The Bug in the System
“Bedbug outbreaks are swarming all over Latin America and globalisation means we could soon see an outbreak here. That would be just up Rentokil Initial’s street, so why is it…
Buddenbrooks
“Rupert Murdoch could learn something by reading Buddenbrooks, Thomas Mann’s saga of a merchant dynasty. So could you if you own a family firm.” James Murdoch has got himself into…
Keeping Score
“Few businesses put enough effort into understanding the numbers.” The Office for Tax Simplification has just said that keeping simple accounts, based on receipts and expenses alone, rather than relying…
Why Shop at Tesco?
“There’s no place like home. There’s no place like Tesco.” I sometimes shop for food at Tesco, sometimes I go to Waitrose, Sainsbury’s, Marks and Spencer or even, on occasion,…
Do We Need a Quiet Tsar?
Continually harping on about the decline in UK manufacturing is a PR exercise to persuade us that the government has the power, or the will, to do something about it;…
A Classic Conflict of Interest
The pros and cons of selling to the public sector. A4e, a training company based in the UK, is in the news after the resignation of founder and chairwoman Emma…
Beneath The Kimono
The business groupings that once made Japan great, aren’t working any more. For my host in a typical Tokyo karaoke bar, there simply was no choice about what beer to…
Owners v. Managers
Just how much influence should owners have over the running of their own business? I was once asked at an interview for an MD’s job what I had achieved…
Where are the Benefits?
The days of easy money for CCP Group, and its partner banks, are over. The Financial Services Authority seems to be getting ready to impose some of its stiffest penalties…
Competitive Advantage Takes A Different Shape
Facebook needs Zynga to succeed, with that sort of backing who wouldn’t bet on it? The social games developer Zynga has just announced fourth-quarter results with revenues of $311…
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