Strategy

Different 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 for Sustainable Development

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

Intellectual innovation

The changing geography of innovation is leading to a shift in the balance of patenting power, with the highest patenting growth rates in North East Asia. Dr Kamil Idris, Director General of the World Intellectual Property Organisation, discusses the causes – and effects – of this phenomenon

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”

Awards Supplement 2024

The European CEO awards 2024 have now been announced, presenting our pick of the CEOs, companies and campaigns leading their sectors.