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China: Linking engagement to business performance
"...[E]mployee engagement has become a widely used business metric routinely employed by many organizations worldwide. ... To be effective measurement needs to be shorter, sharper, more agile and in line with changing business performance requirements."
(China Staff, October 2009,
4 pages)
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Global innovation 1000 survey
Companies recognized by Booz & Co. in this year's global innovation survey continued to invest in R&D even during the recession. Toyota leads the list again this year, with Nokia, Roche Holding, Microsoft and General Motors also making the top five.
(Strategy+Business, Winter 2009,
16 pages)
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UK: Conducting employee surveys
This article discusses best practices for conducting employee opinion surveys. Effective employee surveys that turn up useful data "ask the right questions, communicate the results well and act on criticism or suggestions for improvement."
(Management Today, October 2009,
3 pages)
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Australia facing pensions crisis
"...[Mercer is] ... tracking how people feel about their superannuation. Between June and December 2008, the number of people rating superannuation as a poor or a fair way to save for their retirement went from 17% to 34% -- so it basically doubled."
(Global Pensions, September 2009,
4 pages)
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Influence of pension plan risk on risk, ratings
"This paper examines the relationship between funding risk of defined benefit pension plans and both corporate debt ratings and equity risk measures for FTSE100 companies."
(Journal of Pension Economics and Finance, October 2009,
24 pages)
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Governance and firm performance in Nigeria
"...The study relied much on publicly available data for a sample of 107 listed firms in Nigeria for the fiscal years 1998 to 2002. ...[The study] showed that ownership concentration has a positive impact on performance."
(Corporate Governance, 2009 (Volume 9, Issue 3),
14 pages)
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Benefits mobility solutions in greater China
In this overview of expatriate benefit issues in China, the authors examine the challenges of localising expatriate retirement and health benefits for workers from Western countries, Asia Pacific and Hong Kong and Taiwan.
(China Staff, October 2009,
5 pages)
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UK scheme funding: An analysis of recovery plans
This Pensions Regulator’s report presents the results of an analysis of all recovery plans for UK in-deficit schemes received by the regulator as of 31 July 2009. The data are divided into three tranches that include 4,931 recovery plans.
(The Pensions Regulator (TPR), 1 Nov 2009,
48 pages)
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What role have UK unions played during the recession?
Has the economy brought the objectives of unions and employers closer together? In this interview three consultants give their opinions on the role unions have played during the recession.
(Employee Benefits Magazine (UK), 1 Oct 2009,
3 pages)
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Survey reports high UK worker job dissatisfaction
Job dissatisfaction among UK employees is high at 24 per cent, according to a recent survey conducted by FreshMinds. Also worrisome for HR, 64 per cent of workers said the recession had caused them to consider changing careers, this article reports.
(Human Resources Magazine (UK), 1 Oct 2009,
4 pages)
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