The Balanced Scorecard: A Strategic Framework for Holistic Business Performance In today’s competitive and dynamic business landscape, a myopic focus on individual departmental goals can lead to organisational imbalance. This challenge was addressed by Harvard Professor Robert Kaplan and David Norton, CEO of Palladium Group Inc., who introduced the Balanced Scorecard—a transformative strategic planning and …
As the festive season draws near, people around the world are busy planning their celebrations. In India, much like in other parts of the world, the holiday season is a time for giving, shopping, and connecting with family and friends. However, amid the festive cheer, cybercriminals see this time as an opportunity to exploit unsuspecting individuals and businesses. Whether you are in India or overseas, the risks of falling victim to cyber scams are real and rising every year. From fraudulent e-commerce websites to sophisticated phishing attacks, cybercriminals are ready to pounce on the heightened online activity that the holidays bring.
The Domain Name System (DNS) translates domain names into IP addresses, acting as the internet’s address book. DNSSEC is a suite of extensions to DNS that authenticates these translations, ensuring that users connect to legitimate websites rather than to rogue or malicious ones. It uses cryptographic signatures to verify that responses to DNS queries have not been altered, effectively protecting against several forms of cyberattacks.
An arm’s length transaction represents a business deal in which buyers and sellers operate independently and have no pre-existing relationship, ensuring that neither party exerts undue influence over the other. This concept is widely respected across industries as it aims to create a level playing field, facilitating fair market value and transparency. For C-suite executives, understanding arm’s length transactions is fundamental, as these transactions protect the business’s integrity and foster trust among stakeholders.
Anti-dilution provisions are contractual protections that safeguard investors’ proportional ownership in a company. Specifically, they are clauses often embedded in convertible preferred stock agreements. In practice, these provisions allow investors to avoid dilution of their ownership percentage if the company issues new shares at a lower price than what the investors initially paid.