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"Best Places to Work in Marketing & Media 2012". CARMICHAEL, M.; Advert.Age. Vol. 83, Iss. 13. Mar 26, 2012. p. 8.
The article presents the results of "Advertising Age" magazine's 2012 Best Places to Work in Marketing & Media survey, with profiles of the 40 top-ranked companies. Allen & Gerritsen, Mr Youth, and Tris3ct placed first, second, and third. The rankings were based on surveys of employers and employees, with any agency with at least 50 employees eligible to participate. Criteria included pay and benefits, promotion opportunities, fair and transparent management, and employee engagement.
"The Best Companies to Work For: Overview". Anonymous; Business Today. Vol. 21, Iss. 5. Mar 4, 2012. p. 64.
The article presents the views of several business professionals on building the best workplace environment for the employees. Purva Misra, vice president of MakeMyTrip India Pvt. Ltd. states that employees stay at work according to their needs while Anand Nayak, Head of Human resource of ITC Ltd. says that businesses should be incubated by the employees. Gaurav Gupta, product Manager of Agro Tech Foods Ltd. suggests that a manager should have an ability of winning the trust of the employees.
"The Best Companies to Work for". Smith, J.; Forbes.com. Dec 15, 2011. p. 37.
The article reports on the fourth annual Employees' Choice Awards from Glassdoor.com for 2011. It presents the criteria in the selection of the top 50 best places to work. Particular focus is offered for Bain & Co. which topped the list. Comments from Robert Hohman, founder and chief executive officer and spokesperson Samantha Zupan, both of Glassdoor are presented.
"Latin America's BestCompanies". Anonymous; Latin Trade (English). Vol. 19, Iss. 6. Nov, 2011. p. 49.
The article looks at the Latin America's 100 Best Companies by the "Latin Business Chronicle" magazine. The ranking is a result of an analysis of 779 publicly-traded companies in Latin America using the Economatica data to find the businesses with over 100 million U.S. dollars in annual revenues. The six metrics to measure the economic performance of companies include revenue growth and profit growth in 2010, average revenue growth the past three years and profits as a percent of revenue.
"Best Places to Work in the Federal Government". Anonymous; PA Times. Vol. 34, Iss. 5. Nov, 2011. p. 8.
The article focuses on the 2011 Best Places to Work in the Federal Government rankings released by Partnership for Public Service. It states that the rankings serve as a tool for the administration of U.S. President Barack Obama, Congress, and agency leaders to assess employee job commitment and satisfaction. The list includes Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. (FDIC), Nuclear Regulatory Commission, and Government Accountability Office.
"2011 BEST Places to Work". Anonymous; Bus.Insur. Vol. 45, Iss. 43. Nov 7, 2011. p. 12.
The article provides information on some of the insurance companies in the U.S. that were included in the 2011 Best Places to Work in Insurance. Assurance Agency, Ltd. said that it has not laid off any workers since 2010. Seubert & Associates, Inc. provides a self-enrichment program for its employees. Employee perks at M3 Insurance Solutions, Inc. include flexible summer schedules, lunchtime cookouts, and time-off to volunteer.
"100 Best Companies". Anonymous; Working Mother. Vol. 34, Iss. 7. Oct, 2011. p. 49.
The article reports on the 100 business companies that provide employees with flexible working hours in the U.S. It notes the survey conducted by the Society for Human Resource Management, which indicates that employers offering flextime to employees have posted four percent gains. It also mentions the companies that offer professional development opportunities, mentoring program, and telecommuting. The 100 companies include Abbott Laboratories Inc., Accenture PLC, and Bayer AG.
"100 Best COMPANIES: Best in Class". Anonymous; Working Mother. Vol. 34, Iss. 7. Oct, 2011. p. 89.
The article features the business companies that offers several benefits for their working mothers in the U.S. The companies including Abbott Laboratories Inc, American Electric Power Co. Inc., and Bank of America Corp. boast their benefits offered to mothers by giving them the chance to adjust their work time schedules, avail in telecommuting, as well as personal development training to improve performance. An overview of the other health benefits they offer to mothers is provided.
