A substantial majority of employers are willing to allow workers to show up late at the office because bosses understand that employees are working away from their desks with the help of mobile technology, a recent survey shows.
Want to be a leader and not just the boss? Listening and learning are two behaviours that will help you progress as a leader, according to a new report. Read the seven ways to improve leadership skills.
Some of the provisions of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act—ones that have already taken effect as part of the 2010 health reform legislation—could be here to stay. Depending on how the justices rule, employers could be in for bigger changes starting in 2014.
Business leaders value social media in building workplace culture far more than their employees do, new research shows. Disconnects between executives and workers on the importance of financial performance and compensation—and the communication of core values—also were evident.
Business and IT providers say centralising functions in shared service centres is the most popular outsourcing approach. They also see an increase in the use of cloud computing.
More U.S. financial executives say they’re getting raises. And the pay bumps are getting bigger – a sign that, some say, is proof the economy is turning around. Also, raises in the future may increasingly be tied to performance, research indicates.
Chief financial officers of multinational companies say their roles are evolving beyond the finance function. As a result, finance chiefs need to develop more skills centred on strategy and communication.
Regardless of one’s job title, being a good negotiator is, at a minimum, a differentiating factor that can help with career advancement. For certain positions, it’s the key to survival. Many people struggle to find the right mix of incentive, pressure, diplomacy and charisma to pull off a negotiation.
Maximising operational efficiency alone is not enough to keep up with quickly changing global business trends. Successful companies also managed to transform their workforces. Those companies have eight traits in common, PwC and HfS Research found.
Researchers at North Carolina State University and speakers at the AICPA’s CFO Conference explain enterprise risk management and share best practices of how to prepare for risks that can cost you your business.
Beijing is making every effort to boost the country’s renewable energy production, but by 2020 China is expected to emit 43% more carbon dioxide from burning coal than in 2010, a special report of the Economist Intelligence Unit projects.
Finding qualified accounting and finance professionals is becoming increasingly difficult for executives, according to a recent survey. Staffing plans in accounting and finance are stabilizing after a busy end to 2011 and start to 2012 in terms of expected hiring and cuts.
Common trading myths – rooted in the misconception that offshoring of manufacturing jobs to countries with cheap labour is raising trade deficits in mature economies – can hurt the US and Europe.
The corporate finance professionals who climb the value chain will be interpreters and collaborators able to leverage data as a strategic asset while working across functional areas to solve problems and innovate, according to executives speaking at the American Institute of CPAs’ Council meeting in Washington.
George Colony sees a technology future in which the web fades in prominence to something akin to AM radio, society maxes out on social media, younger consumers’ habits radically depart from those of even the closest generation, and mobile engagement with customers could mean life or death for business models.
Technology and globalisation have changed the nature of work in advanced economies, and the result is that labour markets there are not likely to return to pre-recession levels of employment in the years to come.
Failure to communicate between staff and management was cited by 41% of CFOs surveyed as the mistake companies make most in managing employees, according to a new report. Twenty-eight percent of CFOs said lack of recognition and praise is the most frequent mistake, according to a survey by staffing service Accountemps.
Surveys show investors are putting pressure on companies to disclose more about workplace safety, human and labour rights, and environmental practices. But businesses struggle with how to track the impact of sustainability activities.
The most sought-after skills for new internal audit staff are changing to reflect new, more strategic priorities, a study shows. Skills such as analytical and critical thinking and communication have emerged as most important as chief audit executives explore ways to increase their value to organizations.
