As students and organizers across the country have been making the case for divestment across the country, they're often told by administrators or city officials that while climate change is a "serious issue," the cost of divesting from fossil fuels is just too high.
The issue of women's body hair, and specifically the significance of divesting oneself of it or keeping it, has been in the news again of late, as it often is, sporadically.
Conducting thoughtfully-constructed survey analysis of divesting firms, divested units, acquiring firms, and other stakeholders can also help to fill the data gap, and is an approach that has not yet been fully leveraged in the divestiture literature.
Third, and finally, it is also possible to gather proprietary qualitative data on the operations of divesting firms and/or divested business units by gaining privileged access to those entities (Corley and Gioia 2004; Tripsas 2009; Moschieri 2011).
Recently, several major global pharmaceutical companies have either scaled down their vaccine divisions or are in the process of divesting the vaccine business.
Tim Dickinson argues eloquently in this issue of Rolling Stone that divesting has become the smart move for the financially savvy, and not because of divestment pressure.
Rising equity valuations, says Liao Qiang of Standard & Poor's, a ratings agency, will allow banks and other firms to strengthen their balance-sheets by issuing shares or divesting assets.
One of the innovations of the E.U.-3 was its recognition that the nuclear issue cannot be divested from the security context.
Universities that want to teach students about civic-mindedness and engaging the great issues of the day can divest as both an investment in a livable future and an opportunity to embrace a pedagogical moment.
A6 Pinochet Stripped of Immunity The Chilean Supreme Court issued a ruling to divest Gen. Augusto Pinochet of his senatorial immunity, removing a giant legal hurdle to charging the former dictator with involvement in the kidnapping, torture and murder of thousands of people.
