Tag: Business
Investment quality
Does it matter if all of Britain's electricity generating companies are owned by Americans? Neither laissez-faire nor chauvinism is the appropriate response to foreign ownership.
What’s in a name?
What is a brand? Sometimes it is a quality certificate and sometimes, simply part of the product itself. It matters which.
The new Newspeak
George Orwell dissected the use of language in politics. He would have found a similar target in the language of business.
Happy combination
Core competencies is one of the most used and abused phrases in business strategy. But a proper understanding of the idea behind the jargon is essential
A quest for truth
Management, like medicine, can be taught. Sadly, the state of the art is a couple of centuries off the pace.
A cowboy culture
How are we to deal with businessmen who won’t play fair? There are three responses, and the one most under-rated is to regulate by a system of values.
Corporate Governance (with Aubrey Silberston)
The issue has existed for as long as there have been social institutions; yet two decades ago, the term ‘corporate governance’ had not been coined.
Of fortunes and foresight
Will the dominant firms of the next century be the ones that show foresight and react quickly? Many of the best companies work simply by doing traditional business very, very well.
Business lessons from the sporting world
Sport is a better metaphor for business than most: which makes the tawdry spectacle of Atlanta 1996 all the more depressing.