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Monthly Archives: February 2016

Linking CSR initiatives to what your company is good at

February 29, 2016by The Council on Business & Society Leave a comment

Council on Business & Society global knowledge partner, McKinsey & Company, looks at CSR from a new angle How companies succeed through radical engagement: L1 Energy chairman and former BP chief […]

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Psycho-Social Risks in the Workplace: Does management care? Psycho-Social risks (PSR) cover a wide array of health issues related to the work environment, encompassing both psychological and physiological problems. Because they have received attention primarily from sociologists and psychologists, they may have been either underestimated or ignored by management in the past.

Psycho-Social Risks in the Workplace: Does management care?

February 25, 2016by The Council on Business & Society Leave a comment

Psycho-social risks (PSR) cover a wide array of health issues which management may have underestimated or ignored. Time to change that.

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The Academic Eye

Why is Corporate Health Management so Important?

February 19, 2016by The Council on Business & Society 1 Comment

Social trends are creating new and increased health risks in the work environment. Dr Axel Bauer explores Corporate Health Management

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Women and their Relationship to Power: Taboo or new corporate governance model?

February 18, 2016by The Council on Business & Society Leave a comment

Prof. Viviane de Beaufort, ESSEC Business School, tackles the question of gender equality and women’s relationship with power.

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Weavers Studio of Bengal: Both sewing and sowing for the community

February 17, 2016by The Council on Business & Society Leave a comment

Following the publication of a recent case study Weavers Studio of Bengal: Use as many hands as possible, Prof. Arijit Chatterjee, ESSEC Business School explains the CSR endeavours of this […]

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Social Reporting: More than just image management

February 11, 2016by The Council on Business & Society Leave a comment

According to recent research, the biggest problem with social reporting is that those who report most are not always those who are most responsible. How can we ensure clarity and […]

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POWER TO THE PATIENTS? CHOICE AND COMMUNICATION IN MANAGING HEALTHCARE

February 11, 2016by The Council on Business & Society Leave a comment

Better health outcomes can be expected when the focus is on patients’ perception of control, effective communication of information, and assistance in the selection of healthcare providers Collated and edited […]

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Market Trends and Key Challenges in Analytics

February 6, 2016by The Council on Business & Society Leave a comment

Big data and analytics are not only hot topics in today’s business world, but also raise many questions related to their impact on people and society. Michael Svilar, Global Lead for advanced […]

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Employee participation on the board

February 5, 2016by The Council on Business & Society Leave a comment

Employee participation in the governance of their companies is increasingly being seen as a way to include precious employee perspective and involvement in effective decision-making, but approaches differ according to […]

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Employees Without Benefits: The coming revolution that bites back

February 5, 2016by The Council on Business & Society Leave a comment

Uber, Task Rabbit and Airbnb dominate the sharing economy: an economy characterized by employees without benefits. Uber is succeeding, but could the table be turned? What if all the drivers […]

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