... Publishing Limited 2025 Emerald Publishing Limited Licensed re-use rights only Family ownership Company performance Family businesses Family management Family businesses are everywhere. From small corner shops to global corporations, enterprises run by families form the backbone...

... 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...

... a combination of key skills associated with each position. An ability to negotiate and inspire combined with development of effective communication strategies springs readily to mind. Company performance Executives Business functions Developments affecting the business world have prompted many...

... by employing a risk management framework. Vigilant companies survived because they had measures to address any exigencies. Business cycle Recession Depression Retrenchment Recovery Corporate strategy Company performance Finance HR strategy Strategy Quality management India While the global...

... and interview with the Chairman, Mr Charlie Mayfield ”, Journal of Strategy and Management , Vol. 5 No. 1 , pp. 103 ‐ 12 . © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2012 Strategic decisions Retailing Strategic leadership Organizational structures Company performance The oft‐quoted saying...

... --> Company performance Critical success factors Joint ventures Organizations Strategic alliances Purpose – Studies the mechanics of company strategic alliances,focusing on the level of a single alliance between two companies, to investigate the major success factors that explain the success...

... review their strategies in order to maintain their share of an increasingly crowded market and to satisfy increasingly sophisticated consumers. © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2005 Company performance Mobile communication systems Product launch Competitive strategy Reports...

... Group Publishing Limited 2005 Financial performance Company performance Corporate governance Financial management Organizational culture Business failures Through Gutierrez's leadership, Kellogg introduced financial planning based on a two‐pronged strategy to redress that failing...

... to digital cellphones was followed by other failures and the consequent need to get back on track. 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...

... be happy to live with as annual profits. Many observers feel the store has become an out‐of‐control juggernaut, crushing all the competition (big rivals and corner shops) as Britons turn in ever‐greater numbers to soulless superstores. © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2004 Wal‐Mart Company...

... 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 It would appear that, both for the magazine and consumers, the Regal’s...

... of elderly retired personnel diminishes, more of Wagoner’s gains will impact on company performance. In other words, if Wagoner can make cash flow cover costs until costs shrink, he can turn things round. The stock market is beyond his control, but it could come to his aid. If things did pick up...

... and the implication for the future is, in Microsoft’s case, unprecedented. © MCB UP Limited 2003 Microsoft Company performance Ethics 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...

... and industry investigation hangs over this financial giant. Financial institutions Banking Company performance © MCB UP Limited 2003 All this meant that during the 1990s, when banks such as Citigroup and Deutsche Bank were expanding globally, Nomura had to scale back and concentrate upon...

... of the independent road for this Italian automobile institution. 1. Levi‐Strauss goes back to basics (3) Levi‐Strauss 1. AOL takes its time in China (2) AOL Time Warner © MCB UP Limited 2002 Company performance Fiat AOL Time Warner Consumer...

..., he is well placed to talk about the power of loyalty to drive a company to the top. Loyalty Commitment Company performance Communications Competitive strategy In an era when the share price is king and quarterly reports dominate the dreams (or nightmares) of chief executives...

... with very few possessions have little choice but to recycle their own limited resources. © MCB UP Limited 2002 Growth Sustainable development Environmental impact DuPont Company performance Two worlds too few Affluent western nations think they can afford to be throwaway societies...

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