Henley Manager Update

The introduction of the International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) represents a significant change to the ways companies will have to account and report on their value and performance. Roger Mills reviews the standard with a focus on practice. In doing so he gives companies guidelines on how to account for value. He concludes by offering both listed and non-listed companies practical advice on how to embrace the standard.

The importance of sustaining growth and developing strategies to do so is outlined in this edition of the Manager Update by Ian Turner. Susan Foreman focuses on what the marketer can do to sustain growth. In doing so, she argues that a focus on understanding customers, customer orientation and the role of marketing in acquisitions holds the key to what the marketer can offer.

The importance of positive team working to organisational success has been long established. But how can organisations gain the most from existing teams and how can they build the best new teams? Richard McBain reviews the latest literature to suggest that the answer lies both in the psychological and the organisational factors that managers can influence.

Sustaining growth is critical to the long term success of a business. But how can a business sustain growth in increasingly commoditised and competitive markets? Should it follow the route of acquisitions, innovation or customer focus? Or should it look to new and emerging markets? Ian Turner reviews the latest research in strategy to answer these questions.