Forty-nine percent of workers in a recent survey said they would be somewhat or very likely to leave their current position if they didn’t feel appreciated by their manager. Management appreciation is especially important to workers ages 18 to 34.
Market analysts and professionals who analyse companies for investors consider the effectiveness of a senior leadership team as second only to the current or most recent financial results among criteria they use to judge company success, a Deloitte study found.
CFOs see shortage of fresh thinking and too much red tape as the biggest roadblocks to organisational breakthroughs, a survey suggests. Staffing firm Robert Half International has some tips on how to overcome a dearth of fresh thinking and an overabundance of bureaucracy to inspire innovation among work teams.
North Carolina State University brings large and small companies together to talk about the enterprise risk-management programmes that fit their corporate cultures.
Employers continue to move business services jobs from the US and Europe to low-cost countries, but research suggests that the number of IT, finance, human relations and procurement jobs that can be offshored is dwindling.
Business leaders would like more substantial risk management input from internal auditors, a PwC survey shows. Although barriers can discourage internal auditors from increasing their influence, a growing number of business risks present an opportunity for them to add value.
As a CFO, would you like to know how your peers feel about IFRS or what parts of the finance and accounting functions they outsource? “Benchmarking the Finance Function 2012”, a recently released research report, has some answers.
Finding the right talent is a big problem for companies worldwide, despite easy access to a large pool of educated people and opportunities to outsource, surveys suggest. The problem is most acute in knowledge industries and heavy industry. See how companies say they’re addressing the challenge.
Feeling increasingly exposed to unpredictable events, companies worldwide updated their risk management strategy in 2011, a new survey finds. The changes frequently aim to challenge conventional thinking.
Low interest rates and large cash reserves will prompt more companies to go through with mergers and acquisitions this year. The deals are expected to expand companies’ geographical reach.
A long-established trend of limited progress in Canadian business-sector productivity threatens the nation’s standard of living, research shows. Canada has implemented tax incentives for businesses to stoke activity, and a significant quarterly gain in productivity at the end of 2011 brought at least temporary relief to the trend.
Corporate governance is in the spotlight as never before, but most boards are not as effective as they should be. A new CGMA report offers recommendations and tools to help improve board performance.
The US-Korea Free Trade Agreement, which will take effect Thursday, is among the most significant trade agreements for the US in nearly 20 years. US automakers and farmers and South Korean LED lighting, car parts and textile manufacturers are among those expected to benefit from the duty-free exchange of goods.
Failing to consider opposing points of view and improperly defining problems are two key traps that lead to poor business judgment, according to a new white paper by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (COSO).
Increasing competition and slowing growth can turn emerging economies such as China, India and Brazil into risky business environments, according to a new Ernst & Young report on globalisation.
China on Monday is expected to offer an economic forecast for 2012 – an outlook that could be affected by the debt crisis in the EU, which is expected to release gross domestic product (GDP) data on Tuesday. On Thursday, the AICPA releases its first-quarter US “Economic Outlook Survey”. On Friday, the US releases unemployment data.
Workforce information is becoming easier to use and is being deployed as a powerful tool to help organisations improve and thrive, according to Deloitte research.
More executives are looking to hire abroad and groom in-house talent as companies shape corporate strategies in a tepid – and increasingly global – economy, according to a Deloitte Consulting report.
Shared services are no longer solely the preserve of large organisations. So what are the benefits for midsize businesses, and how can they manage a successful transition to shared services? Shared service centres rose to prominence in the early 1990s, when far-flung companies decided to end back-office duplication. Instead of
CEOs are placing more emphasis on non-financial aspects of their businesses as they chart their futures. At the same time, executives worry that the short-term focus of investors is hindering their ability to plan for the long term, according to a study commissioned by the AICPA and the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants.
