International companies may develop global policies for their HR practices – but one of the key challenges is ensuring that practices are adapted to the national culture and legal frameworks. A recent study by IÉSEG professors from ICON and Guanghua School of Management (Peking University) has analyzed how three different HRM practices can impact corporate innovation across different national cult ...
At the beginning of this new year, five experts from the IÉSEG centers of excellence and research, including Frank DE BAKKER from ICOR, outline some of the key issues or trends they will be following this year in their fields. He explains that there are several key issues in the domains of sustainability, corporate social responsibility (CSR), ethics, equality and social entrepreneurship that wil ...
The world’s financial authorities — central banks, financial regulators and supervisors — now recognize both climate change and declining biodiversity — the loss of animal and plant species, as well as the degradation of ecosystem diversity and genetic biodiversity within species — as a significant source of systemic financial risks, and they’re developing policies to mitigate their effects. But t ...
Research shows that many companies have programs, guidelines, or written codes in place to promote ethical behavior and prevent misconduct. But this hasn’t necessarily prevented unethical conduct or some of the corporate scandals that have made the headlines over the last decades, notes ICOR member Simone DE COLLE. In this interview, the expert in stakeholder theory, speaks about the development a ...
A new report published during the COP 28 highlights that the world has reached a pivotal moment as threats from Earth system tipping points, and progress towards positive tipping points, accelerate. The report was produced by an international team of more than 200 researchers, coordinated by the University of Exeter in partnership with the Bezos Earth Fund. Professor Hugues Chenet, a member of ICO ...