News articles tagged with 'management'
Contracts foster trust, but flexibility is needed
— 31 Oct 2009 14:41 | TechnologyWhile detailed contracts can foster trust between parties, there needs to be flexibility in negotiating potential changes, according to research recently published in MIS Quarterly... — full story
Bosses with 'green' values more likely to over-comply with environmental rules
— 20 Aug 2009 13:27 | EnvironmentA business is more likely to 'over-comply' with environmental regulations if its senior management believes in protecting the environment and that it makes financial sense in the long... — full story
Coorong's future helped by new science
— 22 Jul 2009 09:44 | EnvironmentPlanning the best possible future for the Coorong has been made easier following the completion of the most comprehensive ecological study of the region by Australian scientists... — full story
Investing wisely to save the Great Barrier Reef
— 3 Jul 2009 11:02 | EnvironmentCSIRO science is being used to improve land management practices on farmland to help reduce run-off of sediments, nutrients and pesticides on to the Great Barrier Reef... — full story
Adapting to climate change requires new forest management strategies
— 28 May 2009 13:47 | EnvironmentWhich trees can adapt best to climate change - this is one of the key questions which the newly started project 'MOdels for AdapTIVE forest Management' (MOTIVE) is trying to answer.... — full story
End-of-life care at hospitals varies for children with cancer
— 5 Feb 2009 13:22 | HealthThough treatment of pain and attention to end-of-life care for paediatric cancer patients has improved over the last few decades, there is still work to be done. Additionally, opioid... — full story
IBM delivers new talent management service for mid-market companies
— 4 Feb 2009 13:58 | TechnologyIBM announced it has tailored its human capital management consulting services for the mid-market by teaming with Lawson Software to help smaller companies meet their unique challenges... — full story
IBM introduces a smarter way to manage talent
— 3 Dec 2008 08:34 | TechnologyIBM today announced the first holistic offering in the talent management marketplace, combining world-class human capital software, consulting services and information technology integration... — full story
Sustainable investing can pay off for sovereign wealth funds
— 23 Sep 2008 09:11 | EnvironmentSovereign wealth funds could and should focus more attention on the investment risks as well as opportunities of the carbon-constrained economies of the future, an Innovest report commissioned... — full story
Funding for fisheries management
— 19 Sep 2008 17:40 | EnvironmentDr Edward Codling of the University of Essex has received over GBP85,000 worth of funding towards a project developing alternative approaches to fisheries management and assessment... — full story