All Briefs
2018
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On Governance: Will Warren’s Accountable Capitalism Act Help? The answer is No.
August 30 | Denise Kuprionis, President, The Governance Solutions Group, ESG Center Fellow | Comments (0)U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren has proposed legislation that would require all companies with more than $1 billion in annual revenue to secure a charter from a newly established Office of United States Corporations. It’s hard to think of a sillier idea.
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Differing expectations for CSR engagement and communication: the Chinese public vs. the American public
August 29 | Anli Xiao, Assistant Professor, Department of Communication and Media, College of Liberal Arts, Texas A&M University | Holly Overton, Assistant Professor, School of Journalism and Mass Communications, University of South Carolina | Comments (0)What drives the public’s evaluations and expectations of corporate social responsibility (CSR) communication in a global environment? Although companies have embraced CSR has a key business strategy, globalization has introduced new challenges for public relations practitioners seeking to engage audiences on a global level.
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Global Job Satisfaction: Worker satisfaction driven by universal job components
August 29 | Frank Steemers, Former Senior Economist, The Conference Board | Comments (0)For the first time we are comparing job satisfaction globally. In the latest 2018 Q1 report of The Conference Board® Global Consumer Confidence Survey, a new global survey conducted in collaboration with Nielsen, workers in 64 countries were asked the same question: “To what extent are you satisfied with your current job?” Interestingly, all around the world workers have similar reasons to wake up every day and go to work.
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Predicting Evaluations and Expectations of Global CSR Communication
August 28 | Anli Xiao, Assistant Professor, Department of Communication and Media, College of Liberal Arts, Texas A&M University | Holly Overton, Assistant Professor, School of Journalism and Mass Communications, University of South Carolina | Comments (0)What drives the public’s evaluations and expectations of corporate social responsibility (CSR) communication in a global environment? Although companies have embraced CSR has a key business strategy, globalization has introduced new challenges for public relations practitioners seeking to engage audiences on a global level.
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Corporate Political Spending Initiative launched by Center for Political Accountability
August 27 | ESG Center | Comments (0)Center for Political Accountability launched a new campaign on June 22 discussing corporate political spending. The report advises companies on maintaining public image and brand through political expenditures. The Conference Board’s Committee on Corporate Political Spending has more information on the topic, including three published reports.
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Excellence in New Communications Awards Winner: The American Society of Plant Biologists (ASPB)
August 23 | Alex Parkinson, Former Communications Institute Co-Leader, The Conference Board | Comments (0)The 2018 Excellence in New Communications Awards were presented at a dinner and gala in New York City in June. The full case studies are published in the latest SNCR 2020 paper. Here, we feature the winning case study from The American Society of Plant Biologists (ASPB).
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How To Increase User Engagement in your Online Community
August 21 | Vanessa DiMauro, CEO, Leader Networks | Comments (0)That’s because user engagement doesn’t just happen on its own. As a community manager, you’ve got to constantly encourage users to visit, participate, and add their wisdom to the community. The key to making that happen is knowing which stage of activity each user is in—and what prompts are likely to spur him or her to the next stage.
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Q&A with Maurice Jones: Partnering to Develop Talent and Promote Jobs
August 21 | Maurice A. Jones, President and CEO, LISC | Comments (0)There is tremendous economic opportunity for workers and employers when local talent is developed and connected to strong local jobs. This is clearly the case in the transportation industry, where employers often struggle to find people with the right blend of technical know-how and workplace skills to fill their large number of job vacancies. In this Q&A, LISC’s president and CEO, Maurice Jones, responds to questions about the organization’s partnership with Union Pacific Railroad.