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New study finds companies with women on corporate boards are more innovative, efficient

If there were a straightforward and cost-effective way for businesses to fuel groundbreaking innovation, improve efficiency, spur growth, increase competitiveness and reduce risk, they would almost surely adopt it.

Feb 6, 2020

Bank debt in China is a ticking time bomb

Bank debt in China is a ticking time bomb

China has rapidly risen to become the world’s second-largest economy, but it risks toppling without reforms, according to Kai Li, W. Maurice Young Chair in finance at the UBC Sauder School of Business.

Jun 6, 2016

UBC Sauder study finds CEOs turfed too soon by short-sighted investors

UBC Sauder study finds CEOs turfed too soon by short-sighted investors

CEOs of publicly traded companies are fired too quickly, putting firms at a long-term disadvantage, shows a forthcoming UBC Sauder School of Business study.

Feb 11, 2016

Women directors better at mergers and acquisitions

Women directors better at mergers and acquisitions

The more women there are on a corporate board the less a company pays for its acquisitions, according to a new study by researchers at UBC’s Sauder School of Business.

Nov 25, 2013