Purpose – Reviews the latest management developments across the globe and pinpoints practical implications from cutting‐edge research and case studies. Design/methodology/approach – Scans the top 400 management publications in the world to identify the most topical issues and latest...

Purpose – The aim of this paper is to describe how a nation full of spenders were encouraged to become a nation full of savers Design/methodology/approach – The paper is an interview with Arkadi Kuhlmann. Findings – Explains the strategy behind the formation of ING DIRECT USA....

Purpose – This paper aims to review the latest management developments across the globe and pinpoint practical implications from cutting‐edge research and case studies. Design/methodology/approach – This briefing is prepared by an independent writer who adds their own impartial comments...

What organizations spring to mind when corporate social responsibility is mentioned? Perhaps you think of the Body Shop who will not sell products that are tested on animals. Or maybe you picture Ben & Jerry’s, the ice cream corporation that aims to recognize “the central role that...

In light of a slew of recent ethical infractions in business, commercial organizations are increasingly expected to exhibit ethical behavior and moral management, and rightly so. However, firms are now also being called to practice “corporate social responsibility” (CSR), not always rightly...

It is 75 years since women in the United Kingdom became enfranchised, and this anniversary has prompted much comment and debate about feminist issues in the British media. Anyone who suggested now that women should not have the vote would be ridiculed. Nevertheless, such a view would have been...

Last year, for the first time since 1986, Time Magazine awarded its prestigious Person of the Year accolade to three females. Why? Because these women had the courage to speak up about wrongdoings within their respective organizations. Sherron Watkins (of Enron), FBI staff attorney Coleen Rowley...

With more twists and turns and more ups and downs than a roller coaster ride, Microsoft’s anti‐trust case rumbles on. The latest turn? After being told that it does not have to break into two after all (a perceived victory snatched from the jaws of defeat), the software giant is now in...