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Mark Abrahamson's research on IPOs is quoted by Vince Heaney in the Financial Times.
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Liz David-Barrett of the Centre for Corporate Reputation takes the academic viewpoint on the Bribery Act in PR Week (01.06.11)
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Liz David-Barrett of the Centre for Corporate Reputation comments on the reputational implications of government guidance prior to the Bribery Act in:
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People Management
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Management Today
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Liz David-Barrett of the Centre for Corporate Reputation comments in C&IT Magazine on the impending Bribery Act which raises fears about the extent to which lavish hospitality could be seen as 'improper inducement'.
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Rupert Younger is interviewed on BBC 5 Live's Wake up to Money about ‘Project Merlin’, by which banks including Barclays, HSBC, Lloyds and RBS will lend about £190 billion to businesses this year. (10.02.11)
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Commenting on the consistently high commissions banks receive to manage US initial public offerings, the Lex column in the Financial Times quotes "A recent study by Oxford university’s Saïd Business School calculated that the fee differential has cost US businesses some $11.4bn over the past decade."
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"Once the Bribery Act is in force, UK companies might calculate that it is better to withdraw from certain markets entirely than to face the reputational risk of a bribery scandal or lose business to corrupt competitors. It would be a shame if such an act had the unintended consequence of harming UK plc" said Liz David-Barrett in the Daily Telegraph. Article by Jonathan Russell.
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"Expensive entertainment could pose a big reputational risk to companies" comments Centre for Corporate Reputation Research Fellow Liz David- Barrett in the Financial Times article Bribery law threat to business hospitality by Bob Sherwood.
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"Attacks on the reputation of our leading bankers reflects more the political machinations of a government seeking to marry pre-election political pledges with post-election coalition credibility" writes Rupert Younger in The Times.
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“What’s evident from this crisis is the extent to which the banks have managed to get their way in spite of pressure from regulators,” says Rupert Younger in the Financial Times article New rules of engagement by Philip Delves Broughton
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Managers of brands as diverse as BA, BP, Royal Mail and Toyota are being forced to strengthen ties between strategy, brand promise and communications to safeguard reputation, writes Tabitha Barda in the article Reforming reputation in The Marketer
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"The power of the regulator is greatly enforced by these reputational effects" says Colin Mayer in the Financial Times article Fines affect shareholders by factor or 10 by Brooke Masters
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Oxford University names Professor David Whetten as corporate reputation professor, writes Matt Cartmell in PR Week
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Rupert Younger discusses the BP crisis with Jeff Randall on Sky News
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"London's growing status for reputation management” is discussed by Robert Booth in The Guardian.
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"What is clear is that reputation has huge value. Companies need to guard it more vigilantly" writes Christopher Hughes for Reuters Breakingviews in his article, The Price of Reputation.
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"There is the issue of reputation. Once it has gone, you cannot get it back” writes John Authers in the Financial Times in his article The great BP imbroglio raises broader questions.
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In the light of the BP crisis, John Gapper questions “should chief executives, many of whom are shocked by the sudden shredding of Mr Hayward's reputation, avoid taking charge of blow-ups and dispatch some smooth-talking (and disposable) underling instead? Does the corporate crisis textbook need to be rewritten?” in his Financial Times article How not to salvage a reputation, at BP and beyond.
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“What affects reputations in turn affects brands” say Ravi Mattu and Morgen Witzel in their Financial Times article The perils of a tarnished brand.
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"This has to be one of the all-time disasters for corporate reputation. The most graceful course of action for BP would be to hang its head for a very long time and admit it has some deep issues to deal with" writes Andrew Clark in The Guardian.
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"Crisis management needs to consider both brand and reputation" writes Hamish McRae in The Independent on Sunday.
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"It is now beyond reasonable doubt that for many years - some of them horribly recent - in cases involving the abuse and rape of children the institution valued its own reputation above justice and kindness" writes Libby Purves about the Catholic church in The Times.
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"Had Ryanair spent a little more time in recent years on its corporate reputation - rather than seeming to spend every waking minute thinking of new ways to irritate customers and the authorities alike - it might now be getting a fairer hearing on compensation and a change in the law concerning the rights of stranded passengers" writes David Prosser in The Independent.
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"Companies will increasingly drop their focus on maximising shareholder value in favour of longer-term goals because of the damage the financial crisis has caused to corporate reputations, according to the head of Britain's largest business lobby group" writes Graham Ruddick in The Daily Telegraph.
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"Toyota's recall problems could hurt more than its own reputation" writes Chris Isidore, CNN Money.
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"Toyota's image in 'freefall' over recalls" writes Alastair Dalton in The Scotsman.
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Mike Barnett comments on the Toyota question in Oxford Student.
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"The Car in Front; Toyota's clumsy response to mechanical flaws in its vehicles threatens not only its long-term corporate reputation but also the safety of people on the road."
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"Employers, for their part, are telling us that corporate reputations, employee engagement and staff retention are all boosted if they support their employee’s development."
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"Britain’s biggest investment institutions have issued a warning to blue-chip company directors not to rely on unscrupulous pay consultants and not to endanger corporate reputation by approving elaborate schemes to help executives to dodge tax."
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"Business will need to respect consumer privacy, of course - corporate reputations can be trashed in a Twitter minute - but there's always a deal to be struck as long as you are transparent."
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