short, they review, measure, and advise how to make the websites and social media channels better for businesses and customers. To measure that they developed a Bowen Craggs Index of Online Excellence which was designed as a guide to the best in internet corporate communications. But it is not so much about communications as it is about marketing. Marketing the whole enterprise, not just the products or services it sells. The corporate website will be visited by many different profiles,…
environment”. Most big companies including PWC have policies and procedures in place that outlines internet and email usage. As a rule, in the working environment, email should strictly be used for workplace communications. Unfortunately, email misuse can still happen and waste a lot of productive time and cause a range of issues for a business. PWC utilize a strategy (Fig.2) called “Governance, Risk and Compliance” which helps the company clarify factors which directly influence internal…
alternative to face to face instructions at the collegiate level is the virtual classroom. Many universities offer online courses as part or all of their requirements for degrees in various subject areas. To offer online classes robust interactive internet based software is required allowing students to interact with fellow students and the instructor, complete and submit assignments as well as receive grades. In general sales revenue from virtual classroom software is growing at a rate of 20%…
Introduction As the development of technology, new media appear and instant communication through internet and mobile which give lot of pressures to traditional media such as television and newspaper. 28th September 2014 “occupy central” in Hong Kong began and until the beginning of December 2014 which lasting for more than two month. Mainland Chinese newspaper People’s Daily frame the news as “illegal gathering”, Macau Daily frame the news as “political drama”, however, Apple Daily frame it as…
Hence, each of the board members must follow the governance procedures for nominations and selection of board members, as well as conduct annual affirmation of service and complete member self-assessment, peer evaluations, and an annual conflict of interest questionnaire (American, 2015). What is the…
Choice #1: Ethical Business Management Sometimes, in firms, the interest of the stockholders and that of management will diverge and misalign thereby resulting in mismanagement of the business. Such separation leads to what is known in the finance world as an agency problem. Moreover, one of the five principle foundations of finance is principle number five (5) which points out that a conflict of interest will cause this agency problem (Keown, Martin, & Petty, 2014). Presented is an analysis…
Value Relations between Investment opportunities, CEO Pay and Economy Introduction Shareholder value has always pointed towards the establishment of business profits that will improve and increase the coffers of business owners and improve their economic returns. The agent-principle problem has been at the forefront of establishing the concept of shareholder value in business management and practices, but according to the Fund Manager at GMO, James Montier, and the idea “dumb.” Business…
Eight Hidden Flaws in Strategy The article by Roxburgh uncovers a set of essential flaws in strategic management from the perspective of the behavioral economics. First, the author pinpoints the overconfidence. In the case of the need to start a new business, it might be useful, however, a person’s brain sometimes is overconfident in making decisions and assessments. For example, people tend to give narrow answers to rather precise questions like the River Nile length. Instead of giving an…
The Learning Center’s semi-annual FLOCS assessment was coming up soon. The Learning Center director had to make sure all of the client paperwork was in order and I had to make sure the fire inspection was completed prior to the FLOCS assessment. Dealing with the country Fire Inspectors was not an easy task. Normally a Fire Inspector would come arrive for the inspection in late May or Early June, but apparently they were very busy this year and were running behind schedule. Several calls were…
performance and regulatory practices. Corporate governance specifies the rights and responsibilities of company stakeholders, with particular emphasis on three groups: shareholders who own the company, board of directors who oversee the managers and management which run the daily operation. A key function of corporate governance is to determine how power is distributed between these groups to ensure the company runs fairly. Most broadly, corporate governance affects not only who controls…