What was the real reason South Canterbury Finance, Solid Energy, Pumpkin Patch and other Kiwi companies failed? While excessive debt, no cash, weak governance, poor skills, etc were factors, all can be linked back to decisions people made, or didn’t. Take a journey through the irrational mind we all share to see it determines success or failure.
This book is backed by the extensive research of leading academics, and interviews with the CEOs, CFOs and board members of failed businesses. It includes discussions with journalists, fraudsters, insolvency experts, lawyers, official information requests and much more.
Take a journey through the irrational mind that we all share and see what part that mind plays in the success and failure of business. Share the background and the stories of those at the heart of these failures.
In reading this book you will learn why businesses fail, and what role being human played in the decisions made. Most importantly, you will learn what can be done to be more successful in our business lives.
Pages
371
Format
Kindle Edition
Publisher
Pinpoint Business
Release
September 10, 2018
Why Businesses Fail: ... and the journey through our irrational minds
What was the real reason South Canterbury Finance, Solid Energy, Pumpkin Patch and other Kiwi companies failed? While excessive debt, no cash, weak governance, poor skills, etc were factors, all can be linked back to decisions people made, or didn’t. Take a journey through the irrational mind we all share to see it determines success or failure.
This book is backed by the extensive research of leading academics, and interviews with the CEOs, CFOs and board members of failed businesses. It includes discussions with journalists, fraudsters, insolvency experts, lawyers, official information requests and much more.
Take a journey through the irrational mind that we all share and see what part that mind plays in the success and failure of business. Share the background and the stories of those at the heart of these failures.
In reading this book you will learn why businesses fail, and what role being human played in the decisions made. Most importantly, you will learn what can be done to be more successful in our business lives.