As important as it is to make great change decisions, equally important is to consider what happens after the decision to act is made. It is well documented that on average just 60% of planned value is realized. To what can be attributed the “lost” 40%?
Co-authored by Mary Sully de Luque, professor of global management, leadership and sustainability, and a senior Global Futures scientist at Thunderbird, the book merges evidence-informed findings with corresponding personal vignettes. Written by financial service professionals, these vignettes illustrate for readers the blending of compassion into everyday life.
Companies thrive when they have both a productive business philosophy and a motivated workforce whose voices are heard. However, achieving those goals isn’t always easy amid the pressures and myriad demands of a typical work environment.
The Case Centre hosts the world’s largest collection of management case studies, articles, and award-winning books — so it’s significant when trends emerge as plainly as they did in the UK-based nonprofit’s 2024 Awards and Competitions, its 34th annual event.
In a recent wide-ranging conversation, Rangina Hamidi, Afghanistan’s former minister of education and a longtime advocate for women’s empowerment through social entrepreneurship, shared her views on foreign policy, education reform, conflict resolution and responsible leadership.
This would make him "de facto head of state" as well as de jure head of state when King Norodom Sihamoni is out of the country, explained Sophal Ear, associate professor with the Thunderbird School of Global Management at Arizona State University.
Hundreds of thousands of miles beyond Earth, a phone booth-size spacecraft is en route to take on a challenge no vehicle launched from the United States has attempted in more than 50 years.
he fusion of creativity and strategic thinking is no longer a luxury but a necessity. While traditional business skills are crucial for maintaining operations and managing resources, incorporating creative skills into the business mindset can be the key to unlocking innovation, fostering adaptability, and driving overall success. According to a survey by Deloitte, high-growth companies are more likely than their negative-growth peers to allow creativity to flourish.
In 2019, we predicted that China would likely account for more companies on the Fortune Global 500 list than any other country. That seemed like a bold prediction at the time, given that American firms had held the number one position since the list’s inception in 1995 and the U.S. economy was 50% larger than China’s. But just one year later, in 2020, China did indeed top the list, with its 124 firms edging out the U.S. at 121 (see here for the Fortune Global 500 data).