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Key factors in urban innovation

by Mark Merritt on Thursday, 17 November 2011 Management Innovation 0 Comments

The FT has an interesting article today on 'Mapping the innovative city'. Below are the key factors in urban innovation, point four of which I have se

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The SFO is broadening the net to catch bribery

by Mark Merritt on Tuesday, 06 September 2011 Corporate Governance 1 Comment

Richard Alderman, the Director of the Serious Fraud Office, announced yesterday that the SFO will be asking companies to provide details of their tax

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EU corporate governance; an end to the same solutions?

by Mark Merritt on Wednesday, 31 August 2011 Corporate Governance 0 Comments

I read this article on Monday and the slightly tongue in cheek way in which Professor Alistair Bruce writes it amused me. And his sarcastic tones

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Future Integration

by Lily Steigman on Wednesday, 31 August 2011 Articles 0 Comments

The NHS Future Forum has added the integration of health and social care to its list of priorities in its second phase. Lansley named the three foc

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Provider ‘Chains’? clinical pathways and expansion for Trust brands

by Lily Steigman on Tuesday, 30 August 2011 Articles 0 Comments

Christie Foundation Trust, a specialist cancer hospital, is considering using their partnership with the private sector to open branded treatment a

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Leadership in the lean years

by Mark Merritt on Tuesday, 16 August 2011 Human Resources 0 Comments

I read an interesting article in today's FT (16th August 2011) written by Max Hastings. Some of the points struck a chord with various discussions I h

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Negativity Breeds Negativity; A Vicious But Reversible Cycle

by OJ Shannon on Thursday, 28 July 2011 Articles 1 Comment

Recently, there has been an inordinate amount of coverage of our bleak growth figures; 0.2% between April and June.Whilst this might be off track and

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This Space Intentionally Left White; a guide to becoming a strategy guru

by Mark Merritt on Wednesday, 27 July 2011 Management Innovation 3 Comments

True or false: to be highly effective at work you need to fully immerse yourself in your role. Answer? False. Why? Because keeping your head buried i

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Here's how firms can learn from Murdoch

by Suzanne Tahmassebi on Thursday, 21 July 2011 Management Innovation 0 Comments

At our last corporate Governance meeting on 19th July, we briefly talked about future of Compliance and risk management. This article appeared in the Evening Standard that afternoon.

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The OFT publishes new guidance on Competition Law

by Suzanne Tahmassebi on Wednesday, 20 July 2011 Corporate Governance 1 Comment

Further to our last Corporate Governance meeting on 19th July we briefly touched on competition Law. The Office of Fair Trading (OFT) published import

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The differences between the UK Bribery Act and the FCPA

by Mark Merritt on Wednesday, 06 July 2011 Corporate Governance 0 Comments

There are a number of ways in which the UK Bribery Act differs from the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA). These include: 1) The UK Bribery Act c

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"Looking out for number one": Benford’s Law for procurement & compliance officers - to root out fraud, bribery & corruption ^Featured

by Keith Read on Friday, 17 June 2011 Procurement and Supply Chain 1 Comment

"Looking out for number one" Go and look up some numbers - any naturally occurring numbers will do, such as the length of rivers, population sizes

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The Compliance Covenant: More 'Pull' - less 'Push' ^Featured

by Keith Read on Friday, 10 June 2011 Corporate Governance 0 Comments

What is a covenant? The dictionary definition of a covenant is that it is an agreement, usually formal, between two or more persons to do, or not d

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Give your customers a good service, and they will do the selling for you!

by James Askew on Friday, 10 June 2011 Articles 0 Comments

So yesterday i bought my first brand new set of golf clubs courtesy of Mizuno, and as far as being sold a product goes it was nothing short of a great

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Choice and the Swedish Model - the New NHS?

by Lily Steigman on Wednesday, 08 June 2011 Articles 0 Comments

Under attacks once more accusing him of privatising the NHS, David Cameron outlined 5 pledges, promising to protect the NHS. Among them was ensuring

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Britain needs talent...

by Mark Merritt on Monday, 16 May 2011 Articles 1 Comment

Strange dancers, freaky circus acts and terrible singers. Britain needs that kind of talent to entertain itself, clearly. But perhaps more crucially B