Question of duty
It is not satisfactory that the Hampel Report can only offer an account of directors’ duties which is confusing and fundamentally incoherent.
The price is right
Cynics know the price of everything and the value of nothing. When is there a difference between value and price?
A mystery solved
Gordon Brown should be criticised if he does not propose a root and branch reform of corporation tax within the life of this parliament.
Know your place
Successful businesses have unique competitive advantages, but times change and they can be faced with strategic dilemmas. Sometimes, these dilemmas have no solution.
Produced to price
For many people the role of manufacturing industry is an emotional issue rather than an economic one - meet the manufacturing fetishists.
Time to let go
The “regulation” of the banking industry is more like “supervision”. The difference is more than semantic, and the result is less than satisfactory.
Called to account
What are the responsibilities of Shell to society at large? There is a simple answer - and it’s wrong.
Cars and capacity
More careful thinking in the field of accountancy is bringing it closer to economics
South Bank University – 1997 Annual Lecture
Ten years ago, ICI’s annual report described the company’s objectives:
“ICI aims to be the world’s leading chemical company, serving c...
A rare privilege
Returns go where there is scarcity. The land in Champagne is intrinsically scarce. Other factors can be made scarce, or to cease to be scarce, as the history of broadcasting tells us.