Journal of Business Strategy articles from January 1997

Journal of Business Strategy archives from January 1997

The phantom of the option. (phantom stock)
January 1, 1997... Offering stock and stock options is an ever-more popular strategy large companies use to attract and retain their senior and midlevel managers. Giving employees a financial stake in the company encourages them to think like investors and allows...

Everything I need to know about strategy I learned at the national zoo. (strategic thinking)
January 1, 1997... It was elementary school field trip day at the National Zoo, and the lines at the animal exhibits were long and hot. Escaping to the deserted orangutan learning laboratory, called the ThinkTank, I was intrigued to find an exhibit titled, "Can...

Making strategy work.
January 1, 1997... Al "Chainsaw" Dunlap's recent announcement of a 50% job cut at Sunbeam aside, "growth" has replaced "downsizing" as the dominant strategic focus throughout American business. Mergers and acquisitions, new market penetration, mass customization,...

A quantum change at Los Alamos. (includes related article on business services of Los Alamos National Laboratory)(Cover Story)
January 1, 1997... With the Cold War faded to a memory, the renowned national lab has joined the business revolution. Perched on and tucked into 43 square miles of mesas and gorges in north central New Mexico, Los Alamos National Laboratory - birthplace of the...

Taking customer relations to the next level. (customer-intimate selling strategy)
January 1, 1997... Companies are forging more intimate bonds with both suppliers and customers, to everyone's benefit. Of all the hollow platitudes spoken by business executives in their sleep, "customer satisfaction" and "customer focus" are among the most...

Getting a grip on energy costs. (includes related articles on Boston Edison and on Massachusetts Health and Educational Facilities Authority)
January 1, 1997... Electric utility deregulation will let companies cut the price of power. Until recently, shopping for electric power was a bit like buying staple foods in a 19th century general store. Corporate energy managers didn't spend much time...

Who's in the driver's seat? (integrating business strategy and information technology strategy)(includes related articles on Internet and network computer)(Special Focus: Information Technology)
January 1, 1997... Sometimes business strategists and information technology managers seem to zoom down different roads. To succeed, companies need to get their business and I/T strategies on the same track. ADP, Inc.'s insurance services division, Claims...

Putting business planning software to the test: seven programs that make writing plans easy.(Special Focus: Information Technology)(Evaluation)
January 1, 1997... Designed to help entrepreneurs and small business owners meet their growing challenges, a slew of sophisticated business planning software has entered the market. These business systems are meant to provide business strategists - whether...