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March 29, 2012 - The benefits of going green in billing are clear: Companies win by reducing billing costs, resource commitments and turnaround times. Their customers win by saving time and gaining access to online tracking resources. And the environment wins when paper, delivery and landfill requirements are reduced.
March 29, 2012 - Follow five key steps and your odds of doing a successful software application development project will increase significantly.
March 29, 2012 - Innovation, creativity and research stand out as characteristics of winners of Corp! magazine's 2012 DiSciTech Awards. Michigan is alive with innovators and the 20 companies awarded show how their brilliance is put to work.
March 29, 2012 - Migrating from print to digital doesn't only mean the Internet and delivering information in a new form. Being digital means transforming your business, enabling you to deliver better services - over multiple channels - more efficiently with effective processes.
March 29, 2012 - The impact of cloud computing on job creation boosts all segments of the economy. As companies that embrace the cloud grow, they will hire more people in sales, finance, production, marketing and other units. These departments, in turn, become more innovative with support from the cloud and sustain the generation of new revenue, which further accelerates the cycle.
March 29, 2012 - Earlier this year we asked Corp! digital and print readers to participate in the second of a series of surveys of business leaders to get their impressions of the way the economy is headed. This narrative description of the raw numbers says essentially that as far as business is concerned, with few exceptions, the country is headed in the right direction.
March 22, 2012 - With rising fuel prices, companies must leverage workforce management and technology to minimize the impact of fuel costs for the field service workforce. Reducing consumption contributes to sustainability practices and benefits the bottom line.
March 22, 2012 - As companies move faster and faster to compete on a global scale, the antiquated activities of a typical board put their members at risk for losing relevancy in a modern world. Boards must change their ways, as skills, technologies and experience reshape the corporate board experience.
March 15, 2012 - Putting a green spin on something that is not really so green when you take a closer look can create serious backlash for companies and their authentic green efforts.
March 15, 2012 - As businesses look to boost their sustainability efforts, many are turning to technology to drive green initiatives while also improving business processes. Adopting an electronic content management solution can help cut down on paper consumption, transportation and storage costs, in addition to helping ensure accuracy, compliance and faster customer service.
March 15, 2012 - It is no longer a question as to whether or not the actions of companies should benefit both shareholders and the planet. Instead, the key question is: "How do companies actively and transparently communicate their efforts to benefit both shareholders and the planet?" The answer is an integrated report.
March 15, 2012 - It's time for business operators to pay as much attention to their heating and cooling systems as they do to their electrical systems. Combined Heat and Power (CHP) systems are experiencing a renaissance because they are a clean, green, and efficient "Smart Energy" approach that avoids waste heat, saves money, improves an organization's environmental profile, and contributes to U.S. energy independence.
March 8, 2012 - Protect your business from corruption, even for transactions that take place far from U.S. borders. Learn how the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act affects your business and how to put practices in place to prevent violations.
March 8, 2012 - Just about any person in an organization with access to a company's financial records, products or money can perpetrate a fraud - and forensic accountants can ferret it out.
March 8, 2012 - Accountability is something every leader wants more of from his or her team, so we talk about it a lot. Accountability is like rain - everyone knows it's good go for you but nobody wants to get wet.
March 8, 2012 - The popular television program "Mad Men" deals with an era that is ancient history to many of its viewers. Today, about a month before before Administrative Professionals Week - and Day - the office world has changed to the point where Don Draper and company wouldn't recognize it. There's a reason for that.
Feb. 23, 2012 - Survey finds that acculturation is the top priority in onboarding, followed by aligning employees with organizational goals. Start updating your onboarding strategy now to engage, align and retain top talent starting on day one.
Feb. 23, 2012 - When the White House wants to make a point about economic recovery they bring the big guns into the field. Recently the president went to Master Lock in Milwaukee to emphasize the need to "insource" jobs by repatriating them rather than outsourcing them overseas, while the vice president went to American Seating in Grand Rapids, Mich. to laud a company that's been keeping jobs in America for more than 125 years. The two companies involved have a remarkably similar take on how they work with their employees.
