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A critical analysis of Swedish news media reveals a debate framing mining on Indigenous Sámi lands as an “inevitable” necessity for green technology, often sidelining Sámi rights and perspectives. This highlights a significant conflict between the global demand for critical raw materials and the rights of Indigenous communities to self-determination and land.
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A new model for identifying time-inconsistent behavior found that about two-thirds of households in a study in rural India were present-biased, leading them to under-invest in preventive health measures like insecticide-treated nets. This present-bias resulted in costs roughly four times the price of a net, showing how human psychology can create major economic and health burdens.
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Research from China shows that adopting national logistics technical standards is linked to better corporate performance on environmental, social, and governance (ESG) metrics. This suggests that standardized operational rules can be a powerful, non-regulatory tool for pushing companies to become more sustainable and socially responsible.
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A study argues that survey experiments are a powerful but underused tool in sociology for understanding cause-and-effect relationships across different population groups. This method allows researchers to move beyond simple observation to test how specific factors directly influence social attitudes and behaviors in a controlled way.
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Research on large companies with many subsidiaries finds that success depends on how well headquarters manages different types of interdependencies—whether subsidiary tasks complement or substitute for each other. Getting this “comanagement” right is crucial for coordinating complex global organizations effectively.
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