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How Whistleblowers Deter Poor Behavior

The Horizons Tracker

They explored how the stock market reacted when 13 data leaks involving offshore tax evasion at Swiss banks were made public. The analysis found that the share price of the banks caught up in the various scandals seemed to behave inconspicuously in the ten trading days leading up to the data leak. Active deterrent.

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What Link Is There Between Wealth And Generosity?

The Horizons Tracker

A recent study , conducted by the London School of Economics & Political Science and the Bank of England, has shed light on the relationship between economic inequality and charitable giving among affluent individuals residing in various communities. They compared these responses with housing values to approximate neighborhood inequality.

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Can Machine Learning Support Strategy Development?

The Horizons Tracker

These often involve banks, companies, and institutional investors who pool their expertise and capital together. The researchers analyzed around 60,000 deals from over 4,500 PE firms between 1990 and 2016. The researchers focused on the private equity industry, where deal syndicates are commonplace.

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Leveraging Leadership R&D

Lead Change Blog

However, with only 13% of the global workforce highly engaged at work ( Gallup 2016 ), we are obviously not doing a great job at this. Clearly, one solution is to have highly engaged team members that are aligned and pulling together behind the same shared vision.

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Featured Leading Voice: Chip Bell

Lead Change Blog

” Following graduate school and the military (including a tour of duty as an infantry unit commander in Viet Nam) Chip was director of management and organizational development for NCNB (now Bank of America). Previous Featured Instigators: 3/2016: Eunice Parisi-Carew. 2/2016: Chris Edmonds. 1/2016: Marcella Bremer.

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Do you trust strangers with your bank account? Internet security for small businesses

Rapid BI

In 2016 it is a key part of the marketing mix. Would you trust a stranger with access to your bank account? The post Do you trust strangers with your bank account? Most smaller businesses have a web presence of some kind. We have to. But is it secure? I am […].

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Responsive Leadership: Needed Now More Than Ever

Leading Blog

In 2016, Jenkins-Scott founded JJS Advising, focusing on leadership development and organizational strategy. She currently serves on the Board of Directors of Century Bank and Trust Company, Chair of the Board of Directors of the Schott Foundation for Public Education, the Center for Community Change, and the National Board of Jumpstart.