Hyejin Kang/ShutterstockWomen’s annual earnings are closing in on men’s, with the gender pay gap in Australia’s private sector shrinking from 14.5% to 13.6% in the past year.
It’s a steady improvement, down from a 15.4% gap two years ago.
After a year of shoehorning generative AI into its flagship products, Microsoft is trying to recoup the costs by raising prices, putting ads in products, and cancelling data centre leases.
Labeling businesses as Black-owned can significantly boost their sales, we found in a recent study.
If you are a member of a super fund, some of your long-term savings are probably invested in private markets.
Public markets are familiar to most of us – the stock market and government and corporate bond markets. Private markets include unlisted assets such as companies owned by private equity firms, infrastructure investments and private credit markets.
NicoElNino/ShutterstockWhen it comes to turning research into real-world success, New Zealand has a problem.
Despite the country’s NZ$3.7 billion research and development spending in 2023 – a 17% jump from the previous year — too many New Zealand businesses fail to commercialise innovation.
The gold price has surged to a new all-time high above US$2,900 (A$4,544) an ounce this month.
It has risen by 12% since the start of the year and clearly outperformed US and Australian stock markets. The US stock index S&P500 is up 4% and the ASX 200 has gained just 2% in that time.
That follows an extraordinary run in 2024, when the precious metal surged 27%, the biggest rise in 14 years.
Financial challenges at the Whyalla steelworks in South Australia have reignited debate about the nation’s steel industry and its future.
Australians should have access to quality steel at competitive prices. The domestic steel production industry employs tens of thousands of people.
Drop of Light/ShutterstockIt’s exactly three years since Russia began its full-scale invasion of Ukraine.
During that time, Ukrainians have lived through one of the world’s largest and most brutal humanitarian crises. Yet their resilience remains high.
Trustworthy managers get better performance reviews, recent research shows. Andrey Popov/Getty ImagesNational Leadership Day, which takes place every Feb. 20, offers a chance to reflect on what truly defines leadership – not just strategy or decision-making, but the ability to build trust.
For many corporate teams, the notion of “good conflict” is merely a myth. Most often, conflict is seen as a roadblock to success–especially when it involves clashing personalities or disagreements over strategy. But what if, in certain cases, the right kind of team conflict fuels creativity? That’s the idea behind our new research, which suggests that, handled well, some team fights might just be the key to sparking fresh ideas.
And it turns out that who is in conflict can make all the difference.
