The Value of Corporate Values

The Corporate Purpose of Spanish Listed Companies: Neurocommunication Research Applied to Organizational Intangibles

“…With the advent of corporate purpose, there has been a necessary evolution of corporate culture of organizations toward the inclusion of universal values of a higher order, which are socially accepted, and which in turn awaken the emotions of stakeholders by satisfying their desire for solidarity, freedom, happiness and respect when it comes to achieving success. This leads to the development of corporate culture that is committed to society, and consequently enhances the credibility and reputation of organizations (Van-Lee et al, 2005), based on the confluence of business excellence, ethical behavior, and corporate social responsibility as values shared by all of those who belong to an enterprise (Drucker, 1981;Kotler and Heskett, 1992;Solomon, 1992;Chell et al, 2016).…”

Social Housing: Emphasizing on Corporate Management Approaches in the UK

“…'Corporate values are in vogue' [21] is a commentary which cuts across commercial businesses and asks is there more to the focus on values by these organisations other than it being something that is done and not followed through in practice. It was identified that within a corporation the values of that organisation are should be stated and embedded into 'management practices to reinforce behaviours that benefit the company and communities inside and outside the firm, and which in turn strengthen the institution's values' [21].…”

In Favour of Ethics in Business

“…Stonecipher had been appointed to the top job 15 months earlier to help improve Boeing's standing with the Pentagon, its largest customer, after a series of ethics breaches. The board did not specifi cally indicate what ethical rule Stonecipher had violated, but it was clear that in the current climate, any obvious ethical lapse would be an indiscretion that the company could not tolerate and that would affect its bottom line (Van Lee et al 2005). Maxwell (2003: 15) quoted James Burke, chairman of Johnson & Johnson, who stated:…”

“…Recently, a survey by Booz Allen Hamilton and the Aspen Institute (Van Lee et al 2005) invited approximately 9,500 senior executives from around the world to participate in this global study. The objective of the research was to understand how companies are dealing with the challenges of managing value.…”

“…The fi rst, set-off by the Great Depression, continued until World War II; the second, caused in part by economic stagfl ation and the Vietnam War, lasted from the early 1960s until the early 1980s. A survey by Booz Allen Hamilton and the Apsen Institute in 2004 (Lee et al 2005)…”