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.
See how foreign-born and American-born professionals differ in their views on how to properly begin a networking conversation, and get three tips for successfully adapting behaviour across cultures. HBR Blog Network, January 17th 2012
Human resources must embrace expanded role as business world goes global. Human resources departments need to develop new strategies to stay relevant in a rapidly changing global business environment, according to Deloitte. In a 140-page report titled “Global Business Driven HR Transformation: The Journey Continues,” Jason Geller and Arthur H.
A panel of executives meeting in the finance capitals of New York City and London discussed new research on the importance of the human dimension and non-financial value in long-term business strategies.
