FIFTY FOUR DEGREES | 3 Tuning Financial Instruments Reporting Financial instruments shape markets, but the information investors receive can be complex and uncertain. Professor Argyro Panaretou explores how accounting standards can make markets more transparent. 6In this issue... 34 When Your Newest Analyst Is an Agent How do you properly embed AI within your organisation? Reena Pathak shares her leadership lessons from guiding a security team. 22 Leading When You Can Never Be Fully Secure Avril Palmer-Fye explains why responsible digital leadership has become one of the defining challenges for today’s organisations 14 Breaking Barriers, Making an Impact How do women researchers in subSaharan Africa gain traction and make an impact with their work? Professors Sarah Jack and Lola Dada investigate. Ways to Better Wellbeing at Work Employee health and wellbeing is increasingly important, but difficult to implement effectively. Dr Kay Greasley sets out research that shows how organisations might use a different approach. Painting a Truer Picture From reindeer to Rio, tourists are not always given the full picture when they visit somewhere new. Dr Josiane Fernandes and Dr Teea Palo show communities can take a stand to tell the true story of their peoples and cultures. The First Step is the Hardest What obstacles are there preventing young people from entering the workplace? The Work Foundation’s Jon Fitzmaurice explains analysis on the current situation facing those eager to get started. When the Right Network Is Not the Official One Entrepreneurial networking is often presented as a formal activity. But Dr Sharmin Nahar’s research shows a different picture for many female-owned SMEs in the Global South. 38 Personalising the Organisation Do you work for a courageous company, or an empathetic one? Dr Felix Martin looks at how we humanise the organisations we work for. 42 Realising Good Growth Is business all about the money? It does not have to be, and Professor Steve Kempster shows how success can benefit people, planet and prosperity. You’re not in the Army Now What happens when people make the shift from the armed forces to the boardroom? Emad Noureldeen’s research examines how corporate leaders with military experience shape the tone of reporting. 10 26 30 46 18
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