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Why Companies Fail
At the height of the global bull market a few years ago, business giant Kmart stumbled, going from one of the most admired companies to one of the largest bankruptcies in history. The same fate befell several seemingly impenetrable corporation, such as Enron, WorldCom, Polaroid, and others. Were these fantastic failures caused by a fickle stock market and a turbulent economy? Did they fall victim to the dot-com bubble of the late 1990s? Not according to business journalist Mark Ingebretsen in Why Companies Fail. As you'll discover in this groundbreaking book, all of these companies exhibited one or more of the ten characteristics of a doomed company--characteristics that have been shared by ...
Why Businesses Fail... and the Journey Through Our Irrational Minds
What was the real reason for the failure of South Canterbury Finance and could it have been saved? Was it really the fall in coal prices that sank Solid Energy? Why did Pumpkin Patch collapse? Why do over 2000 small businesses go into liquidation every year in New Zealand? Why did David Ross defraud over $100 million from Kiwis' life savings in the failure of Ross Asset Management?Why did the leaders of these businesses make decisions that ultimately saw the demise of the business they led? Why do we all make decisions that we know are not likely to be good for us, whether in business or in life?To take a journey through the failures of kiwi business requires a journey through all our irrati...
Business Failure and Entrepreneurship
Business failure research has been the focus of renewed interest in the entrepreneurship field. It is complex, being both a sign of economic vibrancy and the source of great individual trauma. An understanding of these complexities is important to academics, practitioners and regulators. This monograph provides a review of the literature to date. It charts the emergence of business failure research in the finance literature through to its recent development within the contemporary entrepreneurship field. The multidiscipline nature of business failure research is explored through incorporation of studies from accountancy, information systems, social psychology, general management, economics and entrepreneurship. Research on the topic is diverse; the lack of a universally accepted definition of failure coupled with the absence of an underpinning theory has resulted in an expansive range of studies. The aim of this review is to provide a comprehensive and critical review of business failure research, bridge the gap between the various perspectives, and develop a cohesive understanding of the phenomena, upon which future studies can be based.
The Ten Commandments for Business Failure
“After a lifetime in business, I’ve never been able to develop a set of rules or a step-by-step formula that will guarantee success in anything, much less in a field as dynamic and changing as business. What I can do, however, is talk about how to lose. I guarantee that anyone who follows my formula will be a highly successful loser.” The Ten Commandments for Business Failure is a lighthearted cautionary bible for leaders from a hugely admired elder statesman who is sought out for advice by a wide circle of luminaries. Plenty of speakers and writers are happy to dispense advice on how to succeed in business. From football coaches to ex-CEOs to psychologists to preachers, success gurus ...
How to Avoid Business Failure
The prospect of failure is an issue which smaller businessses fear. When economic conditions are hard and the likelihood of failure increases, the fight for survival affects all decision-making and business management. This book examines the problems smaller businesses face, and offers practical advice for coping with them. Nobody can provide miracle solutions for preventing disaster, but learning to recognize the danger signs is important is action is to be taken to limit their effect. The common causes are highlighted with the symptons of disaster and the book suggests realistic action for effective business control. An analysis of well-known business failures is also included.
Why Startups Fail
If you want your startup to succeed, you need to understand why startups fail. “Whether you’re a first-time founder or looking to bring innovation into a corporate environment, Why Startups Fail is essential reading.”—Eric Ries, founder and CEO, LTSE, and New York Times bestselling author of The Lean Startup and The Startup Way Why do startups fail? That question caught Harvard Business School professor Tom Eisenmann by surprise when he realized he couldn’t answer it. So he launched a multiyear research project to find out. In Why Startups Fail, Eisenmann reveals his findings: six distinct patterns that account for the vast majority of startup failures. • Bad Bedfellows. Startup ...
Why Companies Fail
From Debra Ann Hatten - The Christian Science Monitor (Eastern edition) This book, written for the nonfinancial reader, records conventional reasons for business failure: cash-flow problems, taking on too much debt, and starting out with too little capital. But it continues where other books may stop, pointing out to those who are nearly bankrupt how to avoid bankruptcy. It describes reorganization techniques that have pulled companies out of the holein recent years--such as refocusing market niches and converting debt into stock. The book uses minicases to illustrate these methods. The author also gives potential investors a score card to select potential turnaround companies when picking up the high-risk, high-yield bonds (not stocks) of near-bankrupt or bankrupt companies.
Causes of Business Failure by Incompetent Managers
Seminar paper from the year 2012 in the subject Business economics - Investment and Finance, grade: A, ( Atlantic International University ) (BUSINESS FINANCE), course: DOCTORATE, language: English, abstract: Business failures have been associated with many factors but the most outstanding ones can be due to incompetency of managers of businesses today. The strive for every business depends on the type of manager and the leadership style as weak managers causes too much losses to businesses, as such managers failure in assessing, Measuring and examining the causes of business failures in their organization and concentrate on self esteem and how to acquire fact bonuses without the organizational objectives. There are various types of managers in an organization such as the Autocrat, the Blame Fixer, Soft Heart, the Control Freak and the Team Builder. Also, Managers whose inability to inject technical know-how into businesses will also lack innovative ideas leading to lack of confidence in their work and that will cost too much to businesses.
Breaking Failure
TIME-PROVEN TECHNIQUES FOR REDUCING RISK AND IMPROVING PERFORMANCE IN MISSION-CRITICAL BUSINESS ACTIVITIES Proven in high-stakes, high-risk environments–from defense to healthcare For business functions ranging from marketing to HR, R&D to M&A Indispensable for all executives, entrepreneurs, strategists, and product managers This guide brings together simple, risk-free, and low-cost ways to break cycles of business failure and underperformance. These techniques aren’t new or trendy: they’ve repeatedly proven themselves in mission-critical disciplines ranging from manufacturing to space exploration, with lives and billions of dollars on the line. They work. And they’ll work for you, t...
A Tale of a Business Failure
A Tale of a Business Failure is a story of how a highly successful company quickly eroded and failed. The impact of the company on the shareholders' lives modified behavior and decision-making to the point that the company was directly affected. The tale captures the intensity of a struggling business through a shareholder's direct perspective. Although this story is about one company, the lessons are deep and far reaching. Anyone the currently owns a business; is contemplating owning a business; is involved with a business as a consultant, banker, lawyer or advisor, is a business educator; or is a student of business will benefit from reading this story.
