Private equity firms that take over companies can be bad for jobs, but they can also be good, according to a new report from The Work Foundation.The report, Inside the dark box: shedding light on...

Demand for accountants has never been higher. Indeed, there's a shortage which is driving up beancounter salaries. But there's a problem.How are we going to fix the shortage if there are no...

Interesting insights from Naomi Klein on what the jury selection selection process for Conrad Black's trial revealed.In her piece, published here on AlterNet, she argues that the jurors took a...

With reports of a US Senate committee pushing the Bush administration to return to international negotiations on climate change, and with the Democrat-controlled Congress now considering a flurry of...

Earlier this year I did a blog entry identifying cyber crime among the top 10 business risks for 2007 and beyond. Greater technological complexity and more cross-border transactions make it online...