The difference between the lowest-paid employees in major corporations and top executives has gone from approximately 100 to 1 to over 500 to 1.
In the past the bigger more diffuse corporations have used cultural sponsorship to help employees feel pride and help the wider community understand the corporations role in supporting the arts.
In recent years, some corporations have taken initiatives to get their employees involved in philanthropy.
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Rather, large corporations create employees who are more interested in protecting their own turf than sticking their necks out.
As one example, there is a six-month delay in the case of distributions to key employees from publicly held corporations.
In fact, employees at some of the top financial services corporations are once again highly satisfied with their workplaces and their leadership.
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In grand 1990s style, Joe, James and Mark set up SAC Holdings, a company with no employees and an office in Mesa, Ariz. that held other corporations.
In order to better connect with both employees and customers, corporations of all sizes will increasingly seek to identify themselves with a single, popular cause, blurring the line of demarcation between social enterprises and traditional businesses.
The overt advantage to China in hosting so many facilities is the technology transfer that occurs when Multi-National Corporations (MNC) hire Chinese employees to work in their labs, particularly when they are scientists or highly skilled engineers.
Thus, we could be heading toward a system where large corporations continue to self-insure while requiring their employees enroll in an ACO while everyone else is on a government plan that requires patient membership in an ACO.
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When the Cobra law was passed in the 1980s, it seemed like a win for both corporations and their employees.
Multinational corporations like Intel, Sony and Starbucks have known for decades that employees skilled in the local language and customs are essential to operate successfully in those markets.
In addtion, there have only been a limited number of criminal indictments against U.S. employees for money-laundering at large U.S. corporations, and there were none in the Wachovia case that was recently settled.
If the worst happens, and employees are seriously injured or are taken hostage, some corporations will already have have emergency evacuation plans in place, and even hostage negotiators on hand, particularly if a ransom is being demanded.
Corporations should be capturing these outcomes in their annual review of business and social performance related to their employees and customers.
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