Investors and business leaders are calling on companies to articulate their purpose and the effects are beginning to show. Over the last five years, the number of companies in the S&P Global 1200 that have published purpose statements has almost tripled. But with limited guidance on this topic,...

In his critique of the legal aspects of my book Prosperity: Better Business Makes the Greater Good, Paul Davies raises five objections. These are: (a) the inclusion of social or communal elements in mandatory business purpose statements; (b) the assertion that the envisaged adoption of purpose...

Previous research in the literature often investigated the associations between management accounting systems and the success of organizations. However, little has been done in regard to the association of business strategies, goals, and firms' performance while having management accounting...

Multinational enterprises must contend with increasingly challenging conditions in the international business environment. This handbook explores how classic principles of international competitive strategy are transformed in today's markets and provides suggestions on how firms can develop...

The interplay between firms' internal organization and market behaviour is a long standing issue in industrial economics. This book examines firms' objectives in the comparatively new perspective shaped by globalization. The positive and normative aspects of theoretical analysis are developed...

The healthcare sector has traditionally processed large amounts of personal data. The rise of information technologies, such as smartphone applications (“apps”) and wearable devices (e.g. Fitbit, smart soles) both inside and outside medical practice, has added to the processing of these...