Most important factors in international business mergers

International mergers can yield some great benefits. They offer an easier and cheaper way in to access a new market and labour force as well as offering firms the chance to diversify their portfolio. But they don’t always succeed. In fact, studies have shown that 83% of mergers in general don’t boost shareholder returns. Here […]

Fractional Executives

Interim, acting, project, contract, fractional. The difference between titles can be confusing, but they all point to a specialised type of temporary executive that companies call on when they are going through a transformation, or for a project. Here’s a breakdown: Fractional Executive: Fractional has become a more specialised term to describe a long-term engagement […]

THE GROWTH OF THE REMOTE EMPLOYEE

The nature of work is changing in an increasingly globalised and digitised world. Traditions such as the 9-5 office role or punch-in punch-out shift-work, while not exactly disappearing, are making way for the phenomenon known as remote working.