...Christopher Pass; Andrew Robinson; Damian Ward A substantial number of companies now operate long‐term incentive schemes as a means of motivating executive directors to improve corporate financial performance and thus align their interests more closely with those of the company’s shareholders...

.... Develops a tool,quality executive development (QED), aimed at assisting the MD/CEOs in auditing their agendas. © MCB UP Limited 1995 Executives Quality Strategic management Management research on strategic issues has traditionally focused on the broader economic and market forces which...

... with computer systems[8-12]. Thus, computer security will be only as important as top management considers it to be[13]. In a world where, in the event of a major theft or fraud, corporate executives could find themselves "held personally liable for the loss of data"[14], the role and the attitude...

...Richard L. Osborne Would‐be entrepreneurs who start or acquire businesses, driven by the popular belief that executive competence can conquer all, are likely to be disappointed. Executive competence, while important, is often subordinate to the concept and capital utilization characteristics...

...Cary L. Cooper; Valerie J. Sutherland Research on nearly 120 chief executive officers (CEOs) and their spouses from among The Times 1,000 European companies is explored. The research found that many CEOs are showing increasing signs of stress, and that the main difficulties are associated...

...Jerry White; John Pore The first six months or so of a new senior executive′s appointment are crucial to his or her success. Two contrasting case studies are presented, one of an executive who acted too hastily, and one who deferred action for too long. There is no right or wrong way for a new...

...Donald G. Howard; William Howell; John K. Ryans This article presents the results of a recent study of the strategic marketing and management priorities of leading British executives. Further,their views on a wide range of current and futurestrategy issues are compared...