Business Horizons articles from March 1990

Business Horizons archives from March 1990

Lessons from Singapore: a rejoinder. (Response to Harvey C. Bunke's article in the May-June, 1989 issue of Business Horizons)
March 1, 1990... Lessons from Singapore: A Rejoinder The ivory tower academic strikes again! As I eagerly opened the pages of the May-June 1989 issue of Business Horizons - indeed, one of my favorite business journals - I was aghast at the liberties the...

More about the United States and some about Singapore. (Response to Janamitra Devan's article in this issue of Business Horizons)
March 1, 1990... More about the United States and Some about Singapore Writing, though often painful, can be its own reward. The sheer act of arranging words, organizing thoughts, creating verbal images, and then capturing them on paper can be satisfying,...

The corporate apology. (The Editor's Chair)
March 1, 1990... The Corporate Apology Imagine that your two teenage daughters and your niece were burned to death in a Ford Pinto when it was hit from behind by an auto as they slowed to pull off the highway. The impact shoved the gas tank onto the rear...

Ethical codes are not enough.
March 1, 1990... Ethical Codes Are Not Enough Many companies have adopted codes or standards of ethical behavior. Some of these codes are very specific. Unfortunately, well-intentioned companies may actually hinder the development of management's moral...

Let's not teach management as if it were a profession.
March 1, 1990... Let's Not Teach Management as if it Were a Profession There once was a time when managers prepared for their craft by first becoming intimately connected with their industry and organization. Beyond a grounding in liberal education, they...

Academe and the goose that lays its golden egg.
March 1, 1990... Academe and the Goose that Lays its Golden Egg With increasing frequency universities are being asked to lend their resources and faculty time and talent to help improve the economies of their host regions. Fueled by a shift in economic...

Look ma, no hands ... crash! Feedback for hands-on management.
March 1, 1990... Look Ma, No Hands . . . Crash! Feedback for Hands-On Management So goes the story of the child riding a two-wheeler solo for the first time and carried away with the seeming ease of the task. And so, too, goes the story of many small business...

The crisis in the morgue.
March 1, 1990... The Crisis in the Morgue Several years ago I was a materials manager with the responsibility of supply distribution for a general hospital in Georgia. One night the phone awoke me from a deep sleep. My wife and I were accustomed to such...

Motivating your international channel partners.
March 1, 1990... Motivating Your International Channel Partners How do we get our distributors and dealers to pay more attention to our products and promote them more aggressively? At one time or another most manufacturers have asked that question, especially...

The 1988 tax bill: ignorance is not bliss.
March 1, 1990... The 1988 Tax Bill: Ignorance Is Not Bliss Nearly everyone is aware of the sweeping changes to individual income taxes created by the Tax Reform Act of 1986 (TRA). However, three additional tax acts have been signed into law since the TRA of...

Midwest auto transplants: Japanese investment strategies and policies.
March 1, 1990... Midwest Auto Transplants: Japanese Investment Strategies and Policies Over the past decade a significant amount of money has flowed from Japan into the United States. Japanese accumulation of U.S. debt has been enormous, and investments in...

Should you assemble products before an order is received?
March 1, 1990... Should You Assemble Products Before an Order Is Received? The Benetton Group is a highly successful producer and marketer of woolen garments. Items in its extensive product line are sold through a network of 4,600 retail stores around the...

Is demotion a four-letter word?
March 1, 1990... Is Demotion a Four-Letter Word? The adage, "The primary managerial function is planning," is especially true of human resources managers. Ideally firms would employ exactly the right number and type of employees at all times. Unfortunately,...

American Women in Transition.
March 1, 1990... American Women in Transition In American Women in Transition, Suzanne M. Bianchi and Daphne Spain used data from the last three decennial censuses to offer a comprehensive picture of the way in which women's lives have changed since 1960....

Science and Corporate Strategy: Du Pont R and D, 1902-1980.
March 1, 1990... Science and Corporate Strategy, Du Pont, 1902-1980 Industrial research and development made the country great. Or, more accurately, it made the nation economically powerful. As recent studies inspired by the work of Alfred Chandler have shown,...

Prisoners of Leadership.
March 1, 1990... Prisoners of Leadership Manfred Kets de Vries has produced a very interesting sequel to his earlier book The Neurotic Organization (Jossey-Bass, 1984). Both works are rather provocative in that they challenge the reader to apply fairly...

Employment Futures: Reorganization, Dislocation, and Public Policy.
March 1, 1990... Employment Futures: Reorganization, Dislocation, and Public Policy The reviewer, Alfred Diamant, is a professor of political science and West European studies at Indiana University, Bloomington. This work will not attract a wide readership....

Strategic considerations of the EC 1992 plan for small exporters.
March 1, 1990... Strategic Considerations of the EC 1992 Plan for Small Exporters The European Community's plan to eliminate the remaining internal barriers to trade has been receiving a great deal of publicity while creating a certain amount of fear and...