Change may be difficult, but inertia can prove truly damaging, particularly from a business point of view. In the corporate world, standing still is the same as going backwards. However, once a market ...
With organisations to run and big orders to fill, it’s easy to see how some CEOs inadvertently sacrifice quality for quantity. By integrating a system of total quality management it’s possible to have ...
Paul Polman took the reins at Unilever during one of the most precarious periods in the company’s 150-year history. It was during the aftermath of the financial crisis that the Dutch businessman ...
At 21 percent, Germany’s gender pay gap is one of the widest in Europe. Weak policy is partly to blame, but German companies could also do more to improve women’s pay progression German Chancellor ...
Management theory is a default aspect of modern business, but this hasn’t always been the case. From structure to philosophy, contemporary organisations owe a lot to one man Peter Drucker, widely ...
The publication of the EU’s long-awaited draft corporate sustainability and due diligence directive in February 2022 marked an important milestone of the emergence of mandatory human rights due ...
There are many people for whom owning an Andy Warhol painting, a vintage car or a thoroughbred racehorse would be a dream come true. But it’s a much smaller group of people who can usually afford this ...
We celebrate leading players across a range of sectors in the European CEO Awards 2024. With voting ongoing, we invite readers to nominate who you think should be recognised for setting the standard ...
Elon Musk, CEO of electric car manufacturer Tesla, has become a public personality, often using his Twitter account to joke with his followers Well-known corporate leaders have always influenced the ...
Few countries have embraced the drive towards a cashless society with as much enthusiasm as Sweden – only one percent of Sweden’s GDP currently circulates in banknotes, making it one of the least cash ...
Ghana’s economy is underpinned by SMEs. The government has long neglected these businesses, however, while the institutions that finance them are often mismanaged. MASLOC is stepping in to get the ...