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| Deloitte Survey Finds Tech and Telecom Companies Continue to Rely on Traditional Recruitment Methods Despite Talent Shortage |
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March 5, 2008 |
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NEW YORK, March 5, 2008 - With technology and telecommunications companies still looking to lure talent using traditional compensation-based approaches, there is a disconnect between HR practices and candidates’ priorities, according to a new Deloitte survey. The study, “Competing For Talent,” found that the vast majority of companies in these sectors are relying on financial incentives to attract and retain employees. In contrast, the study found that today’s workforce values greater freedom in schedules and control of where and how they work over financial... |
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| Deloitte's Clint Stretch Available for Interview on Renewable Energy and Energy Conservation Act of 2008 |
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February 26, 2008 |
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WASHINGTON D.C., February 26, 2008 — With the price of oil above $100 a barrel and adding additional pressure to the U.S. economy, the U.S. House of Representatives will take up an $18 billion energy package later this week. "The Renewable Energy and Energy Conservation Tax Act of 2008" (H.R. 5351) would extend a variety of energy production and conservation incentives for multiple years — a contrast to the year-by-year extension of other expiring provisions such as the R&D tax credit. Multi-year extension creates an environment in which investors can make decisions with certainty that needed support will continue... |
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| Deloitte Announces “Problem Solvers” Fund |
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February 25, 2008 |
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NEW YORK, February 25, 2008 — In celebration of National Corporate Philanthropy Day, Deloitte today announced the formal launch of its Problem Solvers Fund, a national grant program that aligns the organization’s charitable giving with its strategic approach of leveraging intellectual capital to strengthen the nonprofit sector. The Problem Solvers Fund provides large-scale grants to support local community initiatives where Deloitte employees are deeply engaged in pro bono and other skills-based volunteer projects to help nonprofit organizations increase their capacity to address critical social... |
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| Deloitte Survey Identifies Gap Between What Technology and Services Consumers Expect and What’s Currently Offered by Health Care Providers |
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February 25, 2008 |
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ORLANDO, FL., February 25, 2008 — A new survey from the Deloitte Center for Health Solutions, released today at the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS) Annual Conference, found that consumers increasingly want access to technology and services that they are currently not receiving from their health care providers. Greater access to medical information online is among the services in high demand. Nearly 80 percent of health care consumers are interested in having their physicians provide online access to medical records and test results; as many as one-fourth (26 percent) are willing to pay... |
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| Groundbreaking Deloitte Survey Reveals Many U.S. Consumers Want Major Changes in Health Care Design, Delivery |
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February 20, 2008 |
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WASHINGTON, D.C., February 20, 2008 – American consumers want more from their health care system than they’re currently getting – greater online connection to health care providers and medical records, customized insurance coverage and wider access to emerging innovations such as retail clinics, a new survey from Deloitte reveals. At the same time, they express anxiety about future health care costs – only 7 percent say they’re adequately prepared financially – and increasingly search for alternative medicines and services that can save them money and offer convenience. But many also... |
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| Accounting Educators Converge On Scottsdale For 43rd Year Of Deloitte Foundation/American Accounting Association Trueblood Seminars |
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February 18, 2008 |
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SCOTTSDALE, AZ – February 18, 2008 — Approximately 70 financial accounting and auditing professors will gather in Scottsdale, Arizona, once again for the 43rd annual Robert M. Trueblood Seminars for Professors in February and March. The Seminars, which are sponsored by the American Accounting Association (AAA) and the Deloitte Foundation, promote interaction between accounting faculty and practicing professionals, providing educators with up-to-date accounting case study materials destined for their classrooms. This year’s Trueblood Seminars... |
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| World's Top 250 Consumer Products Companies Achieve Sales Over $2.65 Trillion, According to Deloitte Study |
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February 14, 2008 |
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NEW YORK, February 14, 2008 – Total sales for the Top 250 consumer products companies exceeded $2.65 trillion in fiscal 2006, according to the inaugural Global Powers of Consumer Products Industry report from Deloitte. According to the report, sales grew by 8.4 percent for the year, although 16 percent of the companies actually experienced declining sales. More than a quarter (28 percent) of total sales were concentrated among the 10 largest companies, which reported combined sales of $751 billion. These companies grew slightly more than the average, at 8.6 percent, and were particularly strong when it came to turning sales... |
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| Deloitte Report: Outsourcing Programs Hampered By Poor Planning and Narrow Focus on Cost Savings |
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February 14, 2008 |
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NEW YORK, February 14, 2008 – A new study from Deloitte reports that enterprises entering into outsourcing arrangements are focusing too heavily on reducing costs through labor arbitrage alone, resulting in high levels of disappointment and conflict even though most companies are realizing the cost savings that they had hoped for. The Deloitte study, "Why Settle for Less: 2008 Outsourcing Report" reported that 83 percent of companies surveyed had achieved an ROI of over 25 percent on their outsourcing... |
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| Deloitte Announces Innovative Pro Bono Program |
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February 13, 2008 |
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NEW YORK, February 13, 2008 — Deloitte today announced the launch of a major, multi-million dollar pro bono program designed to transform the way the organization supports charitable organizations and strengthens the nonprofit sector. The announcement was made at the Summit on Corporate Volunteerism, convened by the President’s Council on Service and Civic Participation. The strategic new program establishes a formal budget, as well as the policies and procedures to support up to $50 million in outcomes-focused pro bono engagements, to provide in-kind professional services to eligible nonprofit organizations, over the... |
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| The Medical Home: Building a Framework of Higher Quality, Reduced Cost and Patient-Centric Care |
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February 6, 2008 |
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WASHINGTON, February 6, 2008 - Primary care physicians should exert broader control in managing their patients' chronic diseases and be compensated accordingly for their enhanced role in overall care coordination, a new study from the Deloitte Center for Health Solutions concludes. In its study, "The Medical Home: Disruptive Innovation for a New Primary Care Model," the Center outlines a course of comprehensive patient management, starting with primary care doctors and allied professionals... |
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