Tag Archives: Values
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Why the CFO is no longer just a number cruncher
Assumptions of chief financial officers are often outdated, and organisations that are repositioning them at the centre of the business are making enormous gains
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Ethical selling is key to customer loyalty
Ethical behavior is essential to build and maintain trust with customers, which in turn brings repeat business and increased profits, writes Peter Crush
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Austerity is changing our values and priorities
Tightened household budgets has prompted a rethink among consumers, and altered the way they react to retailers and brands, as Jane Simms discovers
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Sustainable business for long-term success and increased profit
As more than 750 chairmen, chief executives and directors from some of the world’s leading businesses meet in London this week, Mark Hastings, director general of the Institute for Family Business, outlines prospects for growth
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Past, present, future: passing the baton to a new generation
Professor Randel S. Carlock, Berghmans Lhoist chaired professor in entrepreneurial leadership at Wendel International Centre for Family Enterprise, discusses the values of stewardship and continuity of ownership
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Profit for a purpose and not greed
Many “next gens” are thinking beyond the bottom line and want to ensure that their businesses make the world a better place, as well as making money, writes Jeremy Hazlehurst
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Indian family firms treading path between tradition and modernity
Business academics Joseph Lampel, Ajay Bhalla and Kavil Ramachandran present research which sheds light on the workings of majority family firms in India
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Long-term commitment is good for business when times are hard
Despite the economic crisis, family businesses are staying true to their principles and doing well, as Clare Gascoigne discovers