Tag Archives: PwC
The necessary and sufficient conditions for legitimate capitalism
This open letter to the Senior Partners of the Big 4 was posted by The Accountant on 26th October 2017. “The necessary and sufficient conditions for legitimate capitalism.” Dear Senior Partners (of Deloitte, EY, PwC & KPMG) I write as … Continue reading
Big 4 failing in critical areas of integration and inclusivity
Following the publication of the Maturity Institute’s recent report on the Big 4 accounting firms (see The Accountant’s review), MI sent an open letter to the senior partners, asking them to justify their current business models in terms of Total … Continue reading
MI to audit ‘Big 4’ behaviours and practices
As the world’s first, ‘whole system management’ institute, MI has a set of universal standards. We use these to rate how well organizations are performing today and the probability that they will continue to perform and grow in value. The rating … Continue reading
PwC – The March of the Clones
“The big-four accountancy firm PwC is facing criticism over potential conflicts of interest after advising Britain’s top water watchdog at the same time as several water and sewage companies.” This story today in the Financial Times, about PwC’s conlicting roles … Continue reading
Reporting on the value of people – the SSE Report
On 31st March 2015 the Global Index of Human Capital Management (OMINDEX) was launched with an overview guide of the findings from its research. Included in the Index was the Scottish energy company SSE, which had been awarded a BB- … Continue reading
Moving the performance paradigm: getting beyond ‘‘best practice’’
“That’s the state of play in human resources today – mindless imitation of what others are doing, little to no systematic evaluation of the effectiveness of management practices and programs, infrequent data-driven diagnoses of the problems HR is expected to … Continue reading
