Journal of Business Strategy articles from January 1994

Journal of Business Strategy archives from January 1994

Bringing satellites down to earth. (European Commission's policy on satellite telecommunications) (Clippings)
January 1, 1994... Commentary THere's no looking back now From "Electronic Monitoring Heats Up," by Andrew Mohr, partner in the law firm Cohen & White in Washington, D.C., writing in the Volume 3, Number 2, Fall 1993, issue of ITC Newstalk, a...

Trust me ... trust me not. (overcoming the cynicism of employees and customers) (Ethics)
January 1, 1994... Trust is the fabric that binds us together, creating an orderly, civilized society from chaos and anarchy. Jrust is not an abstract, theoretical, idealistic goal forcvcr beyond our reach. Trust--or a lack of it--is inherent in every action we...

Getting executives to create value. (linking executive compensation to business strategy) (Compensation)
January 1, 1994... It sounds so simple: Just align executive compensation with a company's strategy--strategy being to make a profit, of course--and all with benefit. In looking at economic profit? there are several easily understandable measures of how well a...

Traveling without unraveling. (business travel) (Strategic Travel)
January 1, 1994... Ask Diana Fairechild what it's like to have jet lag so severe you can't tell a coffee Cup from a calculator, and she'll give you a knowing smile. Fairechild is not a corporate CEO, traveling to meet important clients around the country, nor an...

See how they run. (keeping ahead of the technology curve) (Cover Story)
January 1, 1994... Technology can an industry's saving grace--or its undoing--particularly if the industry is defined by the technology itself. Here's how three industries are keeping ahead of the curve. But not too far ahead. WHEN THE GLIMMERING SPUTNIK...

A bold new day for M&A. (mergers and acquisitions)(includes related articles) (Strategic Growth) (Company Profile)
January 1, 1994... Did M&A die with the `80s? Far from it. Take Haworth, the furniture company. Seven years ago it was sitting pretty in Michigan, content to sell a few desks and chairs. But a careful use of M&A, as a strategy, not a reflex, has turned it into an...

Shake, rattle & roll: 24 revolutionary technologies. (Strategic Technology)
January 1, 1994... "THE NEXT 10 YEARS ARE ALready invented--and the tools are here," announces technology forecaster and futurist Daniel Burrus. "The challenge is to use the technology in new ways, not old ways." Burrus dismisses predicting what the year 2000...

The strategist's software directory. (Strategic Technology) (Directory)
January 1, 1994... LIKE ANY GOOD CRAFTSPEOPLE, STRATEGISTS AND PLANNERS must use the right tools to perform their jobs effectively. The increase in importance of strategic planning to American business has meant, however, a correlating proliferation of...

A new spring for manufacturing. (shift to smaller-scale, modular manufacturing)(includes related article on infrastructure) (Strategic Technology)
January 1, 1994... FAR FROM RUSTING OUT ITS remaining days on a scrap heap, American manufacturing has driven itself back into the world's production race. On the way, it's made a few pit stops, learning a thing or two from business process reengineering,...

Black & Deckering Black & Decker. (overhauling a US power tool maker's manufacturing capabilities) (Strategic Technology) (Company Profile)
January 1, 1994... IN 1910 S. DUNCAN PLACK AND ALONZO G. DECKER INVENTED THE PISTOL grip, trigger-operated power drill that helped make Black & Decker synonymous with do-it-yourself home improvement. The company was such a pervasive powerhouse here and abroad that...

A marriage of art and commerce. (executives and engineers who double as writers) (Out-of-Pocket: Strategic Planning for your Life)
January 1, 1994... The double life of Les Bridges begins when he wakes at 5:00 a.m. After gulping a mug of tea. he'll don a sweatsuit, plop a Detroit Tigers baseball cap on his head, and amble down the stairs of his brownstone apartment. For the next hour or so,...

Deming: quality was job one. (quality guru W. Edwards Deming) (The Last Word) (Obituary)
January 1, 1994... Late last year, W. Edwards Deming, American quality management expert, passed away. Deming developed his philosophy in the Depression while working at AT&T's manufacturing plant as a protege of Walter Shewhart of Bell Laboratories, a pioneer in...