COVID-19We find that bond issues increased substantially since the onset of the COVID-19 crisis in calendar week 12 (March 16-20) for bonds rated A or higher, but surprHalling, MichaelYu, JinZechner, JosefSocial Science Electronic Publishing...
What is more predictable, however, is that as populations become vaccinated and a fuller scale return to the office kicks in, flexspaces will play a significant role.Research by McKinseypoints to a post-Covid environment where companies operate "a portfolio of space solutions: owned space, stand...
How did COVID-19 affect the international supply chain and how did businesses and shipping carriers navigate these challenges? Read on to learn more. The pandemic’s effect on international trade The global pandemic’s devastating effects were beyond anything most had imagined. One of ...
This is where the failure of the federal government to ensure adequate testing capacity for COVID-19 is having a major economic effect as well as a health effect. Had adequate testing capacity been built up in January and February, when there was a chance to do so, the country would be ...
This has led to an increased demand for the services of web designers and developers. While there are certainly companies laying off their web designers, the service has become more essential than ever. The added demand at the least makes up for thepositions at struggling businessesthat are no...
What is crystal clear will be the need for expense transparency going forward. With the continued impact of COVID-19, there are health and safety expenses that typically do not have defined categories within expense systems, and as a result will be placed into ‘”other” or “miscellaneous”...
How can finance companies help customers during a crisis like the coronavirus pandemic? How does industry consolidation affect the market? Name the pros and cons of defining an influenza pandemic as a security risk. How did the COVID-19 pandemic contribute to the U.S. federal budget deficit?
2020 is the last year of China's 13th Five-Year Plan (FYP). However, the sudden COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted the original pace of production and life. It's also a major test for the country's public health system. "The practice of fighting COVID-19 exposed many loop...
A decreased or altered sense of smell—called olfactory dysfunction—is a common symptom experienced by individuals with COVID-19. As described in an article published in The Laryngoscope, researchers recently searched the medical literature for studies
such as increasing frontline pay, training, and benefits, carry short-term costs that affect profitably. In the long run, however, benefits from lower attrition, greater loyalty, and increased engagement deliver returns. (The webinar includes a wide range of ex...