Dr. Erdal Karamercan is CEO of the Eczacıbaşı Group… He says that 2004 went very well and that the group had a turnover of $2.3 billion. “This turnover represents a growth of over 30 percent,” he s...
‘Social responsibility’ is a subject which had already been on the agendas of companies for years. But in recent years companies have begun to approach the subject in a more professional manner. To...
The incredible transformation of the business world is producing a radical change in human resources policies. Companies are developing special strategies and introducing innovations in order to re...
Adam Morgan is one of the world’s leading brand experts. His new book ‘The Pirate Inside’ draws attention to a very interesting issue. It explains the ‘pirates’ inside companies. He says that compa...
Growth, competition, profitable customers, restructuring, creativity, innovative organization and others… Towards the New Year, the business world is looking for the answers of critical questions. ...
In order to prepare their book the “Blue Ocean”, Chan Kim and Renee Mauborgne conducted research on 30 sectors using data going back more than 100 years. The study covered more than 150 examples ‘B...
The rate of population increase, the rise in the number of female heads of households, the size of households, the ageing population and the proportion of young people… Recent research on populatio...
How do you measure success in the world of business? Is it an increase in turnover, profit, exports and the number of customers? These will always be important criteria. But, as they look to the fu...
ECONOMIC ASPECTS OF THE EU PROJECT Despite the conditions related to the Cyprus issue, Turkey has entered a new era, as the European Union (EU) decided on a date for the launching of accession neg...
Atila Şenol is Board Chairman of Mesa, one of the leaders of the housing sectors. He says that housing started to pick up in 2003 and really began to gather pace in 2004. He believes that this boom...
Every executive has been faced with the same scenario. “I’m sick. I can’t come today.”… But this classic situation is now being replaced by a new problem called ‘Presenteeism’. There are those who ...
In fact, there is a serious problem of unemployment in Turkey. Thousands of people are waiting for work and their ranks are being continuously swelled by young people. The problem became even great...
Al Ries is one of the most famous marketing gurus in the world… He has recently been working on ‘differentiation’. Ries, who will come to Turkey on 7 December 2004 for the Purple Cow Conference, ex...
BSH is the third largest manufacturer of large household appliances in the world. Europe accounts for a large proportion of its activities but it has also begun to establish itself in the North Ame...
A powerful ego, excessive self-confidence and an impressive past may not always be the key to success. On the contrary, these characteristics can result in a company and its executive being destroy...