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Transport And High Costs Are The Key Problems To Doing Business In London

Poor transport and high costs are the key concerns about doing business in London according to new research carried out by MORI for the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (CIMA).

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Consumer Power

Who exercise 'consumer power'? Do you recall that at the turn of the year I wrote about Consuming Passions in my monthly column? That article warned PR practitioners to think about who wields consumer power, and gave some clues of who in our society does what to express their ire against organisations which failed to live up to expectation.

Top-level support for Foundation Hospitals

NHS chief executives are generally supportive of the idea of Foundation Status Hospitals, according to new research from MORI Social Research Institute. The research, commissioned by the NHS Confederation for its annual conference, was among 102 Chief Executive across a range of NHS Trusts, Primary Care Trusts and Strategic Health Authorities.

Positive Futures: The Story So Far

MORI research shows there are 7,383 young people engaged in Positive Futures. Positive Futures, a nation-wide scheme managed within the Home Office Drugs Strategy Directorate, aims to get vulnerable young people involved in sport and on track to a brighter future. The scheme has been running since 2000 and has so far helped over 26,000 10–19 year olds.

Trust in Public Institutions

The purpose of the research is to explore the concept of trust in public institutions. In addition to considering trust in institutions at a general level, the research specifically focuses on the National Health Service, the Criminal Justice System and Local Government.

Trust And Mistrust At Work

Employees' trust in upward communication has risen dramatically in the past decade, according to MORI's latest research, presented at the Communicators in Business conference in May. The survey pinpoints the most and least trusted information channels, enabling internal communicators to fine-tune their communications strategies.

Does Ebusiness Mean Good Business?

European companies leading in the take-up of ebusiness are more likely to engage on social and environmental issues, according to a MORI survey. The research was commissioned by Forum for the Future for the European Commission-funded project Digital Europe. For the survey, Corporate Social Responsibility practitioners and IT practitioners in large UK and Northern European companies were interviewed. This was to evaluate their ebusiness practices and performance in sustainable development, and then used statistical techniques such as factor analysis and cluster analysis to identify a link between the two.

GB Employees Say Management Are Offering Flexible Working

MORI research among employees for the DTI suggests most employees find managers receptive to flexible working. Over three quarters (77%) of employees who requested a change to their working patterns have had their request agreed to. Over four-fifths (82%) of employees who changed from full-time to part-time kept both the same job and the same level of seniority.

Real Challenges In Healthcare Provision for MS Sufferers, But Some Improvements Since 1999

Nearly half (45%) the people with multiple sclerosis diagnosed in the last three years are dissatisfied with the support they received from the NHS at the time. The poll among members of the Multiple Sclerosis Society also found one in three members overall (32%) is unhappy with their healthcare generally. Fewer than a quarter can always access MS services on the NHS when they need them.