IDG Contributor Network: The purpose of a corporation: sustainability

A month ago, 181 US companies announced that shareholder interests would no longer be the primary driving force behind all corporate decisions. Those who signed the statement included large companies such as JPMorgan Chase, General Motors and Apple. Five new priorities were outlined: delivering value to customers, investing in employees, dealing fairly and ethically with suppliers, supporting…

IRS combats fraud with advanced data analytics

The Government Accountability Office (GAO) estimates that criminals attempted at least $14 billion in identity theft tax refund fraud in 2015, and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) paid out at least $2.24 billion on that amount. To combat this fraud and protect taxpayers, the IRS has turned to advanced analytics. The IRS began developing the…

10 change management mistakes to avoid

Organizations looking to navigate change, be warned: The odds of success aren’t good. According to its June 2019 market report, Moving from Digital Readiness to Effectiveness, Everest Group Research found that most companies undertaking digital transformation initiatives fall short of their objectives, with 73 percent of enterprises failing to realized sustained returns. [ Be sure…