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Olaf de Hemmer, Business Consultant, France
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The very interesting discussion launched by Ismael Bena around underlined the use of the terms 'value' and 'values' as quite opposed?
- Value = money = wealth on one side
- Values = ethics = caring about people and planet on the other.
This leads to consider the company as a mean for stakeholders to exchange what they have so that it creates ‘value’ for themselves AND the other ones:
- Clients exchange money, but also time, comfort, information... In the acquisition process... Against a product/service, which will itself create value for themselves or their own customers: satisfy physical, intellectual, social status... Needs,
- Vendors exchange the same product/service, but also marketing and supply chain costs and time... Against money, but also reputation, long term relationship...
- Each of them perceives more 'value' in what he gets than what he gives, even if the same is given and received on both sides! If not, the exchange will not happen (or at least not last long (...) Read more? Sign up for free
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Ron Strauss, Business Consultant, United States
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Shared Understanding of Value and Values
Creating a 'shared understanding' of what terms me (...)
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Leodegardo M. Pruna, Professor, Philippines
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Value and Values
I agree with your belief that a common management (...)
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Jaap de Jonge, Editor, Netherlands
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Corporate Responsibility, Value and Values
Olaf, this topic also fascinates me for quite some (...)
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Olaf de Hemmer, Business Consultant, France
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Value Citations
@: Very nice! I also have some that I did not see (...)
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Leodegardo M. Pruna, Professor, Philippines
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Value and Values
@: Let us do it. The minimal convergence you menti (...)
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Olaf de Hemmer, Business Consultant, France
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My View on Value and Values
Thank you Leonardo, as Jaap proposed, I am current (...)
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Leodegardo M. Pruna, Professor, Philippines
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Value and Values
@: Will just wait for further development. Kindly (...)
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