Business Horizons articles from January 1993

Business Horizons archives from January 1993

The lesson from Europe. (what the U.S. can learn from observing the social, political and economic changes in Europe) (Editorial)
January 1, 1993... One evening, soon after arriving to live in Cambridge, England, I received a call from my daughter in London. She would be working late and would not leave her office to walk to the railroad station until 11:30 p.m., meaning she would not...

Process expertise - a critical managing fundamental. (decision making)
January 1, 1993... Suppose you were faced with a life-threatening condition that required you to undergo major heart surgery. Whom would you choose to perform this procedure? You've known your family physician for a couple of decades and hold him in the highest...

Executive behavior: classical and existential. (two types of chief executive officers)
January 1, 1993... Executive behavior is simply what managers do. Managers get things done. Sometimes they even get great things done, and the best do them with such style and elegance that others get a kick out of working with them. The best managers not only...

Crisis management lessons: when Push shoved Nike. (boycott of Nike by People United to Serve Humanity)
January 1, 1993... Unless Chicago and Portland meet in the finals of the NBA championship series, as they did in June 1992, Michael Jordan will come to Portland, Oregon only once a year to jump, shoot, and slam a basketball against the Portland Trailblazers. ...

Thinking and managing beyond the boundaries. (management in a globalized business environment)
January 1, 1993... Two decades ago, Peter Drucker wrote an article entitled, "What We Can Learn from the Japanese." The article drew modest attention from a business world that viewed Japan as an industrialized nation with great aspirations, one that had miles to...

Mind mapping: a tool for creative thinking.
January 1, 1993... Most marketers would like to be creative. The organizations for whom they work officially endorse that urge. But after all the consultants are consulted, and all the managerial and incentive systems are in place, they are still left with the...

America's global companies: a leadership profile. (characteristics of chief executive officers)
January 1, 1993... The debate about the functional importance of individual leadership in organizations and society as a whole has had a long history both in business and politics. To such major exponents of leadership as Thomas Carlyle and Max Weber, leaders...

Communicating to a diverse Europe. (marketing in Europe)
January 1, 1993... Art Van Bochave, vice president of Ricoh Europe, couldn't wait for 1992. He immediately began a panEuropean strategy with a series of tongue-in-cheek advertisements for Ricoh copiers. If you are in charge of purchasing your company's copier,...

Assessment of shifting global competitiveness: patent applications and grants in four major trading countries. (U.S., U.K., Japan and West Germany)
January 1, 1993... Record U.S. trade deficits during the 1980s have directed increasing research attention to national competitiveness. U.S. trade deficits have been equated with the deteriorating competitiveness of U.S. firms in the world market. However, the...

MBAs: a recruiter's-eye view. (important criteria for MBA positions)
January 1, 1993... Recent newspaper and magazine articles relate stories of MBA skills and their expectations regarding the workplace. These concerns are shared by diverse parties: employers, professors, recruiters, and MBAs themselves. Appropriate...

The light at the end of the HRM tunnel: window of opportunity or an oncoming train? (human resources management)
January 1, 1993... Human Resources Management (HRM) is a business function at a crossroads. Many business practitioners view it as a weak sister in the corporate management hierarchy. Thus, HRM managers are largely nonplayers in corporate strategy development....

Filling the gaps: challenges for today and tomorrow. (dealing with problems such as the wage gap and gender gap)
January 1, 1993... Jarring contrasts abound in today's imperfect world, making even confirmed optimists wary. Seen as challenges rather than obstacles, however, disparities can be reduced. Done successfully, a reasonably sanguine outlook can be justified. ...

Charisma and Leadership in Organizations.
January 1, 1993... Reviews of current books discussing subjects on the horizon of business activities, particularly those on controversial issues being encountered by both practitioners and teachers, will be considered for publication. Manuscript guidelines are...