261 Posts found for Source: European Business Forum (EBF)

A new Index going beyond narrow economic issues has been compiled to assess to what extent countries are prepared for the 21st century. This article explains the thinking behind the initiative – on the next two pages two experts give their reactions..

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Content: Article | Author: Cansen Basaran-Symes | Source: European Business Forum (EBF) | Subject: International – Europe

Eamonn Walsh looks into the effects of executive incentives on corporate performance.

Editor’s note: Let me count the ways this analysis is flawed…

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Content: Article | Author: Eamonn Walsh | Source: European Business Forum (EBF) | Subject: Corporate Governance

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Seen as a panacea for limited growth prospects at home, recent European takeovers of US firms are encountering management problems. CEOs should be wary of the pitfalls.

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Content: Article | Author: Eric Uhlfelder | Source: European Business Forum (EBF) | Subject: International – Europe

Power dynamics can make an authoritarian system very successful but also vulnerable and insecure. In vying for international prestige Chinese statesmen are pursuing a set of targets they believe will boost the country’s future growth and glory. But there are reputational risks of which all leaders should be aware.

Content: Article | Author: Kai-Alexander Schlevogt | Source: European Business Forum (EBF) | Subject: International – Asia

Popular voices against international capitalism have become increasingly strident. The other side of the case – notably the positive social and economic impact of globalisation – deserves to be heard.

Content: Article | Author: Jean-Jacques Lambin | Source: European Business Forum (EBF) | Subjects: International, Social Responsibility (ESG)

Paul Gooderham and Odd Nordhaug gained fresh insights into the preferences of European business school students relating to their choice of job, employer and industry.

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Content: Article | Authors: Odd Nordhaug, Paul Gooderham | Source: European Business Forum (EBF) | Subjects: Career, International – Europe

Frans Berkhout, Julia Hertin, Jérôme Carlens, Daniel Tyteca, Xander Olsthoorn, Marcus Wagner and Walter Wehrmeyer introduce the findings of an ambitious new cross-industry European research project. Among the conclusions they suggest that firms with Environmental Management Systems may not necessarily be greener than their rivals. In my opinion… Olivia Lister of Abbey National Group offers a finacial services perspective.

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Content: Article | Source: European Business Forum (EBF) | Subject: Social Responsibility (ESG)

How a consumer is influenced by atmospheric factors – music, colours, smells – is the subject of much conjecture. What follows is a guide on how to monitor these effects and how some factors can influence spending patterns.

Content: Article | Author: Louis Turley | Source: European Business Forum (EBF) | Subjects: Industry Specific, Miscellaneous | Industry: Retail

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Valter Lazzari, Full Professor of Banking and Finance at Università Cattaneo and Università Bocconi, Milan introduces this important topic with an essay on first principles, current debates and future prospects. Then eight other experts explore a range of issues including differences between North American and European practices, regional models within Europe, the impact of voting restrictions, the challenge for financial institutions and NGOs, and the … [ Read more ]

Content: Article | Source: European Business Forum (EBF) | Subjects: Corporate Governance, International

This article claims to consider the arguments for and against the culture-contingent explanation of managerial diversity. Although the issue is introduced, no useful arguments are made. What is very useful about this article however, are the profiles given of the management styles for different European countries, namely:
– The French Model of Centralised Management
– The British Model of Pragmatic Management
– The … [ Read more ]

Content: Article | Author: Markus Reihlen | Source: European Business Forum (EBF) | Subject: International

Is it time to slow down the pace of global marketing?

Content: Article | Author: Isabelle Schuiling | Source: European Business Forum (EBF) | Subjects: Marketing / Sales, Strategy

Political and economic changes in the countries of Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) have created substantial new business opportunities over the last decade. But how should companies respond to the process of enlargement that will see much of CEE admitted to full membership of the European Union (EU)?

Content: Article | Author: Mark Ambler | Source: European Business Forum (EBF) | Subject: International – Europe

E-business is reshaping what knowledge, skills and behaviours are needed within organisations.

Content: Article | Author: Matthew de Lange | Source: European Business Forum (EBF) | Subjects: Human Resources, Knowledge Management

Euopean employee share option schemes are confusing and contradictory for an outside investor and should be made consistent to attract greater investment.

Content: Article | Author: Moira Siddons | Source: European Business Forum (EBF) | Subjects: Accounting, International – Europe

Conventional mental models may be an impediment to the diffusion of internet benefits to poorer countries.

Content: Article | Author: C.K. Prahalad | Source: European Business Forum (EBF) | Subjects: International, Social Responsibility (ESG)

Over the last two decades western economies have experienced a wave of M&A activity and a common hunger among many CEOs to increase the size of their corporation. Will the next wave in economic growth be engulfed by a series of demergers? If this were to happen, would it be similar to the de-conglomeration wave in the 1980s that followed the conglomerate mergers of the … [ Read more ]

Content: Article | Author: Thomas Kirchmaier | Source: European Business Forum (EBF) | Subject: Finance

Companies need EU enlargement in order to secure the opportunities which have flowed from economic and political reforms in Eastern Europe. By taking the initiative now they can be good corporate citizens as well as wise investors.

Content: Article | Authors: Erik Jones, Jochen Lorentzen, Paolo Cecchini | Source: European Business Forum (EBF) | Subject: International – Europe

Few in the boardroom would answer this question other than with an unequivocal “Yes” – which is why recent comments by Wendelin Wiedeking of Porsche merit closer attention. His and some other Europeans’ attitudes offer a contrast to the very one-sided opinion run across in the U.S. press.

Content: Article | Author: Wendelin Wiedeking | Source: European Business Forum (EBF) | Subject: Corporate Governance