TY  - JOUR
AB  - Purpose– The purpose of this paper is to highlight the universal benefit of promoting: initiative, competence and commitment, in any organization.Design/methodology/approach– The value of a historic approach is highlighted.Findings– Long international experience has shown the writer that promoting initiative pays – personally, economically and socially.Research limitations/implications– Research analyzing case studies in widely different sectors, countries and conditions could be valuable.Practical implications– Encouraging initiative and entrepreneurship within organizations can improve function and cost‐benefit significantly.Social implications– These will be self‐evident from case study research (comment – the Spanish Mondragon Corporation is a good example).Originality/value– The point is that nothing is new in management as history shows, therefore it is worthwhile to study known successful outcomes.
VL  - 27
IS  - 3
SN  - 1477-7282
DO  - 10.1108/14777281311315829
UR  - https://doi.org/10.1108/14777281311315829
AU  - Finlay‐Robinson David
PY  - 2013
Y1  - 2013/01/01
TI  - Change and opportunity: the role of leaders and SMEs in creating new business futures
T2  - Development and Learning in Organizations: An International Journal
PB  - Emerald Group Publishing Limited
SP  - 5
EP  - 7
Y2  - 2024/05/11
ER  -