Journal of Business Strategy articles from January 2005

Journal of Business Strategy archives from January 2005

Editor's note.(Editorial)
January 1, 2005... We begin our new volume of the Journal of Business in 2005 by adding a distinguished columnist to our roster. Rick Wise of Mercer Management Consulting and co-author of How to Grow When Markets Don't, and his colleagues, will write a bi-monthly...

Alternative strategies a few heads-ups.(Chinese and American economies)
January 1, 2005... In my work as a consultant I have spent much of the past decade writing scenarios of the future for both private and public sector clients, ranging from drugstore chains to military organizations to huge government bureaucracies to utilities....

Corporate governance follow the leader.
January 1, 2005... Many of us played "follow the leader" as children. This game could provide hours of fun as players alternatively assumed the role of leader and follower. On occasion, however, some episodes of this playacting ended in tears or hurt feelings as...

The growth agenda run out of steam? Here's how to create a growth action plan.
January 1, 2005... Few companies can offer investors a compelling plan for a five-year runway for growth. because their businesses are weak at the core. The stock market's continued anemic performance has made this reality all the more obvious. But even during...

Enter the "chief growth officer": searching for organic growth.
January 1, 2005... In recent months, organic growth has risen to the top of the corporate agenda. A Marakon survey in April 2004 found that organic growth is the key issue for 59 percent of the senior executives running US, European and Asian companies. For 57...

Inside the new organization: a blueprint for surviving restructuring, downsizing, acquisitions and outsourcing.
January 1, 2005... The world has changed and so has the workplace. In fact, the chances are that if you work for a living, the last few years of organizational life have definitely gotten your attention You or someone close to you has experienced first hand the...

With all this intelligence, why don't we have better strategies?(decision making, management games)
January 1, 2005... Never before have there been so many well-educated, highly motivated, professional managers. We tap business intelligence, competitive intelligence, and market intelligence. We mine data unprecedented in breadth, timeliness, quality, and...

Poetry in the boardroom: thinking beyond the facts: a roundup discussion among Ted Buswick, Clare Morgan and Kristen Lange.
January 1, 2005... Information on the participants can be found at the end of the article. This roundtable discussion sets out the ideas developed by Clare Morgan and emerging from an investigation conducted by The Strategy Institute of The Boston Consulting...

Cross-border alliances: advice from the executive suite.
January 1, 2005... Cross-border alliances are poised to become a building block of the global network economy. A look at the top executives around the world illustrates the increasing importance of a global and collaborative mindset. No one player can master...

Wanted: more books on global branding strategy.(Books to consider)(Book Review)
January 1, 2005... Global Brand Strategy: Unlocking Brand Potential across Countries, Cultures and Markets Sicco van Gelder Published by Kogan Page The subtitle of Sicco van Gelder's Global Brand Strategy pulls me to his book. It reads promisingly as...

Strategic decision making: can it be learned from a book?(Books to consider)(Book Review)
January 1, 2005... Business Strategy: A Guide to Effective Decision Making Jeremy Kourdi Published by W.W. Norton & Company I am an ardent proponent of the view that the single most substantial and sustainable source of competitive advantage in business...

Consilio Manuque.(business strategic planning)
January 1, 2005... With this issue of Journal of Business Strategy we continue serializing one of the more amusing business books of recent times, even though it is about ancient times. Our thanks to authors Michael Mainelli and Ian Harris for providing this...