Journal of Business Strategy articles from July 1996

Journal of Business Strategy archives from July 1996

Hierarchy's bad rap.(Organization)
July 1, 1996... Today's conventional wisdom says that hierarchy is inherently bad. Recent evidence suggests that many organizational structures are excessively layered and autocratically managed. We are led to believe that individual motivation and group...

Compensation plans that support strategy. (includes related articles)(Trends)
July 1, 1996... In recent months there's been much angry outcry about the colossal compensation sums racked up by some CEOs - notably AT&T's Robert Allen's well-publicized haul of up to $16 million in 1995. Some observers, viewing such pay packages as rewards...

Reorienting the Boy Scouts. (includes related articles on study of scouting's impact on soceity and on Boy Scouts of America's ties with Wall Street)(Cover Story)
July 1, 1996... Chief Scout executive Jere Ratcliffe is leading America's premier youth organization through its first long-range plan. One of the first things every boy scout learns is the Scout motto, "Be Prepared." Now, for the first time since the group's...

Managing the outsourced enterprise. (includes directory of outsourcing services)
July 1, 1996... You've finally cut to your core. But can you hold all the pieces together? In the seven years since it was first identified as a business strategy, outsourcing has gained wide acceptance. It's evolved from a desperate means of cutting costs to...

High order strategy for manufacturing.
July 1, 1996... The bleakest images of outsourcing emanate from the manufacturing sector. Earlier this year when GM workers went on strike, the term "outsourcing" became a dirty word. Widely used when describing GM's tactic of contracting out for the manufacture...

Outsourcing hits the desktop.
July 1, 1996... Computer outsourcing services, once limited to mainframes in data centers, have moved to the desktop. Outsourcing specialists will take over responsibility for managing PCs and workstations, networks, and even laser printers. And the demand for...

Getting Red Rooster back in the black. (financial turnaround of Red Rooster Auto Stores)
July 1, 1996... A tight focus on gross profits pulled this Midwest auto parts supplier out of a free fall funk. Not so many years ago Red Rooster Auto Stores, a small auto parts wholesaler and retailer, was a strutting cock of the walk. Sales temporarily...

Taking control of health care. (includes related articles on open-ended health maintenance organizations and on direct care)
July 1, 1996... Moving beyond cost to quality issues, some companies are playing the "choice" card. Employers who thought health maintenance organizations (HMOs) were relieving their health benefits headaches are now finding themselves in the middle of a...

Ball rolls out a plan for plastics. (Ball Corp.)(includes related article on Ball Corp.'s self-directed work teams)
July 1, 1996... A leader in the mature glass and metal containers market enters the fast lane of plastic bottles. Is there still room to grow? Two years ago, Ball Corp. was one of the top producers of two kinds of metaphorical buggy whips - products with...

The role of the corporation. (corporate social responsibility)(Panel Discussion)
July 1, 1996... Does a corporation exist to generate a profit or to contribute to society? Corporate responsibility has become a central issue in this election year. The sport of big business bashing has clearly struck a responsive chord with voters who -...

Stayin' alive in East Orange. (New Jersey radio station WFMU)(includes related article)
July 1, 1996... It's morning drive time in northern New Jersey. All the stations in New York's empire of commercial broadcasting, home to Howard Stern and two major all-news venues, are vying for your aural consciousness. You've got Don Imus on WFAN. Hot 97...