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Automation is hardly a new threat to workers. Long before the arrival of COVID-19 disrupted businesses, many manufacturing executives were already changing how their companies assembled products, and other industries Continue Reading
Automation is hardly a new threat to workers. Long before the arrival of COVID-19 disrupted businesses, many manufacturing executives were already changing how their companies assembled products, and other industries were considering following suit.
But as the global crisis has dragged on, the pandemic could be accelerating that shift.
“Every time there’s a disruption it forces people to make decisions,” says Tom Smith, an associate professor of finance at Emory University’s Goizueta Business School. “I would put money on the fact that this has sped up at least the decision-making process. Whe
January 12, 2021
Can companies that violate human rights be held accountable? The answer, historically, has often been no. Despite many accusations and even indictments, vanishingly few multi-national companies from mining to manufacturing have been convicted of violating human rights.
But companies operate with an implicit social license alongside their legal corporate charter. Flagrant human rights violations, even when courts aren’t around to enforce the punishment, can threaten their ability to do business by disrupting companies’ access to markets scaring away investors, suppliers, or customers or trashing their reputation.
In a recent working paper, Oxford University economist Nathan Lane and his co-authors at Monash University examined the use of this power in civil society, assessing how the killings of mining activists affected the financial fortunes of companies associated with those murders. They show it’s surprisingly potent.
Analysis Of The Non-alcoholic Steatohepatitis (NASH) Drug Pipeline & Market: The M&A And Commercial Landscape
By Mavra Nasir, Ph.D., Crystal Hsu, and Peter Bak, Ph.D., Back Bay Life Science Advisors
In Part 1 and Part 2 of this three-part series, we covered the varied complexities of NASH driving an extremely challenging development landscape, along with the growing prevalence of NASH that has the life sciences industry in a race to develop a successful asset.
In this last part of the series, we cover the M&A and commercial landscape implications, including historical and future deal trends, challenges in developing a successful commercial strategy, and what to watch out for as the NASH industry continues to reach new milestones.
PruittHealth Appoints Randall Loggins as New Chief Financial Officer
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NORCROSS, Ga., Dec. 10, 2020 /PRNewswire/ PruittHealth announces that Randall Loggins has been appointed as the organization s new Chief Financial Officer. Randall joined PruittHealth in 2019 as Chief Investment Officer after 13 years in banking and finance, with a focus in health care. In addition to his new role, Randall will continue to oversee PruittHealth s treasury, insurance, government affairs, and planning and development divisions.
(PRNewsfoto/PruittHealth) I am confident that Randall s extensive knowledge in both the health care and finance professions will ensure continued progress toward our goal of providing superior care and safety to our patients and customers, said Neil L. Pruitt, Jr., Chaiman & CEO of PruittHealth. Randall is an invaluable strategic partner for our organization, and with his vast experience and proven leadership wit