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Values into vision

In 2011 the world's population reached 7 billion, compared to just 3.5 billion in 1969. Current estimates suggest that it will reach 9 billion...

A vision for a smarter world

Inventions, literary works, music and design are all intangible assets. The legal right to these ‘creations of the mind’ is referred to as Intellectual...

Vision, values and their influence on business strategy

If you have travelled by road recently it is highly likely that you will have seen the familiar sight of a National Express coach....

Converting to a Public Limited Company – PLC

On Wednesday, July 12, 1989, Abbey National Building Society converted to become Abbey National plc. This case study tells the story of how that...

The virtuous circle of mutuality

The virtuous circle of mutuality In recent times there has been much debate in the financial services sector as to whether Building Societies should remain...

Adding value to the case for building societies

Building societies are mutual organisations.  This means that they have no shareholders and operate solely in the interests of their members. A member is...

The route to fast food franchising

When the McDonald brothers, Dick and Mac opened their first restaurant in 1940 in San Bernardino, California, they could never have imagined the phenomenal...

Securing customers interests through mutual ownership

The changing market for building societies Building societies have a long history of caring for their members. They encourage them to save and help them...

Businesses and taxation

Business growth Many business owners regard business growth as desirable. So, too, do governments. There are many ways in which businesses can grow e.g. by: increasing...

Building Societies and other types of organisation

Building societies date back to the late eighteenth century. The first known building society was set up in 1775. This was to enable people...

Matching people with technology to create a global strategy

In recent times, the structure and operation of many major industries has changed greatly through their use of information technologies. For example: online data systems have...

Combining an offline and online business

These days, we are surrounded by 'high-tech' developments. Ordinary citizens may not suffer too much from failing to keep track of new technologies the...

A customer centred approach to providing insurance

One approach to business is to develop a product and then look for customers. However, for many businesses the customers come first. They adopt...

Delivering a business strategy

TNT is the market leader in the provision of business-to-business (B2B) express delivery services. It delivers documents, parcels and freight securely between businesses, using the...

Achieving a competitive advantage through risk management

Returning publicly owned enterprises to the private sector is a process known as privatisation. The effects of privatisation are highly significant as organisations, which...

The power of partnerships

This case study focuses on how the creation of risk and revenue sharing partners (RRSPs) has enabled Rolls-Royce to take on contracts which have...

Calculating and managing risk

Eurostar is the high-speed rail service directly linking the UK to France and Belgium via the Channel Tunnel. It started operating in 1994, providing city...

To Create a Better Everyday Life for the Many People

“Once upon a time, a long, long time ago we decided that, instead of making furniture for people with fat wallets, we would side...

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