...) financial metric. The data clearly indicated that: © 2025 Emerald Publishing Limited 2025 Emerald Publishing Limited Licensed re-use rights only Family ownership Company performance Family businesses Family management This review is based on “Family involvement in ownership...

... and places the articles in context. Findings This research paper concentrates on the inter-relationships between technology orientation (TO), company performance, risk-taking propensity, and innovativeness. The responses from the Florida-based technology firm managers revealed that too much TO effort can...

...-dory for all. Company performance Executives Business functions Collaboration is vital within any organization. It is therefore imperative that an executive in sales can work productively with the marketing team. Similar sentiments apply where marketing executives are concerned...

.... Nevertheless it was careful not to go overboard in areas like travel and accommodation as such overreaction can backfire and cause resentment among employees. Business cycle Recession Depression Retrenchment Recovery Corporate strategy Company performance Finance HR strategy Strategy Quality...

... Organizational structures Company performance The oft‐quoted saying that “Rome wasn't built in a day” extols the merits of patience. Those who subscribe to this philosophy recognize that it takes considerable time to achieve lasting success. Such thinking clearly drives the folks at John Lewis...

... success with alliances, yet need to form a greater number of alliances than before and must increasingly rely on them to enhance their competitiveness and growth.Article type: Literature reviewISSN: 1558-9080Reference: 38AT594 Keywords: Company performance, Critical success factors,Joint ventures...

... review their strategies in order to maintain their share of an increasingly crowded market and to satisfy increasingly sophisticated consumers. Company performance Mobile communication systems Product launch Competitive strategy Reports of big, well‐known companies falling on hard...

... failure, either, when you think of the renowned Kellogg Company, another whose name is so well‐known in the USA and overseas that it seems to have been with us always, and is expected to stay part of our lives forever. © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2005 Financial performance Company...

... the dangers that lie in change and unfamiliarity? © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2004 Company performance Company failure Financial performance Brand image Advertising You’re on your way home and have been in Marks & Spencer’s for a pair of socks and a bottle of wine. On your...

... in that field. Instead, Consumer Reports speaks of an “acceptable car” which is “nothing special” compared with the more recent opposition. © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2004 Motorola Mercedes‐Benz Motor industry Company performance Customer satisfaction Quality...

... is the focus of Fackler and Zimmerman’s piece. © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2004 Wal‐Mart Company performance Pricing policy Mergers and acquisitions Supermarkets Japan When businesses become really massive global enterprises, alarm bells start to ring even among people who...

... industry Company performance Leadership There comes a point at which, for any business organization, confidence and ambition give way to hubris. Astute observers might note this defining moment, although more often it becomes apparent only later. Things looked good for Ford during the late 1990s...

... perfectly rational, however many of these means and measures were considered illegal and unethical – a way of stifling competition rather than encouraging it. Microsoft employed the following business practices: © MCB UP Limited 2003 Microsoft Company performance Ethics With more twists...

... Financial institutions Banking Company performance Times are tough at present for Citigroup, the world’s largest bank. As if low market prices, eroded investor confidence and outstanding loans worth billions to the financially crippled Argentina are not enough, the shadow of federal and industry...

... of this global depression. © MCB UP Limited 2002 Company performance Fiat AOL Time Warner Consumer attitudes Whether you are based in the USA, Europe or the Far East, now is not a good time to be in the corporate game. Markets are struggling, corruption is rife and trust in big business...

..., a practice followed at companies such as General Electric, Northwestern Mutual and Chick‐fil‐A (a US restaurant chain). He points out that team members are often intolerant of people in their team who are not making a contribution. © MCB UP Limited 2002 Loyalty Commitment Company performance...

... systems used to manage more sustainably material value. Productivity improvement © MCB UP Limited 2002 Growth Sustainable development Environmental impact DuPont Company performance Two worlds too few Visitors to poor countries often comment on the lack of waste they see...

... position and finally from a sociological attitude. Playing to an organization’s strengths © MCB UP Limited 2002 Knowledge management Information exchange Information systems Employee attitudes Company performance Mergers and acquisitions Forget the human element at your peril...