Can we really think of any corporate function that could not use a bit more innovative thinking?
Will it fall to the Human Resources function or Corporate Responsibility function?
Six months after graduation, I have found the job I was dreaming of, i.e. an in-house corporate communications function with regional responsibilities in Latin America for a multinational company.
Similarly, employees (sometimes limited by corporate title or function) may be permitted to charge personal expenses (limited to certain types of charges or dollar amounts) on a corporate credit card with the similar expectation that the charges will be highlighted on the next statement and promptly reimbursed.
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But is there life beyond their public-facing function as the corporate mouthpiece and information hub?
Real corporate earnings growth is a function of real economic growth.
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The corporate-bond market has virtually ceased to function since July 1999, when Daewoo collapsed under the weight of huge debts.
The term chief of staff is not as popular in corporate hierarchies as it is in government circles but its function is vital.
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While such data has been a benchmark for European-based companies for some time, we are now seeing a more global adoption and interest in this, which should be another forcing function for more corporations to act as good corporate citizens.
It was largely the function of now-obsolete trade union contracts and corporate structure.
What makes this function is the long-term nature of much corporate legal work.
So now it makes a big difference to corporate bottom lines just how much our intensive early rehabilitation efforts restore lost function and lay the groundwork for future health.
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"LotusLive is an integral vehicle for our employees to truly function as a globally integrated enterprise, " said Mitsuhiro Aoyama, vice president of corporate information systems at Panasonic.
Also, given that both GDP and employment are a direct function of capital investment, our economy will not recover strongly as long as our corporate income tax is globally uncompetitive.
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