Business Survival Vol. III, Soundview Executive Book Summaries

Building Public Trust by Robert G. Eccles, Samuel A. DiPiazza Jr.: DiPiazza, the CEO of PricewaterhouseCoopers, and Eccles, a former Harvard Business School professor, offer a three-tier model of corporate transparency to fix the current crisis in corporate reporting.

Corporate Reputation by Leslie Gaines-Ross: Dr. Leslie Gaines-Ross explains why reputation matters to a company’s valuation and well-being and identifies the roles corporate leaders must play in reputation recovery and sustainability.

Value Shift by Lynn Sharp Paine: Paine’s insightful book argues that companies must become moral, as well as financial, members of the community.

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Building Public Trust by Robert G. Eccles, Samuel A. DiPiazza Jr.: DiPiazza, the CEO of PricewaterhouseCoopers, and Eccles, a former Harvard Business School professor, offer a three-tier model of corporate transparency to fix the current crisis in corporate reporting. The three tiers are: global generally accepted accounting principles, industry- based standards and company-specific information.

Corporate Reputation by Leslie Gaines-Ross: Dr. Leslie Gaines-Ross explains why reputation matters to a company’s valuation and well-being and identifies the roles corporate leaders must play in reputation recovery and sustainability. What triggers reputation loss? What are the signals? Why are so many companies struggling with tarnished reputations? What can be done? The most important phases in recovering reputation are outlined in a 12-step process.

Value Shift by Lynn Sharp Paine: Companies were once expected to create wealth and produce superior goods and services — nothing more. Society today, however, has a higher standard of corporate behavior. Paine’s insightful book argues that companies must become moral, as well as financial, members of the community.

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