Chasing Permanence

How Businesses on our High Streets Can Adapt and Thrive
1. Auflage 2025
ISBN: 978-1-032-94226-1
Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd

Buch, Englisch, 246 Seiten, Format (B × H): 152 mm x 229 mm, Gewicht: 453 g

The UK’s High Streets are at a tipping point: 13,500 businesses close each year, mirroring trends in the US and parts of Europe.

Nevertheless, some shining exceptions continue to thrive. This book explores these success stories and demonstrates how High Street Businesses can prosper. While many reports cite external influences, this book focuses on how High Street Businesses can drive their own lasting success. True Permanence may seem an unreachable ideal, yet this book outlines seven mindsets, five determinants, and four strategies necessary for a lasting, ethical, and sustainable business.

Owners, managers, policymakers, researchers, entrepreneurs, and employees and customers of brick-and-mortar businesses will discover insights and models for a strategy that leverages community and fosters long-term success.

Zielgruppe

Postgraduate and Professional Practice & Development

Autoren/Hrsg.

Adjei, Steven N.

Fachgebiete

• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Betriebswirtschaft Unternehmensorganisation, Corporate Responsibility Unternehmensethik
• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Betriebswirtschaft Management Strategisches Management
• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Betriebswirtschaft Management Unternehmensführung
• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Wirtschaftssektoren & Branchen Einzel- und Großhandel
• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Volkswirtschaftslehre Regional- und Städtische Wirtschaft
• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Betriebswirtschaft Unternehmensorganisation, Corporate Responsibility Kleine und Mittlere Unternehmen

Inhaltsverzeichnis

PART ONE – THE SEVEN MINDSETS OF PERMANENCE. Introduction: The Seven Mindsets. Chapter One: Resilience: Weathering the Knocks. Chapter Two: Identity: Who Am I? Chapter Three: Transcendence: Life Beyond Me. Chapter Four: Openness: Knowledge Beyond Me. Chapter Five: Diligence: Doing The Work. Chapter Six: Principle of the Pie: Enough to Share. Chapter Seven: Principle of the Trail: Balancing Competence and Compassion. PART TWO: THE OPERATION OF PERMANENCE. Introduction to the Five Determinants. Chapter Eight: The First Determinant: Tangibility. Chapter Nine: The Second Determinant: Affordability. Chapter Ten: The Third Determinant: Human Capital. Chapter Eleven: The Fourth Determinant: Risk and Resilience. Chapter Twelve: The Fifth Determinant: Strategy. PART THREE: THE SYSTEMS OF PERMANENCE. Introduction: Systems of Permanence: Balancing Mindset with the Determinants. Chapter Thirteen: The Three Kinds of Scalability. Chapter Fourteen: Systems Thinking: Hard Realism or Logical Fallacy? Chapter Fifteen: The Final Determinant: The Importance of Local and Federal Government.

Über Autor(innen)

Steven N. Adjei is a multi-award-winning community pharmacist, author, and business consultant. His debut book, Pay The Price, won four prestigious awards and is a #1 international bestseller. Steven serves as a judge for some of the UK’s most prestigious business awards and has 20 years of experience working with some of the most iconic businesses on the High Street. He holds an MBA from Warwick Business School and serves as a Governor at Plymouth Marjon University.