Journal of Business Strategy articles from January 1995

Journal of Business Strategy archives from January 1995

Mission statements make cents. (includes related article) (Corporate Strategy)
January 1, 1995... Few things have been better documented over the past decade than the decline of formal - read big and heavily-staffed - strategic planning departments. Recently, however, there seems to be a planning renaissance of sorts with smaller, streamlined...

Do the right thing. (interview with author Wayne Dosick) (Ethics) (Interview)
January 1, 1995... Despite books, courses, lectures, panels, and a lot of hand wringing, business ethics remains a vague and troublesome area, primarily because no one can quite figure out what it is. Is ethics making sure no laws are broken while conducting...

Sun Tzu and Machiavelli on strategy. (Planning Theory )
January 1, 1995... Why waste time and money on modern consultants when you can go right to the source? Sun Tzu and Machiavelli, those seers of old, had a lot to say on strategic planning, and much of still holds true. Two-and-a-half millennia ago, Sun Tzu, a...

Opportunities technology will bring by 2005. (Horizon Scanning)
January 1, 1995... Last year more than 25 million personal computers, 15 million fax machines, and nearly as many cellular phones were purchased by businesses and individuals worldwide. They are in our offices and homes, and we use them every day. They are...

Shrink rap. (corporate psychology)(includes related article) (Cover Story)
January 1, 1995... U.S. corporation spend about $22 billion a year on therapy for employees - including counseling for senior strategists. Here's a look at what this new tool is doing in the executive suite. It had all the ingredients of a successful partnership....

Snow job: a day in the life of Hank Lunde. (president and chief operating officer of S-K-I Ltd.)(includes related articles)
January 1, 1995... In the past year, S-K-I Ltd. has snowballed into the largest ski resort company in North America - under the guiding hand of strategist Hank Lunde. As COO and president, however, Lunde not only helps to plan acquisitions - he implements corporate...

Can we talk? (accountant-client communications)(includes related articles) (Small Business Report)
January 1, 1995... Many business owners rely on their cpas for advice. If you're like that, be warned: accountant-client communications are not protected as confidential. Information you divulge about your business, thinking that it won't go any further, could end...

Where style meets substance. (corporate leadership)(includes related articles) (Special Focus: Leadership)
January 1, 1995... As companies change with the times, so must the people who lead them. The question: What exactly needs fixing? Jo-anne Dressendofer was happily ensconced as CEO of her fast-growing full-service marketing company, Imedia, based in Morristown,...

Shelf help. (books on leadership)(includes bibliography) (Special Focus: Leadership)
January 1, 1995... One ghastly day in November, leadership books began to arrive at my door: fat ones, thin ones, new ones, not-so-new ones, new ones with not-so-new advice, famous ones, obscure ones, and a couple that had been chewed up by rats. My assignment was...

Leadership competencies. (Special Focus: Leadership)
January 1, 1995... More than 1,450 executives from 12 global corporations were surveyed by the International Consortium for Executive Development Research about the challenges global leaders now face in building tomorrow's organizations. The data in this chart are...

Vintner's victory. (executives who love wine) (Out-of-Pocket)
January 1, 1995... You're at a restaurant with an important client when the wine steward heads your way. Nervously glancing at a list of more than 50 bottles, you feel sweat forming on your palms, and know it will be seconds before the telltale beads cascade south...