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An introduction is presented in which the editor discusses articles in the issue on topics including the inconsistent approach of the government towards council finances, questioning whether financial struggles are solely due to mismanagement or if some councils are genuinely in distress.

The article focuses on self-interest, a factor which affects the decision making of the most thoughtful and upstanding leaders of the governments and industries. It notes that self-interest is the main factor why most executives achieve bad decisions which can affect the productivity and performance of companies particularly their employees. The article also highlights the various forms of inappropriate self-interest and the factors and process of identifying inappropriate self-interest in a company and any organizations.

In this article, the author discusses several irrational motivations that prompted leaders to go into a war. The author begins with the role of emotional self-interest as a war motivation. He reflects on some international conflicts and national liberation movements across the globe. In addition, the author emphasizes the motivating factors for the Iraq War.

The war in Vietnam was not lost in the field, nor was it lost on the front pages of The New York Times or on the college campuses. It was lost in Washington, D.C., even before ... the first American units were deployed. The disaster in Vietnam was not the result of impersonal forces but a uniquely human failure, the responsibility for which was shared by President Johnson and his principal military and civilian advisers. The failings were many and reinforcing: arrogance, weakness, lying in the pursuit of self-interest and, above all, the abdication of responsibility to the American people. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This article focuses on the author's views on sustainable leadership. The fundamental premise of business has long been that the genius of pure self-interest combined with the motivation of competition will produce wealth, which benefits society as a whole. The assumption hidden in this argument is that the profits that business produce justify whatever resources must be taken from the earth and whatever business practices it takes to turn those resources into products. Now it is seen that this belief is flawed. Natural resources are not unlimited, and human beings are not expendable. INSET: Principles for Sustainable Leadership.

The article discusses the need to view data as just one element much like technology in the personalization thrust of businesses to engage current and potential customers. Topics covered include the complexity inherent in the scale of the customer base and speed of the action suggested by the insight, and the need to control the handling of big data. Also noted are the sequences of transforming data to information, to knowledge, and to insight.

The article offers the author's perspective that Avolon aircraft leasing company and Boeing aircraft manufacturer each have self-interest at the core of their reports on aircraft life cycles. The article mentions concerns that a decline in the average age of aircraft permanently removed from service is misleading and that a recalculation of aircraft retirement age will lead to higher financing costs.

In this article, the author focuses on his working as firefighters. It mentions that firefighters help people get through their worst moments in life before their self-interest and well-being, and states that the importance of Firefighter I and II certification for any firefighter. It also mentions his working as emergency medical technician (EMT).

In this article, the author discusses the working of people for other people against their self-interest and well-being. It mentions the working of firefighters for other people in difficult situation. It also mentions that few people do work for show up that directly benefits either our financial situation or their social status.

The article explores how the 45 trademark applications of U.S. President Donald Trump pending in China, could potentially violate the American constitution, underlining possible conflicts of interest in his relations China. Topics covered include how Trump has angered China since his election, such as threatening punitive tariffs on China's exports, the Chinese trademarks that Trump currently holds, and the significance of trademark protection on Trump's businesses.

The article discusses the poor standard of political leadership and behaviour in Australia and its impact on businesspeople. John Symond of Aussie Home Loans said self-interest, deception, and scandals sets a poor example to people who want to contribute through politics. He added that people must trust their leaders whether its business or politics. It was said that dissatisfaction with the three-tier system of government has elevated from 30.3 percent in 2008 to 38 percent in 2012.

The article discusses various reports published within the issues including one on the impact of global credit crisis, one on the effect of self-interest on the executive's decision making, and one on the wrong concept of finding great leaders.

El artículo discurre sobre la relación entre las adversidades y la vida positiva. El autor considera los aspectos negativos del conformismo individual así como la importancia de la autorrealización, especialmente en el reconocimiento de los debilidades y incompetencias. También se ofrecen algunos consejos para los lectores, incluyendo que cada persona tiene el poder de diseñar su vida, crear su destino y escribir su historia.

This section offers international news briefs on management as of May 10, 2012. A worldwide survey conducted by accounting and advisory firm BDO shows that 46 percent of business leaders in the Asia Pacific region plan to outsource their customer service functions. A study by the University of Melbourne in Victoria and Tilburg University in the Netherlands suggests that a work culture focused on self-interest is a major factor in creative accounting behavior.

The author emphasises the need for farmers to overcome nimbyism to play a significant role in meeting demands for food, energy and water in Great Britain. He notes that the issue of planning and nimbyism has returned to the rural agenda following the approval of the High Speed 2 (HS2) railway, which connects London, Birmingham and Manchester, England. He cites that the government turns to planning policy when dealing with the threat of food shortage, a lack of energy and traffic congestion.

The author expresses the hope that the United States moves out of recession and returns to growth in 2010. The excesses which led to the recession remind him of the fictional Milo Minderbinder in "Catch 22" by Joseph Heller. He says Milo represents those institutions which were too big to fail and which were absolved from liability for bringing about the recession. In 2010, he says there should be a transition into behavior which places the common good over self-interest.

The article presents information related to the building of a ship called Great Eastern by John Scott Russell of Glasgow, Scotland. In the 1850s, a photographer captured an anxious viewing of the final trial of the Great Eastern. Russell got the contract to build the Great Eastern. Russell's interest in the uses of steam gave him his reputation as a skilled naval architect. Some images of the building of the Great Eastern are currently on view at the exhibition "Brunel and the Great Eastern" at the Science Museum.

Editorial. Focuses on the bankruptcy scandal of Enron Corp. in the United States. Failure to understand the concept of self-interest; Inability to show the appropriate business ethics; Emblem for accounting gymnastics and corporate greed.

Relates how the writer deals with public relation (PR) officers. Attitude towards PR officers; How the writer considers his self-interests; Arguments of the writer.

Reports on the results of a test comparing economics students with those of others on the basis of their self-interest. Publication of the findings in the book `The Death of Economics,' by Paul Ormerod; Behavior based on the `self-interest' model; Tendency of non-economics students to cooperate.