The United Nations has created an open list of institutions that recognize the importance of CSR education. IESE is one of the first Spanish business schools to sign up. Joan Fontrodona, professor of business ethics at IESE, voiced his support for the launch of this initiative, arguing that the issue of CSR must be addressed [...]
The International Telecommunication Union has launched the latest edition of its report, “Measuring the Information Society.” The ITU uses two benchmarking tools to measure the Information Society, the ICT Development Index (IDI) and the ICT Price Basket. The IDI tracks the level of advancement of ICTs in 159 countries worldwide and compares the progress made [...]
Microsoft has knocked Google off its top spot in the 2010 Business Superbrands survey, with the latter slipping four places to 5th. Rolls-Royce Group retained its position at second while BlackBerry shot up the ranking (from last year’s 43rd) to take third place.
In the annual survey compiled by The Centre for Brand Analysis (TCBA), brands [...]
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Tokyo has become the world’s most expensive office location, according to the Office Space Across the World 2010 report conducted by Cushman & Wakefield. Meanwhile, London’s West End moved from third to second place in the ranking and Hong Kong fell from first to third.
The annual study compares office occupancy costs in 132 key locations [...]
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Allianz heads the “The Best Corporate Career Websites 2010,” according to Potencialpark’s annual career website study. Berstelmann and Deustche Post DLH trail in second and third place, respectively.
More than 16,000 business and engineering students and graduates worldwide took part in a representative survey about the career websites of 100 employers active in the [...]
The IMF has just published, “Capital Inflows: the Role of Controls.” The paper reviews the arguments on the appropriate management of inflow surges and focuses in particular on the conditions under which controls may be justified. A key conclusion is that, if the economy is operating near potential, if the level of reserves is adequate, [...]
The United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP), the Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the UN Development Programme have launched a joint report, “Achieving the Millennium Development Goals in an Era of Global Uncertainty: Asia-Pacific Regional Report 2009/10.” The study examines the toll that the global economic crisis has taken [...]
Walmart, Google and Coca-Cola are the world’s most valuable brands according to BrandFinance® Global 500. Also of note is the fact that Santander has made huge leaps in terms of brand value, shooting up the ranking from 41st to 12th position in just one year.
The report describes the relative equity of the 500 top global [...]
The IFO Institute, in co-operation with the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC), Paris, has published the results of the IFO World Economic Survey (WES) of the first quarter of 2010. For the first time in two years, the WEC indicator has risen above its long-term average. The global economic climate has shown signs of general [...]
Facebook has moved up 15 places to top this year’s edition of Fast Company’s 50 Most Innovative Companies in the World. Amazon and Apple took second and third place, respectively.
The survey recognizes creative models and progressive cultures – the many forms of innovation that exist across the business landscape – in addition to revenue growth [...]
