In 2022, Atos, a technological powerhouse and global player in the information technology service industry, had to rethink its innovation strategy to remain competitive. The company’s ongoing but lackluster transformation of its business model combined with intensive competition had put the...

An important monetary transmission channel works through the impact of interest rate changes on non-financial firms' investment decisions. Higher monetary policy rates affect firms' investment decisions by raising the costs of external financing and lowering aggregate demand for goods and...

Aim/purpose - Despite the widespread use of artificial intelligence (AI) in fields as diverse as finance, healthcare, and education, little is known about the factors motivating its financing. This study investigates the drivers influencing corporate investment in AI using global data from 2013...

We examine the dynamics of corporate investment in Germany during the 2000s, a period marked by stagnant macroeconomic investment spending. Employing a mixed-methods approach, we explore investment trends across national accounts data, firm-level financials, and responses from financial...