Business Horizons articles from March 1998

Business Horizons archives from March 1998

Are managers losing control?
March 1, 1998... Even in an era of empowerment and delegation, management may not really be relinquishing as much as it might seem. Managers control other employees. This is a vital function of management that varies only in degree and style. Three areas of...

Cross-cultural peculiarities of the Russian entrepreneur: adapting to the new Russian.
March 1, 1998... A little patience and understanding can make capitalists out of these Russians yet--and better partners out of the Westerners doing business with them. The transition of the former Soviet Union to today's nation of Russia and the other...

Building successful partnerships in Russia and Belarus: the impact of culture on strategy.
March 1, 1998... From the former Soviet industrial-military complex come insights into the difficulties of merging the disparate mindsets of Eastern and Western business strategies. Since Mikhail Gorbachev's economic reform efforts (perestroika) and Boris...

The global confederation: lessons from 1783.
March 1, 1998... The era during which the U.S. was governed by the Articles of Confederation has much to teach about the international business climate today. Some international business scholars view the late nineteenth-century American business climate as...

The disconnect between the science and practice of management.
March 1, 1998... Recently, the HRNet was host to an unsolicited discussion. The lively repartee between its researcher and practitioner camps illustrated what many have known or suspected for years: Academicians are often accused of being out of touch with the...

Leadership style and the turnaround executive.
March 1, 1998... In situations that call for a turnaround or retrenchment, there is still some room for autocratic, directive practices. But never for despotism. Unqualified support for democratic leadership and individual autonomy has been the cultural...

Coaching the star: rationale and strategies.
March 1, 1998... Inhibiting factors prevent many stars from receiving the coaching they need. Fortunately, several strategies can overcome those barriers. The manager's role has always reflected the dominant paradigms of the times. During the Scientific...

Design strategy and competitive advantage.
March 1, 1998... Companies too often overlook the power of design as both process and function when crafting their competitive strategies. Creating sustainable competitive advantage has been one of the most widely hailed and discussed topics in the field of...

Crafting 'enviropreneurial' value chain strategies through green alliances.
March 1, 1998... Building value from start to finish, business and environmental partnerships are triggering that reap competitive and social benefits while protecting the planet. The demands of consumers, regulators, and societies that businesses be...

Explaining the paradox of telecommuting.
March 1, 1998... Workplace sociology and the need to catch up with high-tech capabilities are still curbing the use of home and mobile telecommuting. With the increased implementation of computing and communication technologies in the workplace, the nature...

Relationship marketing - the emperor in used clothes.(response to Thomas Gruen, Business Horizons, Nov-Dec 1997, p.32)
March 1, 1998... Editor's Note: In the November-December 1997 issue of BH, we featured a Point/ Counterpoint discussion on Relationship Marketing, with the views of John Petrof and Thomas Gruen gracing the opposite ends of the discussion. This is a rebuttal to...