...Russell Craig; Joel Amernic Purpose This paper addresses leadership and strategy issues associated with the management of safety. The paper proposes that companies conduct an annual safety leadership audit involving collaboration between their external financial auditors and their internal...

...Russell Craig; Joel Amernic Purpose This paper points to five features that CEO language should have to help enable a robust safety culture. Design/methodology/approach The paper draws empirical support mainly from the CEO-speak of the CEO of Norfolk Southern Railway in the year prior...

... Global sourcing Modular components Supplier risk Risk management Safety Distribution chain Contingency plans Insurance Simulation software Optimizing a company's supply chain through global sourcing and just‐in‐time (JIT) delivery systems can dramatically cut the cost of production...

.... Joseph Calandro Jr can be contacted at: joseph.calandro@business.uconn.edu © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2009 Asset valuation Management strategy Buying behaviour Acquistions and mergers Safety Market economy Seth Klarman In 1934, Benjamin Graham and David Dodd published...