In a competitive labor market, organizational culture is an increasingly important consideration for employees choosing where they want to work and requires an intentional, multifaceted approach to creation and maintenance. In mergers and acquisitions, cultural integration, i.e. the integration of the workplace cultures of both organizations, cannot be ignored. To help organizational and HR leader...

Firms need organisational fortitude if they are to successfully overcome multiple crises and adversities, according to new research from emlyon business school.

Organisations are facing an increasing number of crises, and in today’s turbulent world it is only likely that the number of adversities increases further. In the last decade, firms have faced geopolitical challenges, health challenges li...

The next three years will be critical to the long-term growth prospects of the cyber insurance market, according to a scenario-led analysis of the market's dynamics released by Conning entitled "Cyber Risk: On the Edge of Insurability."

In the absence of exceptional catastrophe losses in the near-term, Conning projects the cyber market will continue to grow at double digit rates, d...

Diversity on a company board is a good thing but it can attract activist hedge funds that might push for a restructuring or a change of strategy, reveals new research from Rotterdam School of Management, Erasmus University (RSM).

The researchers, Dr Mark R. DesJardine of Tuck School of Business, Prof. Wei Shi of the University of Miami, and Dr Emilio Marti, Assistant Professor at RSM, studied hed...

Bugcrowd has released its annual Inside the Mind of a Hacker report for 2023, which found that 72% of hackers believe artificial intelligence (AI) will not replace the creativity of humans in security research and vulnerability management.

The report delves into a wide range of topics, including the impact of AI on security, a peek at what professional hackers look like, and the state of hacking....

Though significant progress has been made on boardroom awareness and acceptance of the sustainability agenda, capacity challenges, and a self-declared lack of expertise at the board level has revealed a gap between intentions and prioritization of the environmental, social and governance (ESG) agenda. That is according to a new global survey of board directors published by Heidrick & Struggles...

As a data subject whose personal data is processed, you invariably have the right to access. However, this right of access is not absolute. We clarify what this means, how you exercise this right and what response should be given.

First of all, the terminology used is somewhat misleading, as it creates the impression that you can actually inspect the processing itself, when the reality is more nu...

More than a third (37 per cent) of European businesses are increasingly paying their suppliers later than they would ever accept from their own clients and customers. This is according to the findings of Intrum's 2023 European Payment Report. In the UK, this figure rises to 54 per cent, a significant spike compared with neighbouring European countries such as France (36 per cent), Germany (36 ...

Standard Chartered has released its Global Market Outlook report for the second half of 2023, offering insights into major asset classes worldwide. The report advises investors to seize income opportunities by increasing their allocation to High Quality Bonds, while adopting a cautious stance towards equities.

According to the report, high-quality bonds present a clearer risk/reward profile compa...