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The Challenge of the World Ahead |
Corporate Citizenship and Social Initiatives |
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Charles Handy |
Robert Taylor, Thomas Kochan and Jim Baker |
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The world of business in the next century is going to be a very different world than at present. The philosophy of the market is widely accepted, although with varying degrees of enthusiasm. Economic growth, while essential, often results in an inequitable society. If we want to make society better, we cannot abandon market philosophy and the structures of business. Instead we need a new paradigm for the new business, and a new language for talking about it. |
New thinking about enterprise development joins together two different - but not necessarily opposing - notions of a company's value: profits and principles. Innovative businesses are now concerned about their "social competence" and how that is built into concrete management systems and into wider corporate strategies to build a comprehensive advantage. Discussion will focus on what drives companies to be socially responsive, and real-life experiences of applying ehtical enterprise values. |
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Human Resource-based Competitive Strategies |
Tapping the Employment Potential of Small Business |
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Paul Evans |
Panel of Specialists |
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Successful enterprises know how to mobilize the intelligence, skill and commitment of employees through progressive human resource management and employee involvement approaches. New approaches to tailor organizational structures and working relationships in response to technological change and the global market will be presented. |
The world of work, with the enterprise at its centre, is characterized today by persistently declining employment. One of the greatest challenges of the global economy is to ensure that lost jobs are replaced by new jobs with good prospects. Women and youth entrepreneurs have a key role to play, provided that their potential for business development is encouraged. The role of larger enterprises and the social partners is now seen to include creating the right environment to mobilize the small-scale sector. |
