N2Growth Blog

DECEMBER 16, 2023

Understanding the Concept of Governance Excellence Governance excellence refers to the strategic oversight conducted by a company’s board of directors that ensures ethical, sustainable, and profitable organizational operations. These factors form a formidable foundation for effective organizational governance when paired together.

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Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 16, 2016

Most companies have ethics and compliance policies that get reviewed and signed annually by all employees. “Employees are charged with conducting their business affairs in accordance with the highest ethical standards,” reads one such example. Creating an Ethical Workplace. You and Your Team Series. Mark Chussil.

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Ethics Compliance Policies Supply Chain 8

Chartered Management Institute

MAY 3, 2023

Being an ethical and inclusive leader is a central pillar of CMI's Professional Standard. It could help boost pay equality Tips and tools to help you navigate the slippery slope of business ethics Lessons from Britain’s Most Admired Companies on leading with integrity Should pets be allowed in the office?

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Policies Article Skills Learning-by-Doing 121

Harvard Business Review

MAY 26, 2016

To examine this possibility, I conducted research on recent developments in Nike Inc’s apparel supply chain with Jens Hainmueller of Stanford University and Richard M. While the production system requires more worker skill and effort, employers have incentives to retain these valuable workers through improved working conditions.

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Lean Manufacturing Supply Chain Apparel Compliance 9

Harvard Business Review

JULY 25, 2014

Clean Up Your Subcontracts 4 Tips for Business to Ensure Ethical, Slavery-Free Supply Chains The Guardian It may not seem like a topic for a listicle, but this quick rundown of what businesses need to keep in mind to avoid exploiting vulnerable people – and becoming embroiled in often well-deserved PR nightmares — is entirely useful.

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Supply Chain Short-term PR Engineering 15

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 17, 2018

External standards can also be a powerful tool in support of those efforts, helping companies strengthen ethics and compliance practices by offering a clear framework for action. It covers bribery in all of its forms — direct and indirect, inbound and outbound.

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Company Compliance Ethics Globalization 8

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 2, 2015

defend against “attack from beneath” and maintain your reputation for ethical operations. As organizations gain increasing insight into their own operating models and supply chains they are coming to appreciate the true cost of supposedly “low-value” suppliers. Ethical supply chains.

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Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 20, 2016

In virtually every country across the globe, a broad range of governmental and ethical issues directly and immediately shape what companies can and cannot do. CEO acumen on business-in-society issues is thus imperative in addressing fundamental corporate issues, from business strategy to compliance to ethical standards to risk management.

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CEO Ethics Chief Financial Officer Supply Chain 8

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 14, 2015

This is somewhat surprising, given that his management system is very different from those of other publicly traded companies. The ethical conduct of business is central to the company and its culture. Would such a system work in more corporations? Is ethical behavior being influenced by the tone at the top?

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Short-term Long-term Supply Chain Ethics 8

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 1, 2012

Increased use of technology, they told us, means that online channels are substituting for traditional face-to-face meetings, and CRM systems are providing new insights into customers. Instead, we see more people from technical or operations backgrounds such as project management, R&D, or supply chain moving into sales.

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Skills Supply Chain CRM Training 16

Strategy Driven

NOVEMBER 1, 2019

See how even the most successful business operates with only 20% of its staff turning up for work, or only 20% of its IT systems functioning that day, and you’ll see just how quickly even the most titanic corporations can lose value quickly. There are many pillars upon which a competent business rests.

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Bond Advice Construction Ethics 10

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 6, 2016

legal system is already having trouble keeping up with the pace of developments in transportation. For centuries, the principal assumption behind our transportation supply chain, one baked deeply into the legal system, is that cars are dangerous — or, to be more specific, that drivers are.

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Transportation Technology Software Supply Chain 8

Harvard Business Review

JULY 21, 2016

When contaminated meat or vegetables are recalled, consumer advocates demand more transparency from food supply chains. Though that may sound like perverse logic, or perhaps a reaction to a poorly thought-out incentive system, research has found they’re not alone.

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How To Ethics Supply Chain Learning-by-Doing 8

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 6, 2011

This blog post is part of the HBR Online Forum The CEO's Role in Fixing the System. Suppliers play far more than a supplementary role in our supply chain. The board should step out of its traditional focus on governance and compliance and be more involved in setting the corporate value system.

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Industry Strategy Supply Chain Long-term 10

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 6, 2013

People do think about global customers, they do think about global supply chains, but they really don''t think about global talent. Only 17% believe that hard work will always be rewarded, and less than half of those interviewed in developed countries believe that the business environment is mostly or always ethical.

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Globalization Supply Chain Marketing Ethics 10

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 18, 2011

This blog post is part of the HBR Online Forum The CEO's Role in Fixing the System. Climate change, natural resource shortages, the growing gap between haves and have nots, and the fragility of financial systems are but a few of the critical problems it has spawned, and these are conspiring to become a perfect storm. What Can CEOs Do?

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CEO Incubator Supply Chain Entrepreneur 12

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 12, 2018

These robo-advisors may be used to automate certain aspects of risk management and provide decisions that are ethical and compliant with regulation. In data-intensive fields like marketing and supply chain management, the results and decisions that robotic algorithms provide is likely to be more accurate than those made by human intuition.

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Consultative Strategy Advice McKinsey 8

HR Digest

JULY 14, 2022

A few ways we do this at Intel is through: RISE: In May 2020, we outlined our 2030 RISE strategy and corporate responsibility goals for the next decade to accelerate the integration of responsible, inclusive, and sustainable practices and innovative approaches in our operations and supply chain, across the technology industry, and beyond.

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Diversity Supply Chain Globalization Mentor 52

Strategy Driven

NOVEMBER 2, 2012

Is the performance management system focused upon outcomes? Do performance measures provide an early warning system for problems? Supply chain management should be implemented. Walking the Talk: ethics, values, quality, vision. Some try to take advantage of the system. How diverse is the planning committee?

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Strategic Planning Budgeting Planning Competitive Advantage 64

Strategy Driven

JUNE 16, 2023

Businesses primed to leverage these technologies to streamline everything from supply chains to sales and marketing will be riding the wave’s crest. And the good news? Embedding these transformative technologies into operations will be easier than ever. The future is pulsating with potential. Are you ready to meet it head-on?

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Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 17, 2017

But this single-minded focus can be a major problem when it comes to tackling slow-building, systemic challenges, like global warming, that could take down not just supply chains but, over time, entire economies. For anyone with a pension linked to market performance, that is a good thing. The Time Frame.

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Morale EPS Supply Chain Politics 8

Strategy Driven

MARCH 11, 2011

’ It fostered a false sense of security for employees, paying higher salaries than the marketplace, thus keeping employees dependent upon the system via golden handcuffs. There were no checks and balances for members of the supply train. Their system’s inability to deal with any kind of disruption. Communications.

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Strategic Planning Committee Golden Handcuff Media 57

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 22, 2012

employees can be 25 percent or greater of total workforce; its supply chain of third parties is vital. The seller must assure tight contracting and a vigilant oversight "system" quality for items sold in the global marketplace to avoid defects that threaten functionality or, more importantly, that risk impairing health and safety.

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Offshoring Outsourcing Supply Chain Globalization 13