3 ways travel drives economic growth while enhancing global connections and sustainability
WTTC research shows that, having endured estimated losses of $4.5 trillion and 62 million jobs in 2020 alone, travel and...
What can employers do to combat STEM talent shortages?
Employers must prioritize retention by understanding employee preferences for benefits, hybrid working, and workplace culture, as effective retention strategies enhance...
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Bioethics: Towards a moral practice of medicine
Bioethicists must support and advance the rights of women through new policies and ensure that established regulations and policies are...
- Bioethicists must support and advance the rights of women through these protections and ensure that established regulations and policies are implemented in support of patients
- Bioethicists must also strive to alert practitioners to the social and cultural challenges that make it more difficult for women patients to access the healthcare they require
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Goal vs strategy: Aim remains same, mode may modify
The most successful active owners keep a ‘Plan B’ ready. Many real-life structural and organizational conditions need to be in...
- The most successful active owners keep a ‘Plan B’ ready. Many real-life structural and organizational conditions need to be in place to enable strategy optimization.
- A constructive board of directors, including vocal independent members and experts, is an indispensable ally of the active owner
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Women of ancient Arabia: Power and wisdom
In writing history, men were not necessarily the best knowledgeable about women’s contributions to history, civilization, or life. They were...
- Arabian women remained hidden in the pre- and post-Islamic history of Arabia for a long time
- They were often misrepresented or misinterpreted which left historic gaps in knowledge, misconceptions, and stereotypes
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Why few brands lag behind in sustainability game?
The best brands take a cross-functional approach, embedding sustainability within divisions and business units while linking incentives to sustainability targets....
- Winning brands decide which specific sustainability topics they want to use to actively engage with consumers
- To bring sustainability messages authentically to consumers, the best brands develop a sensitive consumer-engagement strategy
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Resilience in PE market may open new opportunities
Despite the uncertainty, many PE firms are adapting and keen to point to their funders’ patience and understanding in what...
- The global private equity market is now worth over $4 trillion, says a latest report
- Private equity needs to negotiate the current COVID-19-induced economic crisis.
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Cybersecurity – The rush to catch up with reality
The invasion of Ukraine was a major wake-up call globally for both governments and private firms. Small-to-medium businesses need to...
- The number of cyberattacks against small-to-medium businesses has increased by 150 percent over the past two years, and the companies’ defenses have not grown accordingly
- Shortage of workforce, which needs to grow by 65 percent for organisations to be able to sufficiently defend their critical assets, is adding to the cybersecurity woes
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Successful acquirers make insurgent assets unique
Incumbent brands need small-brand deals to recapture top-line growth and boost total shareholder return. While challenging to get right, these...
- Despite an overall annual market growth of 4% from 2012 to 2019, the 30 largest consumer goods companies grew less than 1%, a growth gap further widened by Covid-19
- Prior to the pandemic, insurgent brands captured more than 30% of the growth across the categories in which they exist, despite accounting for only 3% of the market share
Employee wellbeing key to unlock productivity
As business leaders are armed with the knowledge that hybrid working can form a part of the future, previously reluctant...
- In business, productivity is key to maximize the value organisations provide to customers, whether in increased output or commercial savings brought about by increased efficiency
- Now, finding new ways of doing business with customers is a reality for many organisations. That means the old metrics used to measure productivity may become irrelevant
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COP28: An opportunity to create a new narrative
The COP28, to be hosted in Dubai in 2023, is at a convenient time frame away from the recently concluded...
- The Middle East, with its long-standing water and food scarcity, arid/semi-arid climate, desert conditions, and a lack of groundwater resources, is key victim of global warming
- Ahead of hosting COP28, the UAE is well-positioned to press ahead with its strategies for sustainable food, water and agriculture systems
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Tips for family businesses in private equity model
Unlike many family businesses, successful private equity owners do not wait and hope for everything to go according to plan. ...
- Private equity firms regularly update the overall strategy and plans of their portfolio companies based on transparently shared info about the business and the market changes.
- Also, successful private equity owners always have a Plan B in place to respond to performance screwups and changes in the business environment quickly and decisively.
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3 ways travel drives economic growth while enhancing global connections and sustainability
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Gulf’s green transition: How Turkiye can lead the way
As these countries -- including Saudi Arabia, UAE and Qatar -- progress to the next phase of their economic diversification,...
- The act of presenting an electric car to the leaders of major fossil fuel-producing countries by Erdoğan highlights a shift in regional perspectives on future energy sources
- As these countries -- including Saudi Arabia, UAE and Qatar -- progress to the next phase of their economic diversification, Turkiye can emerge as a dependable partner
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Generative AI brings challenges and opportunities
"New technologies like generative AI bring both opportunities and risks. A holistic AI strategy ensures privacy, security, and compliance, considering...
- The rise of ChatGPT has ignited immense interest in generative AI, with numerous businesses integrating it enterprise-wide
- AI technology is proliferating at an unprecedented pace, surpassing any other technology, writes Gail Coury, SVP and CISO, at F5
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FMCG sector drives global economic growth, innovation
"The growth of the FMCG industry is closely tied to population growth, urbanization, and rising disposable incomes. The sector is...
- The FMCG sector is a primary source of employment, providing opportunities across the supply chain
- The industry has strong linkages with ancillary sectors like packaging, advertising, logistics, and transportation