Tag Archives: Reporting

Accounting, Operational management

Short, simple and assured: Making integrated reporting pay

Integrated reporting provides a more holistic representation of a firm’s activities, combining key financial and non-financial information, including environmental and social details. Better still, research by Gaia Melloni and her colleagues reveals that firms producing concise and easy to understand reports, in line with international guidelines, may benefit economically in terms of market value and liquidity, compared with those that do not. But with some important caveats.

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Corporate Strategy & Business development

Why companies conform: the strategic benefits of doing the right thing

There’s a view that conforming to accepted standards and norms is something organizations do reactively, mainly due to external pressures, and to avoid being penalized. But research by Déborah Philippe and Rodolphe Durand, focusing on environmental practices and reputation, shows that organizational conformity is actually a complex, nuanced, activity that can be used for strategic gain if managed well.

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