With Herbert Baum (CEO of The Dial Corporation) as moderator and Jack Welch (former CEO of General Electric) keen to take questions from the audience, this keynote speech was certainly informative and lively. In a typically open and forthright manner, Welch expressed his views on the importance...

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 and...

Findings – Peter Drucker was undoubtedly the father of the academic discipline of management, not only from a theoretical point of view but also from a practitioner standpoint as well. He influenced management scholars and company CEOs at the same time. He published 39 books and numerous...

In 1985, Steve Jobs, CEO and co‐founder of Apple Computers Inc., was fired for his highly opinionated and visionary approach to management and leadership. In 1997, however, he came back and rescued the company from dire straits … by using the same means for which he was sacked.

In February 1995, Simon Jones and Tony Railton of Barings Bank planned a meeting that afternoon with their star Singapore trader, Nick Leeson, to iron out a few financial discrepancies that had arisen in his Far Eastern office. A few minutes after the meeting was confirmed, Leeson made an excuse...

Jack Welch is the most admired CEO in the world. His 20‐year reign as the head of General Electric brought the company from bureaucratic behemoth to dynamic and revered powerhouse. During his tenure, GE market value grew from $13 billion to $500 billion. In the process, Welch’s management...