Corona crisis has a positive effect on digitization and productivity
Corona crisis has a positive effect on digitization and productivity
Corona crisis has a positive effect on digitization and productivity. As various opinion makers have already pointed out, the Corona pandemic in which we find ourselves, accelerates all kinds of processes. Not only historically, morally and socially. The role of digitization is also accelerating.
Climate change and social inequality require debate on corporate governance
Climate change and social inequality require debate on corporate governance
Experts from the US, UK, Europe and the Netherlands shared knowledge and best practices with over 100 practitioners and academics at Nyenrode Business University.
Are businesses still failing to adequately consider financial implications of climate change?
Are businesses still failing to adequately consider financial implications of climate change?
It has become almost a necessity for business schools to teach future managers about how and why it is so crucial to consider the financial implications climate change will have.
DARC 2019; insights into current accounting research in the Netherlands
DARC 2019; insights into current accounting research in the Netherlands
After successful editions in Maastricht, Rotterdam, Tilburg, and Groningen, Nyenrode Business University hosted the 5th Dutch Accounting Research Conference (DARC) on Monday, June 17, 2019
Machine learning for all: the new mindset in businesses
Machine learning for all: the new mindset in businesses
People in business management have to understand what machine learning is and how it differs from what they have been doing thus far in the realm of traditional software development.
We all play our part in climate control
'The role businesses play and the responsibilities they have in the story of climate change and human rights has two sides. There are ethical and legal aspects, but the subjects offer many chances as well.' Jan van de Venis, lawyer and owner of JustLaw, states. He is a coordinator and keynote speaker for the ‘Corporate responsibility in relation to climate change’ conference that will be held on January 18 at Nyenrode Business University.
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Say goodbye to the tyranny of shareholder value and short-term thinking
Say goodbye to the tyranny of shareholder value and short-term thinking
Capitalism and market forces have brought us great prosperity and progress. However, our current corporate governance system has compromised the stability and future of our society, explains Prof. Dr. Leen Paape in his speech. Our economy should not just be about profit and shareholder value, but about creating sustainable value, for everyone. According to Paape, it's time to broaden our view and redefine corporate governance. He calls upon society to relinquish the dominant logic and introduce system thinking, to define the long term and look for ways to allow companies to further take their place in society and strive for sustainable value creation.
Launch of a book writing process on Changing the Game
Launch of a book writing process on Changing the Game
As a part of Nyenrode Corporate Governance Institutes strategic focus on 'Making Markets Fit for Purpose', Nyenrode Business Universiteit and NewForesight Consultancy facilitated an author workshop to write a book on 'Changing the Game: How to Achieve Sustainable Market Transformation'.
