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“Behind Closed Doors” is unique. It opens the doors to the boardroom and explains what happens inside. Using his thirty years of board experience, Simon Laffin describes board issues, all of which he has experienced, and how boards deal with them.
He gives over 150 tips, including how better decisions could be taken and how board directors can better join in those debates. He doesn't shy away from difficult topics, from how a company responds...
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DIVERSITY MUST BEGIN AT THE TOP.
Underrepresented ethnic and racial groups make up 40 percent of the US population but just 12.5 percent of board directors. Sadly, this is not a statistic from a bygone era. This is 2021.
Recently, various protests and movements have called attention to the lack of equality in the United States. And while much progress has been made, it's become clear that more can be done, both in our communities and in the workplace.
With...
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This report explains why strengthening the governance around public investment management is central to cutting inefficiencies and unblocking the climate finance needed to narrow Asia and the Pacific's gaping infrastructure gap. Outlining how adaptation and mitigation should be woven into more inclusive investment planning, it explains why private investment should be combined with public resources to better tackle the climate and investment shortfall....
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Branding, or external corporate messaging, will fail unless your internal stakeholders know, accept, and adopt that messaging. The only remedy is intrabranding: continuously selling and enforcing your corporate brand inside your enterprise. The enterprise is akin to an arch, one of the strongest structural elements; intrabranding is the keystone of that arch. This wedge-shaped keystone holds the arch's other stones in compression and in place, enabling...
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Security architects are responsible for maintaining the security of an organisation's computer systems as well as designing, developing and reviewing security architectures that fit business requirements, mitigate risk and conform to security policies. This book gives practical career guidance to those interested in the security architect role. It covers areas such as required skills, responsibilities, dependencies and career progression as well as...
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The definition of insanity is doing the same thing over & over and expecting different results. We have fallen into a pattern where we repeat the mistakes others made in the past, but have we asked ourselves, why are we making the same mistakes? The answer is lack of leadership development.
Much like a strong foundation is critical to the stability of any physical structure, organizations must build foundations capable of bearing the weight of growth...
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Immerse yourself in the captivating world of entrepreneurship with "Business for teenagers", the must-have guide to start-ups designed especially for teenagers!Explore Entrepreneurship Made Simple: With a playful, accessible approach, this book takes you on an exciting journey through the world of business, teaching you the ropes in a way that speaks directly to your creative spirit. Written specifically for teenagers, this guide includes real-life...
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Make smart decisions and learn complete Corporate Finance in just one week. This book is written in simple and plain language to ensure that the students can grasp the concepts with great ease. As a university instructor for past 11 years I know how to make things easy.This is my 7th book on investment. Previous books were highly appreciated and for that I am much obliged. Actually the succession of those books made me to take one step ahead and...
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The prevalence of Corporate Unsustainability is because businesses and companies practices guided by the "Almighty CSR" are not able to deal with Corporate Responsibilities (CR) performance issues. Corporate Unsustainability contributed to global sustainability problems such as devastation to lives and properties caused by high frequencies of natural disasters occurrences, public health emergencies, food shortages and famine, refuges crises, banking...
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The Knowledge Management Action Plan (KMAP) 2021–2025 connects ongoing reforms of the Asian Development Bank (ADB) to improve how knowledge is managed across its business processes. The KMAP strengthens ADB's ability to better deliver tailored knowledge solutions, together with financing, to developing member countries. The KMAP emphasizes increasing collaboration, improving the quality and efficiency of knowledge services, making knowledge work...
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Dieses essential vermittelt einen Überblick über die Rahmenbedingungen von Tax Compliance. Es erläutert die verschiedenen Gründe, weshalb ein Tax Compliance Management System (Tax CMS) notwendig ist und stellt Standards für ein solches System vor. Die einzelnen Bestandteile eines Tax CMS werden anhand des in Deutschland gebräuchlichsten Standards, des IDW PS 980, erläutert. Dabei werden nicht nur die Funktionen des Management Systems, sondern...
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La remuneración es el conjunto de ventajas y beneficios monetarios ofrecidos por el empleador al trabajador por su trabajo, ya sea por la realización de actividades que requieran fuerza física, capacidad científica, artística o intelectual, por un período de tiempo determinado o no, previamente acordado entre las partes.
Desde esta perspectiva, este trabajo presenta el concepto de remuneración y sus modalidades, la definición de salario y...
73) Finding Balance 2016: Benchmarking the Performance of State-Owned Enterprise in Island Countries
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Pacific state-owned enterprises (SOEs) are often formed to increase service delivery effectiveness and accountability. However, historical and financial indicators show that long-term government ownership of SOEs often result in outcomes counter to these goals. Weak governance and regulatory frameworks make it difficult for SOEs to operate on strict commercial principles over the long term. This fifth study of SOE performance in the Pacific emphasizes...
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"Paul Tice delivers a body-blow to the predations of the ESG-industrial-complex."
-Mark P. Mills, Senior Fellow, Manhattan Institute
Over the past few years, sustainable investing-which is based on the theory that subjective environmental, social and governance or ESG factors should drive corporate policy and investment decisions-has swept across Wall Street, spurred on by the United Nations, sovereign governments and financial regulators and cheered...
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Grappling with the Gray offers a collection of case studies, real and hypothetical, intended to ignite thoughtful consideration of ethical dilemmas in our personal and professional lives.
Simply stated, a business culture driven by profits at the expense of values is destined to fail. Research shows that companies ranked highest for ethics grow faster than companies that aren't. Work environments are more pleasant. Employees are more satisfied, engaged,...
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Guide de survie du DPO
Comment protéger sa vie privée et ses données personnelles?
Comment gérer les données de ses clients, de ses patients, de ses membres?
Comment comprendre ce que les pouvoirs publics peuvent faire avec nos données?
Comment mettre en place le RGPD au sein de mon organisation, de mon ONG, de ma PME?
Comment traiter les données pour une profession libérale?
Durant plus de quatre ans nous avons collecté les questions...
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This book will help Chairs to form a strong team, build a resilient relationship with the CEO, assess how to use their considerable power, and when to show self-restraint.
Board members often struggle to identify their true role, caught between the Chair and the executive board. As a result, board members frequently have doubts about their role and personal impact, doubts which are rarely acknowledged nor addressed. By focusing on the most impactful...
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This report explains how the quality of infrastructure investments in developing Asia can be enhanced and why this is vital for the region's sustainable recovery from the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic. It emphasizes the need to balance urgent demand for infrastructure financing with governance approaches that focus on boosting efficiency and integrating infrastructure systems. The report also explores, how the Asian Development Bank can...
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This publication outlines the performance of the Asian Development Bank (ADB) in achieving the goals of Strategy 2030, the institution's long-term strategic framework. It is the 14th in the series of annual reports that tracks development progress in Asia and the Pacific, assesses ADB's development effectiveness, and identifies areas where the institution's performance needs to be strengthened.
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Today's economy is not just in a recession, with disrupted supply chains or inflation: it's the end of an era. We are finding ourselves at the emergence of intelligent distributed organizations. This is a game-changer for those who can see it. The information age is giving birth to digital peer-to-peer networks and open knowledge. Barriers to industries, shareholder investment thresholds, and geographies have fallen. New technologies emerge to support...
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