Corporate values are increasingly common in companies and now in the public sector, and it is rare not to be greeted by a number of value statements when entering an organisation. However, many of the implementations of corporate values are unsuccessful and may increase divisions within an...

Business and management ethics have assumed a high profile in recent years. This has sometimes provoked a sceptical, even cynical, reaction from those who express doubt concerning the feasibility or relevance of teaching the subject. Addresses some common misconceptions and offers clarification....

Takes a broad look at the major global trends affecting businesses and people who work in them. Proposes in some detail how business leaders will need to respond if their enterprises are to flourish and grow. Written for business leaders and developers, suggests that survival and health depends...

Speculates on what a retrospective view of the next ten years of the development of business ethics might look like. First characterizes management knowledge as transient and recyclable, in the nature of a fashionable commodity. Puts forward a retrospective view based on the expectation that the...

Looks back at developments in the European business environment over the last ten years. Details some of the rapid changes, e.g. in use of electronic information systems. Also describes the introduction of advanced groupware systems and the differences in application across ational boundaries....

Observes that as traditional structures are disappearing, new roles are developing and new professionalisms are required, not only by markets but from society too. Big differences are also noticeable in large and small organizations in the Italian market. Requirements in human resource...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to help readers consider the value of identifying the values, beliefs, and vested interests of someone they wish to influence and to frame their idea, request, or call to action in a way that will make sense in the other person's internal model of the...

Purpose – This paper reflects a two-year evaluation research study by Fiona MacNeill Associates (FMA), focused on an Appreciative Leadership Programme. The aim of this study was to explore the impact of designing a bespoke Appreciative Leadership Programme (commissioned by Lancashire Care NHS...

Purpose – The purpose of the paper is to explore the power of values based leadership in connecting colleagues and clients to an organisation and in doing so creating sustainable business success. Design/methodology/approach – The paper is based on a model of values based leadership and case...