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...But as the University of Oxford’s Colin Mayer points out, it is also a gold rush with similarities to previous booms....
...They join from Latham & Watkins and Mayer Brown, respectively. Mishcon de Reya has become the latest law firm to open an office in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, The Lawyer reports....
...Capitalism and Crises: How to Fix Them by Colin Mayer (OUP) A searching examination from a professor of management of how capitalism operates — in particular where and why it fails — takes a critical look...
...“What it does is shift companies from investors who have a concern about these issues to those who are largely indifferent to them,” says Mayer....
...“The number of courses that have emerged on this subject has been extraordinary,” says Mayer....
...“It’s a strange bet to say the least,” said Carlos Elizondo Mayer-Serra, a professor at Tecnológico de Monterrey university and a former Pemex board member....
...Check out the cleverly edited parody trailer, co-starring Rafael Nadal, Andy Murray and Novak Djokovic, and more. Kevin Mayer’s job title has been corrected....
...This, says Prof Mayer, is because tools such as AI and machine learning behave in the way humans design them to behave — whether that is prioritising profit and shareholder value, or ESG goals....
...Colin Mayer of the Saïd Business School at Oxford university stresses that such falsehoods must be put to rest....
...“Companies are sinking in a sea of too much data,” says Colin Mayer, professor of management studies at the University of Oxford’s Saïd Business School....
...Law firm Mayer Brown has hired Charles Malpass as a partner in its finance and banking practice in London. He joins from Dechert....
...Prof Mayer even says business school rankings that emphasise postgraduate salaries can influence student recruitment and the nature of what is taught....
...(FT, New York Times) TikTok poaches Disney executive Kevin Mayer, once seen as a contender to lead the US media group, has been appointed TikTok’s chief executive, as well as chief operating officer of...
...That means companies now have strong self interest to embrace ESG and corporate purpose if they want to attract investor support, Colin Mayer, the Oxford Saïd professor, said....
...“For our industry there is a long way to go” said Eoin Murray, head of investment at Hermes and leader of the company’s unity group....
...The same message has been delivered to the maker of Kool-Aid drinks and Oscar Mayer hot dogs, with a flat rejection of a deal that would be the second-biggest in corporate history....
...“There’s obviously a lot of evidence that provision of access and training for employees has significant benefits for companies,” says Prof Mayer....
...“We’re putting together a register of the natural capital owned by different parties, including companies,” says Colin Mayer, professor of management studies at University of Oxford’s Saïd Business School...
...Twitter @dougcoupland Photograph: Ken Mayer Studios © Douglas Coupland...
..., by Nicholas Carlson, Twelve/John Murray, $30/£20 About 18 months into Marissa Mayer’s tenure at the top of Yahoo, she sat in front of an audience of angry employees and read a children’s picture book...
...“Companies that are subject to short-term financial determinants of their performance find it difficult to break away from more traditional corporate policies,” says Prof Mayer, who is author of the book...
...Take the Stadthaus building in Murray Grove, Hackney, northeast London....
...Free from pressure to maximise quarterly returns, private companies can pursue strategies that benefit society more broadly, argues Colin Mayer, professor of management studies at Oxford university’s Saïd...
...Prof Mayer certainly thinks so. “If anything,” he says, “the drive for this change is most likely to come from the student body that’s increasingly questioning the standard view.”...
...Big Data: A Revolution That Will Transform How We Live, Work and Think, by Viktor Mayer-Schönberger and Kenneth Cukier, John Murray, RRP£20/Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, RRP$27, 256 pages Who Owns the Future...
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