Managers hear it from consultants and activists, and they hear it increasingly from customers: "do good in the world, don't just do business." But investors, too, are calling on companies to be upstanding and ethical citizens, and that means scruples can seriously affect your access to equity capital. Thomas Kostigen,...
In response to the Malibu Canyon fire that began a devastating rampage through the small ocean-side community on Sunday, October 21, Pepperdine University actively used its newly deployed mass notification system provided by 3n National Notification Network to help relocate faculty and staff to...
To further strengthen University emergency preparedness, Pepperdine University has launched a comprehensive campus-wide emergency communication system leveraging InstaCom Campus Alert , a mass notification system from 3n National Notification Network , the leading mass notification system provider.
MINNEAPOLIS & MALIBU, Calif. -- Pepperdine University has created a new affinity credit card partnership with U.S. Bank that generates donations to the Pepperdine Alumni Association each time a new card is activated and repeatedly thereafter each time the card is used.
MALIBU, Calif., Jan. 30 /U.S. Newswire/ -- Lawyers, Faith, and Peacemaking, a conference co-hosted by Pepperdine University School of Law's Institute for Law, Religion and Ethics, is scheduled to take place Feb. 3-5 on Pepperdine's Malibu campus. The topMALIBU, Calif., Jan. 30 /U.S. Newswire/ -- Lawyers, Faith, and Peacemaking,...
Ethics is about behavior. In the face of dilemma, it is about doing the right thing. Ethical managerial leaders and their people take the "Right" and "Good" path when they come to the ethical choice points. The purpose of this paper is to steer one's thinking and action toward creating...
Negotiation is the process wherein two or more parties indulge in bargaining in order to arrive at a mutually acceptable solution regarding the rate of exchange of specific items or services. In addition to arriving at a mutually acceptable solution, relationship building between the concerned parties is a significant objective...
In this article we will review mind games that leaders may play when they face difficult decisions and lack both a strong value system and a professional and ethical approach to management. These leaders tend to react to circumstances on a situational basis. Some suggestions on how managerial leaders can...
There is no doubt that compliance to the provisions of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act has put a check on the fraudulent working of organizations. However, there is still a big question mark about the advantages of the Act. Earlier Sarbanes-Oxley was considered as an angel in disguise that would save the...
In the current uncertain political and economic environment, companies need to adapt their supply chain to deal with uncertainty. Developing better ways of dealing with supply chain disruptions is particularly important since sustainable competitive advantage is often driven by speed, delivery and cost-reduction. Whether intentional or due to natural catastrophe,...
From the executive summary: ‘Successful managers in the new global business reality will be able to deal with multiple cultural differences. Those who are truly effective will also understand that these multiple cultures exist simultaneously. Not only are there national cultures, there are ethnic, religious, and professional cultures – to...
While current economic forecasts may still seem to some to be mystically derived, today's economic forecasters tend to rely more on data, computer models, and economic theories rather than divine inspiration although, given the accuracy of their forecasts. However, forecasting has become an important part of planning for any other...
In industries where change is constant and revolutionary, key managers and knowledge workers need to learn to think more and more like a CEO and to be included in a dynamic strategic planning process. By increasing the strategic IQ of these knowledge workers, the firm can respond more rapidly than...
Today knowing how to determine the credit-worthiness of customers may help save essential pennies in business. For decades, considerable accounting and finance research was directed at finding a ratio that would serve well as a predictor of bankruptcy. One of the bankruptcy prediction models is Z-score model which is explained...
"The best strategic plans in the world are not likely to be successful if they are not effectively communicated to those who must implement them: the employees. This work addresses viewpoints and communication tools of three global strategic points of view: revolutionaries; framework aficionados; and fundamentalists. Regardless of which...
it is possible to transform a small business from simply being a job to being an investment to be managed. This increases the possibility that one can move from financial dependence to financial independence. The goal of this article is to radically change the behavior of most small business owners....
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