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Recent years have seen a huge surge in the numbers of mobile and virtual staff. This is clearly an influential and, in many cases, crucial part of today's workforce. But, how should they be supported? Our seminal study on mobile and virtual workers, "Business Travel - Risky Business" lifts the covers...

Today's economic turmoil led us to reflect on a 35-year old paper about "wicked problems". Our paper, titled "Time to Work" explores the social setting of office space and the wicked problems caused by today's volatilities, be they economic, labour, socio-economic, or cultural. Crucially, this paper provides models for assessing your organisation's agility...

Until a few months ago, no one had heard of sub-prime market, the credit crunch, Jerome Kerviel, or $111 oil barrel. Yet, today these issues together with overall economic uncertainty have created a sizable reversal of asset value fortunes - latest indicators show an 8.7% fall on commercial property investments. Our report, titled; "Managing Uncertainty" considers tactics and strategies for managing corporate real estate in these turbulent times.

300 of the world's top executives recently convened in London to debate CSR and Sustainability challenges. The resulting workshop explored ideas for reducing CO2 emissions - and this has been compiled into a report, titled; "Lifting the Veil on Business and the Environment". Uniquely, this report is a direct distillation of today's leading views on creating sustainable operations - and doing it today.

There's mounting focus on business to reduce carbon emissions, with relentless pressure from customers and employees alike. However, the 2008 Climate Change Bill takes this to a new dimension with the introduction of draconian penalties. Our paper discusses pragmatic steps and expert counsel to avert these problems...