Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to examine why culture is the cause of such widespread failure in mergers and acquisitions (M&A) and explore ways to improve their success rate. Design/methodology/approach – Review of some prominent “failed” mergers for evidence of the influence of...

Purpose – Examining the techniques of a management consulting firm comprising actors, directors, producers, writers, musicians and other artists, the article reveals through several case studies how a company of avant‐garde artists has turned the lack of conventional business training from a...

Purpose – To show that: as leaders refine business performance, they are increasingly focusing on human capital performance – how leaders and teams deliver outstanding performance and productivity. Leaders who are paying practical attention to the inner aspects of behavior are often...

Purpose – The aim of this paper is to focus on the engagements and interactions – both conflictive and collaborative – that exist between corporations and NGOs. It documents the variegated ways that NGOs target small, medium, and large firms through anti‐corporate campaigns, boycotts,...