Knowledge through research
Do companies need to be intelligently informed of their consumers, competitors, industry conditions as well as social influence variables to stay on top of their game?The European business landscape today is becoming highly competitive with the increasing presence of private equity investors within the market, massive shift of production towards developing countrie...
LEADERSHIPDon’t let planning kill strategy
Strategic planning is an oxymoron, says Stuart Cross, founder of Morgan Cross Consulting...
CORPORATE RESPONSIBILITYDifferent strokes
Through their endeavours, companies are discovering that there is no ‘one-size-fits-all’ approach to Corporate Social Responsibility, says Shona Grant of the World Business Council...
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTYPreparing your brand for the Internet
You’ve spent your career establishing and growing your business and brand, only to find that you’ve got to do it all over again – this time on the Internet, says Rhonda A. Steele...
HUMAN RESOURCESGoing the extra mile
Most organisational leaders agree that achieving success requires the active and willing participation of people throughout the organisation, says Susan Meisinger...
Latest Edition
In this issue...
We bring you the first annual European CEO Legal and Corporate Lifestyle Awards, recognising the leading companies in their respective fields. Also, we look at the rollercoaster career of Vinod Khosla, one of the world's most prolific investors in green start-ups. All this in addition to the usual in-depth analysis of the latest and most pertinent stories in business.
Virtual Magazine
Commentaries
Reaping the rewards
It is a well known, and often irritating irony of business life, that the most successful executives who earn significant amounts for their dedication, will have the least time in which to spend the rewards for their hard work...
Special Report
A man for three seasons
Berlusconi is back for the third time, sending affectionate kisses to Italians in his victory speech and promising to revive Italy's ailing economy and slash taxes. But of course, as many Italians will tell you, they have heard it all before...
Book Reviews
Lean Solutions
The follow-up to Womack and Jones’s previous bestseller Lean Thinking, Lean Solutions provides a practical framework for both suppliers and consumers who wish to negotiate their way around the “emerging challenges of consumption”...