Corporate culture is created by the founders, management, and employees of a company, influencing how they act and who they hire. It then trickles down to the employees, both as characteristics of people the management team hires and as a set of unspoken expectations that employees learn to h...
This paper talks of the importance of adoption of sustainability as corporate strategy by businesses in the developing world. Sustainability has been viewed in this paper primarily from the perspective of biodiversity conservation. Businesses inherently depend on the ecosystem services (i.e. services ...
Having those metrics and that level of transparency is crucial for keeping us accountable. It also helps us participate in important initiatives like the Human Rights Campaign (HRC) Corporate Equality Index (CEI). We are proud that Alight has received a perfect score on the CEI for several year...
and enhance their performance against their development needs. It also provided a link between behavioral expectations of success and the corporate strategy. The reason is that appropriate behavior leads to successful performance, which in turns helps the business reach the overall strategic objectives. ...
Operational Risk vs. Other Types of Risk Operational Risk vs. Financial Risk In a corporate context,financial riskrefers to the possibility that a company's cash flow will prove inadequate to meet its obligations—that is, its loan repayments and other debts. Although this inability could relate...
There should also be broad agreement among stakeholders (eg the political leadership, board, managers) that the financial strategy on which the corporate strategy is based is a reasonable one. Finally, the published strategy of the organisation should incorporate its financial strategy and financial ...
Four simple boxes of color project the company’s mission, product suite and corporate identity. 2. Starbucks Type of branding: Product The green and white logo on a white coffee cup is all you need to recognize the major coffee brand. When you think of grabbing a quick cup of coffee, ...
Over the course of these positions, Roellig had responsibility for a wide range of functions, including human resources, administrative services, corporate strategy, compliance, public policy, public relations, executive travel, claims, real estate, facilities, information technology systems and architectur...
Professionals are always touting the importance of diversification but there are some downsides to this strategy. First, it may be somewhat cumbersome to manage a diverse portfolio, especially if you have multiple holdings and investments. Modern portfolio trackers can help with reporting and summarizin...
Encouragement is not lacking for this change of approach. Pressure is mounting, mainly from the public, with people issues (the “S” in ESG) coming to the fore. Companies that have treated their staff and suppliers well during the COVID-19 pandemic have likely improved their corporate reputat...