A new study by Russell Reynolds Associates, a New York-based executive recruiting firm, attempts to answer that question. Companies thrive when they have dense social networks, high levels of trust, and forms of cooperation.
Firms have to be very cognizant of the standards they set.
Lessons learned from recruiting e-commerce executives in the insurance industry. David Shellard , managing director of Russell Reynolds Associates , talks Private Equity recruitment. It's a business where there's a huge component in marketing, trading and structured transactions. Companies such as Enron, Dynegy and El Paso are moving into novel areas such as telecommunications. Their trading areas are sophisticated and the cultures are entrepreneurial.