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- 22 Aug 2012
- Research & Ideas
Advertising: It’s Not ‘Mad Men’ Anymore
Silk found as he examined newspaper articles and court filings that two significant changes in conflict policies adopted by agencies and their clients have occurred in recent years. First, safeguards to protect proprietary client... View Details
- 19 May 2020
- Research & Ideas
Why Privacy Protection Notices Turn Off Shoppers
By now, it’s an expected right-of-passage. As you enter credit card information for an online purchase, up pops two familiar words: “Privacy Notice.” Does seeing those words make you more confident about the transaction, knowing that the company will View Details
- 03 Dec 2018
- Research & Ideas
How Companies Can Increase Market Rewards for Sustainability Efforts
all those efforts.” Serafeim advises companies to be clear when communicating details on how ESG policies are part of their everyday operations. Having a separate report that looks at ESG doesn’t cut it anymore, he says. “It’s a lot about View Details
Keywords: by Rachel Layne
- 25 Jan 2012
- Research & Ideas
A Few Firms Have Outsized Influence in D.C.
might be the first step to curtailing undue influence of some companies over other stakeholders, Kerr says. "Institutionally, you need to make sure you have safeguards in place so that this doesn't happen," he adds. "The... View Details
Keywords: by Michael Blanding
- 03 Apr 2006
- What Do You Think?
Has Globalization Reached Its Peak?
might be, could provide a safeguard against any calamity except perhaps a world war. This assumes that astute global managers outsource primarily non-strategic activities, act responsibly, and maintain positive working relationships on... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 30 Nov 2016
- Op-Ed
Where Could More Regulation Help Small Businesses? Online Lending.
players tend to offer. The problem is that lending to small businesses falls through the regulatory cracks, specifically on borrower protections. As a case in point, safeguards such as the Truth in Lending Act afford consumers... View Details
- 25 Aug 2015
- First Look
First Look Tuesday
extraordinary government support to help stabilize the funding of global financial institutions. In light of the problems that emerged during the crisis, a number of MMF reforms have been proposed, which we analyze in this paper. We assume that the main goal of MMF... View Details
- 20 Nov 2012
- First Look
First Look: November 20
reported in the trade literature are used to illustrate policy issues as well as the spillover effects and resolution of disputes. To cope with these developments, two significant changes in conflict policies evident in current U.S. practice are identified. First,... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 06 Feb 2006
- Research & Ideas
The Trouble Behind Livedoor
investors, consistent with investors trying to sell as soon as possible. Many of these firms have come down further in price, but there will probably be more. Regulators have recently put into place safeguards that will prevent high-ratio... View Details
- 23 Oct 2007
- First Look
First Look: October 23, 2007
accountability at the project and policy levels, particularly through the establishment and enforcement of social and environmental safeguards and complaint and response mechanisms. But they have been much less successful in changing... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 27 Jul 2019
- Op-Ed
Does Facebook's Business Model Threaten Our Elections?
purposes. Facebook makes changes In 2014, Facebook had changed the API and limited access to data, effectively closing the barn door after the horse got out. In 2018, after the scandal broke, Facebook further announced a six-point plan for a “privacy-focused” platform,... View Details
Keywords: by George Riedel
- 17 Apr 2006
- Research & Ideas
Resisting the Seductions of Success
flow of success and safeguard a sphere of autonomy in which they can think and live for themselves. This quest for autonomy should not be mistaken for an exercise in selfishness or a romantic rejection of society or the system.... View Details
- 02 Sep 2002
- Research & Ideas
The Role of Government When All Else Fails
whatsoever that the federal government should step into the breach, compensating losses and working to safeguard the public against a wide range of new risks. For example, Congress and the President immediately agreed on multi-billion... View Details
Keywords: by Laura Linard
- 30 Jun 2003
- Research & Ideas
Computer Security is For Managers, Too
company computer systems is often left unclear. Managers need to ask, "Who should have remote access to the corporate network? What safeguards must be in place before employees can connect to the corporate network from a remote... View Details
- 24 Apr 2012
- First Look
First Look: April 24
and discrepancies can emerge as a result. Effective Auditing for Corporates provides you with proactive advice to help you safeguard core value within a corporation and to ensure that auditing processes and key personnel meet the... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
- 10 May 2016
- First Look
May 10, 2016
property (IP) protection to safeguard their competitive advantages. However, the majority of recent patent litigation is driven by nonpracticing entities (NPEs), firms that generate no products but instead amass patent portfolios for the... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
- 15 Dec 2009
- First Look
First Look: Dec. 15, 2009
had promised Wall Street—were fraught with risk. Senior executives must evaluate the seriousness of the risks and identify alternative ways of integrating the two firms, while safeguarding the technologies that process and clear a... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 05 Oct 2009
- Research & Ideas
The Vanguard Corporation
responsible for your supplier's supplier and your customer's customer. We also need leaders who are relationship-oriented, willing to have partners sit at the table, willing to sometimes put their own ego in check. Leaders need to feel they are View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- 05 May 2003
- Research & Ideas
Sharing the Responsibility of Corporate Governance
interactions between individuals or even large organizations with identifiable owners, social expectations tend to create substantial safeguards against attempts to internalize gains while externalizing costs. People who dump their... View Details
Keywords: by Carla Tishler
- 11 Dec 2012
- First Look
First Look: Dec. 11
individuals, subgroups, and teams perform. Paper: http://www.emeraldinsight.com/books.htm?issn=1534-0856&volume=15 The Political Economy of Bilateral Foreign Aid Author:Werker, Eric D. Publication:In Handbook of Safeguarding Global... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne