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How Nonprofit Donations Allow Companies To Influence Policy

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Over the past few years, there has been a growing sense that companies should move away from the Friedman doctrine of only being interested in profits and returns to shareholders, and focus instead on their wider impact upon society. How true is that really, however? Ulterior motives.

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Can Corporate Secrecy Bolster Innovation?

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From an investor’s point of view, more information is nearly always a good thing, which is why regulators typically require public companies to make a wide range of disclosures. The researchers examined what happens when South Korean regulators relaxed the reporting requirements relating to the cost of sales of companies.

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Lessons in Leadership from Ross Perot

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In 2003, I sold a company to Perot Systems, the large IT services firm started by Ross Perot, where I then worked for the next four years. The most important lessons of leadership came from the man behind the larger-than-life personality. Although at that time Perot was chairman and eventually became chair emeritus, his personal.

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3 Insights into Supporting Low-Income Employees

Lead Change Blog

I used to run a moving company and many of my crewmembers came from a low-income background. Back in 2003 I read Ruby Payne’s book, A Framework for Understanding Poverty. This book was immensely helpful in shedding light on some of the foundational mindset differences between economic classes.

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Two Thirds Of Corporate Fraud Is Undetected

The Horizons Tracker

companies engage in financial misrepresentations while under surveillance. Under the microscope The scandal resulted in around 20% of all publicly traded companies being scrutinized due to their previous association with the accounting firm. According to the researchers, in a typical year, around 3% of U.S.

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ROI of Executive Coaching 500% Return

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Compelling Findings from a Fortune 500 Company Study A revealing case study conducted by a Fortune 500 company, as detailed in “Executive Briefing: Case Study on the ROI of Executive Coaching” by Merrill C. surveyed 100 executives, predominantly from Fortune 1000 companies. Anderson, Ph.D.

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Focus on the Journey, Not the Destination

Lead Change Blog

At the age of 25, my compensation package included a brand new company car. In 2003, with the help of Ken Blanchard, I started my transformation. In 2004, I was given the opportunity to buy a company, and my wife Lori and I decided to run it based on servant leadership principles. I spent most of my career as a power leader.