Why aren’t all businesses like Julian Richer’s? The owner of UK based Richer Sounds was recently widely lauded for passing a well-run family business into the hands of its employees. Proponents of both family and employee owned businesses used the opportunity to highlight the benefits of both types of ownership. It is argued that families […]
The Maturity Institute (MI) is excited to announce a joint research partnership with the University of Cambridge Judge Business School (CJBS). Our ultimate purpose is to maximise the Total Stakeholder Value (TSV) of all organisations. We measure TSV using our OMR (Organizational Maturity Rating) diagnostic, with company ratings forming MI’s global OMINDEX. After a successful […]
Notice to firms and individuals who copy, imitate or use MI Standards without approval Since its inception in 2012, the Maturity Institute (MI) has helped to develop frameworks, methodologies and standards that define and analyse Organisational Maturity. Organisational Maturity and its analysis is wholly evidence-based and follows the scientific method. Organisational Maturity and its embedded design […]
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Misuse of Maturity Institute Standards Notice to firms and individuals who copy, imitate or use MI Standards without approval Since its inception in 2012, the Maturity Institute (MI) has helped to develop frameworks, methodologies and standards that define, measure and analyse Organisational Maturity. Organisational Maturity and its analysis is wholly evidence-based and follows the scientific […]
“…. the great test all countries will soon face is whether current feelings of common purpose will shape society after the crisis.” “Virus lays bare the frailty of the social contract – Radical reforms are required to forge a society that will work for all” FT Editorial Board, 3 April 2020 Coronavirus exit strategies can pave […]
“There is a climate change component to this…but there’s also a failure of management.” said Michael W. Wara, director, climate and energy policy program at Stanford University Pacific Gas & Electric (PG&E Corporation) came to widespread prominence in the 1990s after the company was found to have contaminated the water supply of local residents in […]
A seminal discourse from Saker Nusseibeh, CEO, Hermes Investment Management The relationship between business and society is the focus of a recent interview (June 2019) between Saker Nusseibeh, CEO of Hermes Investment Management and Ioannis Ioannou of London Business School. In particular, Nusseibeh explains the crucial importance of integrating ESG factors (environment, social, governance) into […]
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Maturity as a management concept actually has a long history. This timeline shows how the Maturity Institute evolved and its response to some major influences on management thinking. 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2010 Kearns continues to teach his MBA course on ‘HR Strategy’ and alumni apply the lessons on assignments […]
“It’s almost astonishing… (BRT are) in effect coming right out and saying, ‘We’ve been wrong for the last 20 years…some folks in the BRT are recognizing there’s something unsustainable about an economy that’s all about shareholder primacy. … it’s probably good politics on their part in addition to good economics.” Robert Hockett, Professor at Cornell Law […]
This is Part 1 in our BRT Series – see parts 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 Monday 19th August 2019 – mark it in your diary. It will forever be remembered as the day the world finally grew up, for the betterment of all humankind. It will be seen, in hindsight, as the day all of us were […]