Business Horizons articles from November 1993

Business Horizons archives from November 1993

Organizational survival means embracing change.
November 1, 1993... Although our world is becoming smaller as a result of the growing interdependency of its countries, we still grow in disproportionate ways. By 2000, 80 percent of the world's largest cities will be in lesser developed countries. Population...

Global strategic management in a new world order.
November 1, 1993... The globalization of business has become so rapid that a new field called "Global Strategic Management" has now emerged. This new field is a blend of strategic management and international business that develops worldwide strategies for global...

Preparing for the hybrid economy: the new world of public-private partnerships.
November 1, 1993... By the turn of the century, the United States will observe the coalescence of a trend that has been in the making for several decades: government and business--once the antithetical pillars of the economy--are combining to funnel their...

Future problem solving in the year 2000 - challenges and opportunities for business.
November 1, 1993... The challenges and opportunities facing the corporate world as we approach the year 2000 are demanding and exciting. With companies continually downsizing and requiring increased productivity at reduced costs to compete globally--if not just to...

Global telecommunications and export of services: the promise and the risk.
November 1, 1993... International trade in services is a burgeoning opportunity for U.S. business; for the nation, it is a way to offset the persistent deficit in the trade of merchandise. The United States is the world leader in the service market, followed at...

The nature of work in the twenty-first century: certain uncertainties. (includes bibliography)
November 1, 1993... To improve our grasp of workworld possibilities 10 to 25 years hence is to appreciate more fully its probable disjuncture from all that is now familiar. In other words, the future of work will most likely differ far more than resemble the scene...

Franchising into the twenty-first century. (includes a bibliography)
November 1, 1993... Life in the late twentieth century is filled with constant change. About 17 million Americans per year move households to a new town or state because of job transfers and new employment opportunities. One constant amid this change is that...

The post-information age: new horizons for business and education.
November 1, 1993... Historians tell us that a positive vision of the future is essential for a healthy civilization. Our contemporary future vision is deadlocked over the argument between those who believe that changing consciousness will make a better world and...

Interface design issues in the future of business training.
November 1, 1993... In the race to remain competitive in the global economy, many companies see the training and retraining of workers--and giving workers critical information when and where they need it--as key strategic imperatives. These companies hope to use...

Congress and the year 2000: peering into the demographic future.
November 1, 1993... Like the flow of deep ocean currents, demographic shifts generate motion that, though gradual, is steady in direction and enduring in effect. They may subtly shape policy issues and occasionally lend urgency to them. The effects of such shifts...

The American labor movement in the year 2000.
November 1, 1993... As the beginning of the twenty-first century approaches, the American labor movement is confronted by challenges that threaten its existence. The shift from a blue-collar production society to a white-collar service economy has eroded labor's...

The future of urban environments: implications for the business community.
November 1, 1993... As the 1990s propel us toward the next century, it is time to consider once again the coming prospects for cities--not only in North America but around the world as well. Two sets of issues must be addressed as a matter of priority analysis and...