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Ringing Up Goodwill Through Checkout Charity

Checkout charity, a phenomenon where cashiers or self-service technologies solicit charitable donations from customers during the payment process, is quickly becoming an established aspect of many retail and service experiences, including restaurants. It is a controversial practice, because many managers believe it is detrimental to the frontline service experience and thus hurts sales. But the […]

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Are Hedge Fund Managers’ Charitable Donations Strategic?

By Vikas Agarwal, Talmage Dobbs, Jr. Chair and Professor of Finance, J. Mack Robinson Robinson College of Business, Georgia State University There is a large body of research on individuals’ charitable giving, but the extent to which business professionals, such as hedge fund managers, strategically donate personal wealth to further their business interests has not received much […]

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