"Asia's Fab 50 - Forbes". DeCarlo, S. and J. Koppisch.; Forbes.com. Sep 11, 2011. p. 2.
The article focuses on China's 16 companies included in the 50 publicly traded companies in Asia-Pacific as of September 2011. An additional company from each of China's real estate, automotive manufacturing and appliance manufacturing barged into the top ranks. Qingdao Haier, the world's number one white goods brand, is regarded as the most notable newcomer.
"Best Places to Work in Marketing & Media 2011". Carmichael, M.; Advert.Age. Vol. 82, Iss. 30. Aug 22, 2011. p. 6.
The article presents a list of the companies named as winners of the publication's 2011 Best Places to Work in Marketing & Media awards and discusses the methodology and standards it employed for judging awards winners.
"Best Practices for Diversity Training". Anonymous; Workforce Management. Vol. 90, Iss. 8. Aug 8, 2011. p. 14.
The article offers suggestions on best practices for diversity training of employees. Professor Quinetta Roberson says that organizations must motivate employees by explaining them how diversity training would help them. Michael Hyter, president of the company Global Novations suggests use of experiential training focused on behavior. Shilpa Pherwani, partner at Ibis Consulting Group Inc. suggests that action plans to evaluate the effectiveness of diversity training must be created.
"Meet the Best Companies for Kids". Anonymous; Working Mother. Vol. 34, Iss. 6. Aug, 2011. p. 73.
The article profiles several companies that are servicing children in the U.S. including Bank of America Corp., Discovery Communications Inc., and Prudential Financial Inc. It notes that Discovery Communications staff is trained with early childhood education, while Prudential Financial has established emergency-care program which provides parents inexpensive options when their children are sick. Furthermore, Bank of America offers financial aid to assist employees offset their child care costs.
"Working Mother Best Companies for Kids". BOWERS, K.; Working Mother. Vol. 34, Iss. 6. Aug, 2011. p. 72.
The article offers information several best companies that offer child-care centers in the U.S. Abbott Laboratories Inc. offers Reproductive Resource Services program to its employees with infertility issues while Bank of America Corp. provides financial aid to offset employees' costs for child care services. Moreover, Discovery Communications Inc. offers eco-certified child-care facility and outdoor play park as well as Prudential Financial Inc. supports for parents to have a peace of mind.
"The Best Financial Companies to Work for Right Now". Smith, J.; Forbes.com. Jul 25, 2011. p. 26.
The article discusses Glassdoor.com's annual Financial Services Report Card which monitors how companies and their chief executive officers (CEO) performed in 2010, based on employee sentiment. According to the study, employees at several financial services corporations expressed their high satisfaction with their work environment and management. Some of the highest rated companies are Fisher Investments and Susquehanna International Group.
"The Best Paying Companies for Marketing Professionals". Smith, J.; Forbes.com. Jul 11, 2011. p. 39.
The article provides insight on companies that offer good pay to marketing professionals. A definition of marketing professionals by the U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) is given. Glassdoor.com identifies several types of marketing jobs, including marketing managers, product marketing directors and technical marketing engineers. It cites several companies that give high salaries to marketing professionals, including Cadence Design and Coca-Cola Co.
"2011 Best Companies for Multicultural Women". Anonymous; Working Mother. Vol. 34, Iss. 5. Jun, 2011. p. 49.
The article discusses the approach of the 2011 Best Companies for Multicultural Women in fostering multicultural talent and valuing organization diversity in the U.S. It states that accountability helps increase the number of multicultural women executives because it leads to action and signals young talent that hard work will be rewarded. Moreover, managers must cultivate high-potential minority women and forge relationship across cultural and racial lines to deal with cross culture.
"The Best Companies for Multicultural Women". Casserly, M.; Forbes.com.May 24, 2011. p. 37.
The article lists the 2011 best U.S. companies for multicultural women, according to Working Mother Media, which includes Cisco, Deloitte, and General Mills.