NEW YORK – – Leading privately held businesses are putting greater emphasis on innovation as an engine for growth, according to chief executives surveyed for PwC US’s Private Company Trendsetter Barometer. Three-fourths (75%) of those businesses have made innovation a priority — 33% of them to a great extent and 42% to some extent. Nearly […]
Canada needs bold business leadership and sound public policy to ensure global competitiveness OTTAWA, February 16, 2012 – Claude Mongeau, president and chief executive officer of CN (TSX: CNR) (NYSE:CNI), says Canadian business and governments must take bold steps to develop world-class enterprises that will drive the nation’s competitiveness in global markets. Mongeau, speaking to […]
Gütersloh/New York, January 17, 2012 – Bertelsmann has teamed up with other prominent investors and education entrepreneurs to launch the University Ventures Fund I, L.P.. The fund focuses on forming partnerships with leading universities to jointly develop and deploy innovative higher education programs in Europe and the U.S. These models combine the entrepreneurship, capital and […]
PARIS, February 16, 2012 — The date is Tuesday March 13, 2012; the place will be at the Carrousel du Louvre in Paris. At a time when the debate on competitivity is at the center of the Presidential election campaign, this day-long forum will propose a space of reflection and exchanges, and will enable its […]
NEW YORK, February 15, 2012 — A survey of 500 C-suite executives worldwide conducted by global brand consultancy Wolff Olins has revealed that, although companies recognize the important factors required to generate long-term growth, many are not investing resources and energy into them. “Traditional ways of doing business are not generating growth and global economies […]
• Special Report features 55 case studies describing concrete actions that solve talent mobility and employability problems persisting worldwide • Collaboration among stakeholders shows greatest potential to address labor market failures • Recommendations outline how to advance successful collaborative talent mobility practices • More information about the report is available at www.weforum.org/TalentMobility2012 New York — […]
Human Resources veteran joins a growing roster of industry leaders advising RiseSmart as it continues to disrupt the outplacement industry. SILICON VALLEY, California, 16 February 2011 – RiseSmart, the leading provider of next-generation outplacement solutions, today announced the addition to its Strategic Advisory Council of Dan Phelan, senior advisor to the CEO at GlaxoSmithKline and […]
NEW YORK, February 16, 2012 — GroundLink, the world’s first global car service, today announced the appointment of Tony D’Astolfo as chief sales officer. Mr. D’Astolfo joins the company as a 32-year travel industry veteran with an extensive background in B2B eCommerce Sales. Mr. D’Astolfo was most recently at Rearden Commerce as senior vice president, […]
“…evolving role for HR is simply to be viewed as an integral part of top management in major companies.” “…it is viewed as essential that those in HR deepen their understanding of the company’s business and financial aspects to support their increased strategic involvement.” NEW YORK – A recent Fortune 1000 survey reveals shows the […]
Tom Monahan, Chairman and CEO, CEB. “We believe that companies can create competitive advantage by approaching talent investments with the same rigor that they apply to other key business decisions. With the acquisition and integration of Valtera, CEB is giving them the tools to do just that. We’re delivering the science to make informed decisions, […]
