Business Horizons articles from March 1994

Business Horizons archives from March 1994

The anti-capitalist mentality of Clintonomics. (Editorial)
March 1, 1994... It happened off camera, so none of us saw it, but Labor Secretary Robert B. Reich couldn't hold back his Harvard chuckle when a young man on "Nightline" said: "I'm poor, so you know, if Clinton taxes the rich it doesn't hurt me any. But one...

Is Saturn competitive? (automaker)
March 1, 1994... Both General Motors and the United Auto Workers already knew they were in serious trouble in the early 1980s. They just didn't know how much. GM was losing Market share to the Japanese. it was also having a difficult time financially because...

Moving mountains to market: reflections on restructuring the Russian economy.
March 1, 1994... ". . . whoever shall say to this mountain, be removed and be cast into the sea, and shall not doubt in his heart - shall have whatever he says." (Mark 11:23) It is no great shame to misinterpret events, but it is usually costly. Most...

Market orientation, customer value, and superior performance.
March 1, 1994... To achieve superior performance, a business must develop and sustain competitive advantage. But where competitive advantage was once based on structural characteristics such as market power, economies of scale, or a broad product line, the...

Why empowerment doesn't empower: the bankruptcy of current paradigms.
March 1, 1994... The president shifted nervously in his big chair. His youngish face - belying his 50ish age - was creased with worry. His was a most admired company. Mentioned frequently in business magazines, his stock sold at healthy profit-to-earnings...

Sun Tzu's strategic thinking and contemporary business.
March 1, 1994... The maxims of a Chinese soldier who lived more than 2,000 years ago can help modern businesses be more successful. The Chinese expression "Shang Chang Ru Zhan Chang" is translated into English as "The marketplace is a battlefield." This is...

How to increase employee loyalty while you downsize.
March 1, 1994... "My first reaction was to get out of the meeting as quickly as possible and get back to our St. Louis headquarters," said Bill Rammes, newly appointed senior vice president of human resources at Anheuser Busch. "We have some human resource...

Karoshi: alternative perspectives of Japanese management styles.
March 1, 1994... A typical Japanese worker commuting to Tokyo might spend as much as three hours traveling in each direction - crammed, crowded, and jostled on some of the cleanest, fastest commuter trains in the world. He might begin his day being "packed"...

The electrovisual manager: media and American corporate management.
March 1, 1994... Since the late 1950s American corporations have harnessed three electrovisual technologies - videotape, teleconferencing, and the computer - for a variety of communication purposes. Introduced within a decade of each other - the computer in...

The high cost of motoring in Singapore.
March 1, 1994... When buying a car in the United States, all we need to do is choose a model, complete some forms, and sign a check. We are then given the keys to the car and simply drive off - usually with a full tank of gasoline. In Singapore, when...

Ergonomic improvements in the office environment.
March 1, 1994... The electronic office has dramatically changed the way we do business. It has enhanced our ability to gather and exchange information and resources. We have access to global data through communication links and remote data bases. We share data...

Creativity and play: a systematic approach to managing innovation.
March 1, 1994... Creativity is the stuff of legend. It's the gripping core of Henry Ford's rise from watch repairman to industrial dynamo with the perfection of mass production. It fuels our awe for Steven Jobs's rise from garage-bound hustler to computer king,...

New member of the family? (family benefits)
March 1, 1994... Household size in the United States has been decreasing because Americans are having fewer children. And as always, children leave home eventually. Single-person dwellings are quite common today. While all this is happening, however, many...