Business Horizons articles from May 1995

Business Horizons archives from May 1995

The happy curve. (improving job satisfaction)
May 1, 1995... At this time of year, as we go to and from work in bright sunshine, delighting in the season's full dress of flowering trees and bushes, it is perhaps not inappropriate to reflect on the nature of the moods people experience at work. One would...

True tax reform: encouraging saving and investment.
May 1, 1995... The United States would benefit greatly by reforming the national system of taxation to encourage more saving and investment. Such a transformation would help achieve faster economic growth, higher levels of employment, improved standards of...

The shifting sands of competitive advantage.
May 1, 1995... To illustrate the shifting foundations of competitive advantage, consider two scenarios, the first hypothetical, the second real: Assume for a moment that it is 1974 and you are a member of the General Motors board of directors. Your primary...

Thinking out the box: a new approach to product development.
May 1, 1995... New products are the lifeblood of the marketplace--and of every successful brand marketer. American companies turn out 20,000 new products each year; unfortunately, about eight out of ten of them fail. Considering these numbers, one thing becomes...

Achieving market excellence through quality: the case of Ford Motor Company.
May 1, 1995... The popular press seems to have soured recently on the Total Quality Management, or TQM, philosophy. Rahul Jacob (1993) reports that in organizations trying TQM, two out of three managers believe it has failed. Grant, Shani, and Krishnan (1994)...

Encouraging entrepreneurial activity in multinational corporations.
May 1, 1995... How is the formation of regional trading blocks, such as the EU and NAFTA, affecting the organizational structure of large multinational corporations? The opportunity to integrate operations and benefit from previously unattainable economies of...

The long farewell: Peugeot' departure from the U.S. market.
May 1, 1995... The Peugeot is a French car that "reverently coddles" its owner in a feeling of secure comfort. At its peak in the United States, Peugeot annually sold 20,000 automobiles and gained a following among individuals willing to give the car what one...

India: the new Asian tiger?
May 1, 1995... Over the past three years, India--the largest democracy in the world--has put into place the foundations of a deregulated market-driven system. The government appears to have secured broad social and political support for the direction of this...

The legal implications of electronic document retention.(includes bibliography)
May 1, 1995... Consider the following scene: It is the year 2004. Your company is named in a product liability suit concerning a widget you stopped manufacturing in 1993. The plaintiff's legal team subpoenas your company records, including--to your...

Implementing the Beck and Lehnert union security agreement decisions: a study in frustration. (Supreme Court rulings concerning union dues)(includes bibliography)
May 1, 1995... An observer of the labor-management relationship in the United States will eventually realize that a central element of its nature, so fundamental to American business success, is in a state of almost constant evolution. Looking back, we note...

Questions and answers about telecommuting programs. (survey of human resource managers)
May 1, 1995... Most people are fully aware of the impact technological advances are having on how people work. A smaller but growing number are becoming equally aware of the impact of new advances in technology on where people work as well. As the costs of...

JIT savings - myth or reality? (just-in-time management)
May 1, 1995... The just-in-time management philosophy is not new to manufacturers. Though it was initially developed and justified on cost reduction and quality improvement dimensions, managers today have extended its definition to mean the "elimination of...

Getting past the obstacles to successful reengineering.
May 1, 1995... Although a multitude of companies are actively pursuing reengineering, mounting evidence shows that many of the efforts are not meeting original expectations. Recent surveys, in fact, suggest that 60 to 80 percent of reengineering programs have...

Competing for the Future: Breakthrough Strategies for Seizing Control of Your Industry and Creating the Markets of Tomorrow.
May 1, 1995... 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...

The Authority of the Consumer.
May 1, 1995... The Authority, of the Consumer seeks to explore the implications of the new "consumer society." A major assumption of the text is that consumers' needs and wants have recently become the focal point for all kinds of providers of goods and...

Collaborative Leadership: How Citizens and Civic Leaders Can Make a Difference.
May 1, 1995... For communities to prosper and grow, government and its citizens must work together to solve many local problems. Collaborative Leadership: How Citizens and Civic Leaders Can Make a Difference provides readers with an opportunity to view...