Journal of Business Strategy articles from July 1997

Journal of Business Strategy archives from July 1997

Questions count more than answers.
July 1, 1997... Somewhere along the way, the words "strategy" and "forecast" got confused. At its roots, strategy development is about good conversation - and, unless you're returning a call from the state lottery commission, good conversation is almost never...

The Citibank Private Bank's portfolio balancing act.
July 1, 1997... While downsizing was the rage in the first part of this decade, it is becoming increasingly clear that in the 21st century companies won't be able to cut their way to profitability. Cost cutting alone only saves money; it doesn't build a...

Say what you mean, mean what you say. (creating effective corporate communication)
July 1, 1997... A charismatic executive of a national retailer went to each company site last year and announced a new corporate strategy to employees: "Empower, free, and serve." Not surprisingly, the announcement was greeted with loud applause, since these...

Used cars, new strategies. (Driver's Mart Worldwide Inc.)(Cover Story)
July 1, 1997... Start-up Driver's Mart applies the latest management ideas to a much maligned business. Books, hardware, office supplies, toys - all industries filled with once-thriving independent businesses that got run over when the big-box superstores...

Turning trash into profit. (investment recovery)
July 1, 1997... More companies discover that recycling and reusing discarded assets, from sawdust to old machinery, can save tens of millions of dollars. Corporate America is sitting on a mountain of discarded assets that could be turned into profit. The...

The ambidextrous organization.
July 1, 1997... How can an executive both optimize a mature business and encourage innovation? It's not easy, as Michael L. Tushman told JBS, but it can be done. In an era of rapid change, one great fear most executives face is that their product or service...

Outsourcing: the new partnership.
July 1, 1997... Companies are no longer simply contracting out the scutwork. And the more they outsource, the stronger their ties to their vendors. "Wanted: chief resource officer. Are you a new kind of senior level executive equipped to identify a major...

Future strategy. (books on planning the business for the future)
July 1, 1997... People who are in a constant state of readiness usually end up diagnosed with some sort of clinical disorder, dubbed anxiety, paranoia, manic psychosis, or whatever. Yet for years, business authors have been urging readers to put themselves and...