What is Transparency

Free Download What is Transparency? By Oliver R.W.
2004 | 84 Pages | ISBN: 0071435484 | PDF | 1 MB
The New Drive Toward Transparency, and How to Make Full and Open Disclosure Beneficial to Your OrganizationThe concept of transparency in today's instant-access global business environment is as fluid and flexible as business itself. What is Transparency? provides you with an impartial look at this increasingly vital imperative, along with guidelines for understanding and practicing transparency in business, government, and more.Far-reaching in its coverage yet specific and hands-on in its approach, this latest addition to McGraw-Hill's popular What is... series will give you a firm foundation of knowledge in just a single evening's reading. Topics explored include: * The New Transparency Imperative - How the public's growing right-to-know demands are impacting organizational operations and performance * Transparency Best Practices - From Carmax to the Chilean government, detailed examples of today's most successful transparency initiatives * Making Transparency Profitable - Programs and processes for designing and implementing transparency programs that pay real dividends Today's most proactive organizations are realizing the necessity of adopting a top-to-bottom attitude of total transparency. What is Transparency? explains how to turn the act of full disclosure from a negative into a positive, and outlines ways in which organizations can use transparency as a competitive advantage - and a powerful driver of shareholder value.