Lucky charmer: manager-cum-geomancer dispenses good directions

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Feng shui master Yap Cheng Hai can be hard to take seriously, earnest and self-confident though he is and despite a long and stellar list of clients. For 35 years Yap, now 70, has advised individuals and companies on how to align their homes and offices to create harmony with earth's elements and so bring prosperity. He uses Western rather than Chinese numerology, and relies on word of mouth to bring new clients. He also has practised and taught wu shu for 40 years, and manages a multimillion-dollar building-supplies company.

Practice, Feng-shui, Yao Cheng Hai

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Business without morality is nobody's business at all

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It is unacceptable to operate a business without an ethical base. The Japanese are cited as an example of successful business operators who maintain high moral standards. Permanent obligation to product improvement, or 'kaizen', is a valuable approach to industrial innovation which many western companies have lost. The public apology and resignation of the Toshiba president during a recent scandal is seen as an object lesson that there are no shortcuts to business ethics.

Social aspects, Japan, Ethical aspects, Corporations, Corporate corruption

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Stakeholder mismanagement and corporate social responsibility crises

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One of the main reasons for corporate social responsibility scandals is the undermining the power of the stakeholders in corporate practices and strategies. A study investigating this case in two Netherlands companies, is presented.

Netherlands, Management dynamics, Business Ethics, Management, Company business management, Stakeholders

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