Business Horizons articles from May 1997

Business Horizons archives from May 1997

Business ethics and Nietzsche.(includes bibliography)
May 1, 1997... Those seeking the personal dimension in ethics--morality and values in everyday individual decision making--can find it in a surprising source. The most glaring gap in the ever-growing literature of business ethics is the neglect of...

The next step in becoming "green": Life-cycle oriented environmental management.
May 1, 1997... The heat is on for firms worldwide to adopt the LCOEM approach, with its eye toward both economics and the environment. "It is with interest that I have watched the development of the field of industrial ecology.... [We] may enter a new century...

Strategic programming for environmental management: Sonoco'c take back policy.(includes bibliography)
May 1, 1997... This worldwide maker of packaging products is a gleaming example of a firm transforming its "green" values into an integrated waste management strategy. The spiraling worldwide demand for environmental protection is thrusting a bewildering...

Global advertising and the World Wide Web.(includes bliography)
May 1, 1997... Can advertising live up to its hyped potential on the Web? State-of-the-art cyberspace technology is truly a wonder. Consumers can sit down to visit any Web site at any time and browse through documents, download programs, place an order for...

New key success factors for China's growing market.(includes bibliography)
May 1, 1997... The life cycle theory applied to China's booming market says that foreign firms can now set their strategies for the growth stage. When China launched its Economic Reforms and Open Door Policy in 1978, large numbers of foreign investors were...

Five rules of distribution management.
May 1, 1997... Don't let a poorly planned, inflexible distribution system pull down the rest of your carefully managed business. Snapple was one of the consumer success stories of the 1990s. The little New York company took on the giants of the beverage...

Corporate identity: the role of mission statements.(includes bibliography)
May 1, 1997... A mission statement tucked securely into an annual report can provide a consistent message about all facts of a firm to the various publics concerned. Broadly defined, corporate identity refers to the way in which an organization reveals...

Do consultants really add value to client firms?
May 1, 1997... Find out whether the money spent on a consulting service really pays off afterward. Neoclassical economic theory teaches that firms produce at the outermost boundary of the production possibility frontier. If firms are producing at optimal...

The entrepreneurial strategy matrix: a model for new and ongoing ventures.
May 1, 1997... Even for different degrees of risk and innovation, these suggested strategies can aid in decision making for the business venturer. Entrepreneurship has become a major focus of business thought and research. Even its definition has expanded...

A value-added tax in the U.S.: an argument in favor.
May 1, 1997... With its potential to generate enough revenues to feed the "supply side" of the budget and stimulate productivity, the VAT could be the answer to reforming the American tax system. The U.S. tax structure demands reform. The system can no...

HRM: managing conflicts in the firm. (Human Resource Management)
May 1, 1997... The role of the human resource manager in your company has probably become more crucial than you realize. Should you blow up your human resource office? With tongue somewhat in cheek, this nitro approach to organizational redesign was...

Tom Glynn Jones. (British Petroleum's former Human Resource manager)
May 1, 1997... British Petroluem's now retired HR Manager is a pioneering spokesman for quality managerial education in a global corporation. This is the fifth in a series on executive education "gurus" of the 20th century. Others profiled in the series...