... economies Core competencies Secular stagnation Global markets appear to have yet to return to the health and resilience of pre-2007/2008 financial crash and recession. Since then, there has been a period of low growth, currency instability, and persistent unemployment, which is termed secular...

... Corporate strategy Core competencies Diversification A related diversification strategy provides a different way of stimulating growth. With this approach, companies aim to: enter new markets with their current products; or introduce new products within established markets. An example...

.... © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2007 Social responsibility Philanthropy Core competencies Stakeholders Corporate strategy Dutch bank ABN‐AMRO introduced an employee volunteering scheme, whereby employees can take paid time off to undertake socially beneficial activities...