Journal of Business Strategy articles from July 2004

Journal of Business Strategy archives from July 2004

Editor's note.(Editorial)
July 1, 2004... Shareholder wealth, value creation--these and related terms appear frequently in three of the articles in this issue of Journal of Business Strategy. Brian McCarthy of Accenture maintains that shareholder value should be either the only or...

The matrix revisited.(Alternative strategies)
July 1, 2004... In Plan of Attack, Bob Woodward's best-selling account of the Bush administration's planning for and conduct of the Iraq war, there is an interesting turning point recorded on 28 December, 2001. It came during a presentation by General...

Director recruitment: planning and process.(Corporate governance)
July 1, 2004... The most anticipated time of the year for many is the summer vacation. It's the Friday afternoon of your last day in the office before vacation. Your bags are packed. You are ready for some much needed downtime at your favorite vacation spot....

Instant gratification or long-term value? A lesson in enhancing shareholder wealth.
July 1, 2004... Many jobs are notorious for short tenure. Professional coaches, for example, seem to last only as long as their team's last winning record. The music industry is littered with one-hit wonders. And impatient electorates often give politicians...

A new look for the corporate center: reorganizing to maximize value.(off center concept)(Interview)
July 1, 2004... At most large companies today, the activities and structure of the corporate center are based on a traditional functional support model that is no longer appropriate for maximizing the value of the company. In the modern corporation, the center...

Turning value into money.(monetization)
July 1, 2004... Your company has a plan to deliver the superior value your customers want. Yet, sadly, serving your customers well does not necessarily produce cash or ensure that you will meet your profit objectives. To ensure that, you need a monetization...

White knight wanted: what to expect from restructuring consultants.
July 1, 2004... Almost 10,000 businesses of various sizes filed for bankruptcy in the USA during the first quarter of 2002, an increase of 30 percent compared to the same period the year before, as reported by the American Bankruptcy Institute. Some of these...

You are how you behave: customers can't be fooled.
July 1, 2004... Customers don't believe what you tell them. They believe what you do. Behavior is genuine. It is the purest form of the expression of your intent, your priorities, and your feelings. No matter what language you use to describe your business and...

Taking the guesswork out of new product development: how successful high-tech companies get that way.
July 1, 2004... Introduction Rapidly changing customer preferences and technological developments along with readily available information are forcing organizations to develop new products faster and better. Successfully introducing new products to market...

How far to go afield? Strong research on where to look for growth.
July 1, 2004... Beyond the Core: Expand Your Market without Abandoning Your Roots Chris Zook Published by Harvard Business School Press It is well known that the market value of a typical public company is to a large extent supported by investors'...

Too little, too late.
July 1, 2004... The Future of Competition: Co-Creating Unique Value with Customers C.K. Prahalad and Venkat Ramaswamy Published by Harvard Business School Press Disappointed. I have thought about it for a long time, and hesitated, but have decided...

Another self-promoter reveals his "secrets".
July 1, 2004... Against the Grain: How to Succeed in Business by Peddling Heresy Joel M. Stern Published by John Wiley & Sons If you know who Joel Stern is, you may want to read this book. If you do not, you will probably not enjoy the book. If...

Consilio Manuque.(Chao Kli Ning's laundry)(Interview)
July 1, 2004... 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...