'Better the devil you know' has been the mantra of company boards over the past year when considering who runs the business. In a world of financial turmoil, the hotel industry... read more →
Picture the scene. You are a director of a publicly traded company and you know that your company's stock price has topped out. Keen to cash out before the share... read more →
As a year ridden with corporate scandal drew to a close it seemed fitting that President Bush nominated a new chairman of the US Securities and Exchange Commission. William Donaldson,... read more →
In the year 2000 McKinsey & Company published 'The War for Talent', a survey of people management practices at major US-based corporations, and found that "talent has been the most... read more →
Recent reports analysed the development of the tourism industry in the Middle East and highlighted the staggering growth this region is experiencing in both supply and demand. However, the publication... read more →
The past year was another busy one in the gaming industry with Macau surpassing Las Vegas as the top gambling market in the world and international expansion of U.S.-based companies... read more →
For many gaming executives, bonus checks are coming soon. The annual bonus is an indispensable motivator, which can tie executive pay to the financial performance of the company. That being... read more →
The casino industry is much the same as it was in 2009 as the impact of the recession has been deeper and the recovery slower than most analysts expected. Consumer... read more →
In an interesting study1 from the 1950s a researcher analyzed the number of tickets sold for 28 passenger trains that had crashed during the decade. It was observed that these trains... read more →
There are many who believe that "corporate ethics" is a modern phenomenon, but 2,000 years ago, Cicero addressed the topic in his "On Duties". The issue has certainly been launched... read more →