competition in donor markets.

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A study showed that two years after a rise in the state personal income tax rate, CEOs receive higher compensation to offset most increased tax liability.

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A researcher from the University of Pennsylvania showed that lenders play a role in promoting better environmental practices.

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Researchers presented an original methodology, which quantifies the regulatory costs associated with being a publicly traded company.

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A study showed that U.S. public firms whose CEO works remotely have weaker operating performance, lower firm valuation and lower approval rate of CEO policies.

Racial discrimination in the workplace by VectorJuice

Isaac Hacamo from Indiana University demonstrated what happens when a job-search website reports one incident of racial prejudice in a firm.

Business investors meeting graphic with charts

A Drexel LeBow study shows that greater availability of capital funding in the U.S. economy increases the number of small bidders in the market for M&A.