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Executives Most Likely To Cheat During Good Times

The Horizons Tracker

The researchers looked at over 2000 CEOs of US companies who had received non-scheduled stock option grants between 1996 and 2005. Backdating options is widely considered to be an unethical practice, if not illegal, and identifying it can be done by examining the price movements of a stock after options have been granted.

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The Economic Fallout From #MeToo

The Horizons Tracker

New r esearch from Copenhagen Business School highlights the significant impact it’s had on the workplace, and especially for the financial hit companies face if they permit sexual harassment in the workplace. The analysis reveals that companies suffer a fall of around 1.5% in their share price after reports of sexual harassment.

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3 Studies Prove Servant Leadership Good for Business

Modern Servant Leader

Here are three studies that prove Servant Leadership is good for business: Good Company Index. In the book “ Good Company “, an extensive study culminating in the “ Good Company Index “, reveals how organizations that are: 1. How good is business for these “good” companies?

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N2Growth Helps Businesses Combine Strategy & Innovation for a Consumer-First Approach to Digital Transformation

N2Growth Blog

N2Growth helps companies transform information — and automate it — in ways that lead to the creation of unique value add and competitive advantages for our clients. Jean-Louis later managed the business intelligence group for IRI, analyzing product performance to offer insights on pricing, advertising, and category management.

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The Research On ROI Of Employee Engagement

Six Disciplines

The 2009/2010 Towers Watson (formerly Watson Wyatt) communications study found that companies that are highly effective communicators had 47% higher total returns to shareholders over the last five years compared with firms that are the least effective communicators. Motivational posters and a simple pat on the back just don't cut it.)

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Corporations: Lessons from a College Football Halftime

Michael Lee Stallard

During halftime, TCU will celebrate the 10th anniversary of “Frogs for the Cure” which began in 2005 when TCU athletics partnered with Susan G. Find a cause for your company to support. Komen Greater Fort Worth to sponsor the first ever pink-out halftime presentation at a university football game. Komen® Greater Fort Worth.

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Drowning in Oil - CEO Blog - Time Leadership

CEO Blog

The book talks about the previous BP accident at Prudhoe Bay that cut off so much oil supply that the price of oil surged by over $2 per gallon. Soon, the entire country was paying the price for BPs neglect". Good book for any company looking to improve their company safety. As if cheap oil is our right.

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