access to careeducationequityincomeplanned treatmentwaiting timeIn publicly funded health systems, waiting times act as a rationing mechanism that should be based on need rather than socioeconomic status. However, several studies suggest that individuals with higher socioeconomic status wait less. Using ...
Foresight: Times are uncertain but opportunities amid the volatility are there for countries that stay alert to possibilities.91,” McKinsey, February 24, 2023.Southeast Asian economies showed resilience, improved inflationary conditions, and higher FDI in the fourth quarter of 2024, despite global unc...
For five quarters, respondents’ most cited risk to their companies’ performance in the next 12 months was weak customer demand. Now, they most often point to policy and regulatory changes as a threat. In December 2023, policy and regulatory changes weren’t even one of the top five ...
and we're only using 17 around the world. We have more energy 10,000 times over that we could use and for free. And so when you have that cheap, reliable energy, you can do so much with that. And that's what renewable energy and solar is gonna do for our communities, especiall...
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Samantha Hepburn teaches: - Mining and Energy Law - Property and Land Law - Native Title - Environmental Property including: water rights, indigenous environmental law, and the propertisation of carbon interests Her research interests include: ...
A) Employee-based; b) customer-based; c) supplier-based; d) environment-based; e) community-based CSR will positively affect SME financial performance. Stakeholder theory asserts that firms need to identify their primary stakeholders (i.e. those whose ongoing support is crucial to survival; Clar...
and communication. They could develop new affordable offerings and expand low-cost business models into underserved regions and customer segments. There may be opportunities to pass on productivity-driven savings to consumers, particularly in labor-intensive service sectors such as h...
China-based revenue of the companies on the S&P 500 index is roughly six times US exports of goods and services to China. At more than one trillion dollars, this revenue source is of vital importance to many large US companies. China could, theoretically, make life difficult for these ...