The World Economic Forum has launched the “Corporate Gender Gap Report 2010”. It is the first survey to cover the world’s largest employers in 20 countries and benchmark them against the equality policies that most companies should have in place but are, in fact, widely neglected.
The report is based on a survey of 600 heads [...]
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This year’s edition of the Edelman Trust Barometer reveals that trust and transparency are as important to corporate reputation as the quality of products and services. In the U.S., as in much of Western Europe, these two attributes rank higher than product quality—and far outrank financial returns, which sits at or near the bottom [...]
The European Commission has just launched the Euro Economic Confidence and Business Climate Indicator surveys. The EC’s economic sentiment indicator (ESI) for the euro area rose to 91.3 points in December, up 2.5 points from the previous month. For the EU as a whole, economic confidence also increased, up 4.1 points to 92.0 points in [...]
PricewaterhouseCoopers and INSEAD have published a report entitled “Economic Crime in a Downturn,” based on a survey of more than 3,000 companies in 54 countries. The economic downturn has caused a global upsurge in accounting fraud and induced more middle managers to commit economic crimes. The report finds that:
-Fraud remains one of the most problematic [...]
Kroll and The Economist Intelligence Unit have conducted a worldwide survey on fraud and its effect on business during 2009. A total of 729 senior executives took part in it. The report highlights that financial services have clearly been hardest hit by fraud and wrongdoing. Over half of the respondents in this sector reported that [...]
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Mercer has just presented the results of its global “Leading through Unprecedented Times” survey. It was conducted from May 12-29, 2009 and includes responses from more than 21,000 organizations with employees in 90 countries. The survey reveals that deep workforce and benefit cuts are showing signs of moderating in the second half of 2009. [...]
The study “The Asian Noodle Bowl: Is it Serious for Business?“, authored by Prof. Kawai, dean of ADBI, and Dr. Wignaraja, chief economist for the ADB Office of Regional Economic Integration, provides the first comprehensive survey of the impact on business of East Asia’s numerous Free Trade Agreements (FTAs). Data collected from 609 East Asian [...]
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Facing a global economic crisis that’s projected to continue through 2009, entrepreneurs are concerned about financing, healthcare costs and the impact of the U.S. presidential election. Despite these concerns, entrepreneurs are confident in their ability to survive the economic downturn and their contribution to economic recovery. They also remain committed to staying “green” and [...]
