It all started with Craigslist. It is one of the top ten internet properties and a widely known place to buy and sell just about anything. The founder Craig Newmark — whose official title is “Founder, Chairman, Customer Service Representative”, is an interesting businessman. He doesn’t want to change his somewhat antiquated text-based website, is against placing advertising on the site and is happy with the rather modest financial performance of his business. The only … Read the rest
Publicly traded companies are extremely careful about what information they release to the public. There is an obvious need to protect proprietary information. However there are a number of sites that help peer past the “corporate veil”. Yes, big companies like to show their good side, but some have misused the extensive power they have to do downright nasty deeds.
I just found a new site Glassdoor that permits employees and former employees to post … Read the rest
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Dozens of companies — from Coca-Cola to Microsoft — are becoming more “faith-friendly” as they welcome the spirituality of their employees, allowing groups to meet for Bible study or to discuss business ethics with a religious twist. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta has a Christian Fellowship Group, and the management at Bear Stearns, a Wall Street finance house, endorses and funds a weekly Torah class. Faith at the
Some of my posts touched on the importance of Corporate Cultures. Culture affects how employees behave. It also has an influence on how the company is perceived by external stakeholders. So making your Culture visible is imperative and an effective method is to simply use your website.
Some of the “Best Companies” lists published by magazines, consultants and other sources are useful sources of competitive intelligence to get started. However, “Best Company Cultures” ratings are … Read the rest
Corporate governance attracts much public attention since it purportedly involves the economic-financial health of corporations and society in general. However, corporate governance is poorly defined because it typically is composed of differing mix of policies, procedures, internal practices all surrounded by laws and regulations.
Simply put -
…the overall purpose of corporate governance, which is to align as nearly as possible the interests of individuals, corporations and society.
Theories of Corporate Governance Edited by Thomas
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