Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to provide an interview with Jessica Pryce Jones, CEO of iOpener, a human asset management consultancy, who look at raising productivity through the Science of Happiness at Work. Design/methodology/approach – This briefing is prepared by an independent...

Purpose – This article aims to describe how one company has used an ethical approach to strengthen a competitive position based on knowledge management and technological innovation. Design/methodology/approach – The article presents a case study of Indra, a leading Spanish technology...

Purpose – The purpose of this article is to provide an interview with Jan Ginneberge and Martine Plompen. Design/methodology/approach – The paper provides an interview with Jan Ginneberge and Martine Plompen of the EFMD. Findings – The paper outlines the purpose of the EFMD's Excellence in...

Globalization, deregulation, and a growing knowledge workforce have radically altered the role of the modern manager. The ability to lead organizational change is no longer a nice‐to‐have skill but a necessity. And as companies abandon traditional, hierarchies in favor of the flatter, more...

In May 2000, Robert A. (“Bob”) Eckert, a former vice‐president at Kraft Foods, Inc., walked into the world’s largest toy company to face a monumental challenge. Mattel Inc. was losing over 1 million dollars a day, and it was obvious that significant measures were needed to rescue it. A...

The recent spate of acquisitions, redundancies and CEO casualties ensure that change is an inevitability for many organizations. However, nearly two‐thirds of major change programs prove unsuccessful, and, according to Fortune 500 executives, the primary reason for this is not a lack of skill...

With the beleaguered ABB struggling to stay out of the red as Siemens announces quarterly profits substantially up on the past months, the jury is still out on conglomerates. Are they a thing of the past or will they survive this economic slump to rise triumphant later this decade? There is...