Business Horizons articles from January 1998

Business Horizons archives from January 1998

So you want the president's job.... (executive promotion)
January 1, 1998... Getting caught listening may not be indispensable for a great career or rapid advances in management, but it is the common denominator in promotions to the top job. How do people get promoted to CEO? Why will one of your colleagues be passed...

Current issues in environmental management. (federal environmental laws)
January 1, 1998... Congress is currently debating the reauthorization of two important federal environmental laws: the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Cost, and Liability Act (CERCLA), or "Superfund"; and the Endangered Species Act. Proposals to reauthorize...

Subtracting value by adding businesses.
January 1, 1998... Diversifying into areas and activities that fail to add more value through acquisition than you can on your own can spell doom for your "marriage." "Studies show that 33% to 50% of acquisitions are later divested, giving corporate marriages a...

Corporate reputation and the stock market.
January 1, 1998... How does the staying power of a firm's reputation affect its future stock market performance? Reputation is bestowed on us by other people. It arises from their impressions about us along many dimensions, ranging from personal characteristics,...

Stoking the small business engine. (includes related article on entrepreneurial strategy)
January 1, 1998... What kinds of assistance can a community best offer to nurture its entrepreneurs? A standard used by citizens to evaluate the performance of governors, mayors, and other elected officials is the condition of business in their venues. People...

Is nothing sacred? Labor strife in professional sports.
January 1, 1998... Strikes aren't just being made in the batter's box these days. Where are players and owners headed? "Maybe you don't see a connection between those men and women who risked everything they had to ask for minimum wage, overtime, and safe...

The supra-organizational HRM system. (human resource management)
January 1, 1998... Businesses are relying more and more on workers who are not their own employees in a growing network of human resource infrastructure providers. In striving to become lean, flexible, and competitive, new economy organizations are externalizing...

Getting serious about going casual on the job.
January 1, 1998... Before you ditch the double-breasted suit for jeans and sneakers, make sure this is exactly what you want your firn's image to be. The workplace is going informal. Accounts of innovative, high-performance, high-involvement organizations by such...

Environmental management: should industry adopt ISO 14001? (International Standards Organization)(includes related articles)
January 1, 1998... Despite green benefits and a laudable image, many firms buried under paperwork are not at all sure the new standard is worth the trouble. Here's a chance to exame the pros and cons. Over the past decade, ecological questions have become a...

A CEO's-eye view of the IT function. (information technology)
January 1, 1998... Piloting information technology today requires the general management skills of a top executive Information technology has become a principal component of both daily operations and strategic initiatives in many industries. Its classical role...

Brand leverage power: the critical role of brand balance.
January 1, 1998... From diamonds to tarnished tresasures, a brand's balance influences whether extensions will turn short-term wins into long-term woes. Lured by financial gain, marketers have littered the consumer landscape with brand extensions ranging from...

Albert A. Vicere. (executive program administrator of Pennsylvania State University)
January 1, 1998... "Professionally speaking, I have an unwavering belief in the importance of leadership. Great leadership can enable an average organization to excel; poor leadership will drive the most capable organization into the ground. Leadership development,...