pt. I. Understanding our current situation -- pt. II. Understanding the key global challenges -- pt. III. Developing a plan for the planet -- pt. IV. Managing a plan for the planet -- pt. V. Delivering a plan for the planet.

Story writing is a complex semantic and creative task, and the difficulty of managing it is made greater by attempting to write in collaboration with others. This complication can deter students from experimenting with collaboration before mastering their own practice in relative privacy. Such...

Describes the link between the potential improvements that can be made in business performance and the practical incorporation of psychometric instruments within human resource strategies. Explains psychometrics which is used in two quite different contexts: with a business orientation; or to...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to empirically study the relationship between informed trading and overall corporate governance mechanisms. Design/methodology/approach – A broad range of governance characteristics are used to measure the governance structure of firms in the Toronto...

For models of the probability of informed trading (PIN), estimation can fail for firms with high levels of trading due to computer over/under-flow. Since active firms tend to have large market capitalizations, studies that use PIN have excluded as much as 40% of total market capitalization from...

Sepracor, a pharmaceuticals provider, introduced a strategic plan to help develop an employment brand and support its growth. Regina DeTore, Sepracor’s VP of HR, and David Jackson, Mercer communication consultant, explain the step‐by‐step process the company used to build and manage a...

Examines the latest management fad, business process re‐engineering (BPR). Argues that while little is really new, the need for organizations to embrace process improvement is high. Discusses some key success factors for organizations taking the BPR route.

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to empirically study the relationship between informed trading and overall corporate governance mechanisms. Design/methodology/approach – A broad range of governance characteristics are used to measure the governance structure of firms in the Toronto...

We study the use of stochastic discount factor (SDF) models in evaluating the investment performance of portfolio managers. By constructing artificial mutual funds with known levels of investment ability, we evaluate a large set of SDF models. We find that the measures of performance are not...