Business Horizons articles from May 2001

Business Horizons archives from May 2001

Predicting Success in School and at Work.(the use of standardized testing in hiring of employees and admission of college students)
May 1, 2001... Dennis W. Organ, Editor We are hearing again the rumblings of disaffection over the use of the Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT) as a basis for college admissions. University of California President Richard Atkinson has called for scrapping...

E-Competitive Transformations.(how companies can use e-commerce to recast themselves strategically)(Statistical Data Included)
May 1, 2001... How should firms deploy e-commerce to recast themselves strategically? The top challenge of high-level corporate managers, according to a 1998 Computer Sciences Corporation survey of 600 CIOs, is "to assure that the priorities of their...

Business-to-Business E-Commerce: Models and Managerial Decisions.(Statistical Data Included)
May 1, 2001... Buying and selling between firms may never be the same again. The adage "The Internet changes everything," which along with many other apocalyptic quips was made popular by Oracle Corporation, warns that the rules of business are being...

Bricks and Mortar: 21st Century Survival.(how traditional companies can take advantage of electronic commerce)(Statistical Data Included)
May 1, 2001... How can traditional companies make it in this new age? Innovate, innovate, innovate. More than two centuries ago, British economists Adam Smith and David Ricardo preached the theory of comparative advantage: In a perfectly competitive...

Corporate Social Audits--This Time Around.(Statistical Data Included)
May 1, 2001... No longer at a dead end, the corporate social audit has received renewed interest. Why is it going to work now? One of the more exciting new ideas emerging from the social activism of the 1960s and '70s was the concept of the corporate...

The De Beers Story: Are Diamonds Forever?(De Beers Botswana Mining Company)(Statistical Data Included)
May 1, 2001... This redoubtable firm has achieved almost mythical proportions with its dominion over most of the world's diamond supply. But can it maintain such control in the face of new challenges to the industry? The number one rated ad slogan of the...

Fourteen Years of ISO 9000: Impact, Criticisms, Costs, and Benefits.(certification under standards of International Organization of Standardization)(Statistical Data Included)
May 1, 2001... For those who have taken a wait-and-see approach, now may be the time to take another look at the certification process. The ISO 9000 certification process has existed for more than a decade. Originating in 1987 with a bulletin from the...

Managing Southeast Asian Brands in the Global Economy.(Statistical Data Included)
May 1, 2001... Why has it been such a struggle for these "tigers" to make an impact on the world market? And what can their marketers do to build successful global brands? For more than two decades, international investors and business commentators have...

HRM of Foreign Firms in China: The Challenge of Managing Host Country Personnel.(human resources management)
May 1, 2001... Foreign companies are experiencing both successes and setbacks in adjusting their HRM systems to the Chinese context. What prescriptions can be drawn? The People's Republic of China is often thought of as a market with near limitless...

Enterprise Resource Planning: Common Myths Versus Evolving Reality.(Statistical Data Included)
May 1, 2001... Can an ERP system success fully become the backbone of company operations in the new economy? The myriad challenges faced today by global businesses are expected to grow in intensity and complexity as we move further into this century....

Aligning Reward Practices in Support of Total Quality Management.(study results)(Statistical Data Included)
May 1, 2001... Q: Why aren't TQM practices as effective as they could be? A: Reward system--the missing link that motivates managers and employees to "walk the talk" and use TQM to the fullest. The rise of Total Quality Management represents one of...