Journal of Business Strategy articles from March 1996

Journal of Business Strategy archives from March 1996

Seeking a more perfect union. (European Union)(Global Trends)
March 1, 1996... Individuals have fought to merge Europe in the past, Caesar and Napoleon, to name but two. Now that Europe stands on the brink of a voluntary union - one that will create one of the largest customs unions in the world - resistance is, once again,...

Building molecular value. (entrepreneurship in the biotechnology industry)(Innovation)
March 1, 1996... Credibility is the essence of bio-entrepreneurship. The successful biotechnology company will identify a molecule that has commercial potential and leverage this science by assembling a prominent professional team with complimentary scientific...

Internal audit taps new sources.(Trends)
March 1, 1996... The internal audit function is in transition, evolving from its traditional role of assessing internal controls and safeguarding assets to a significantly broader role, beyond financial controls or even existing "operational" audits. The new...

Class of '96: pragmatic courses for trying times. (executive education)(includes related article)(Cover Story)
March 1, 1996... Every summer since 1957 selected leaders of U.S. industry have convened at a rustic but elegant Vail, Colo., conference facility to take a three-week "leadership development" seminar from professors of the highly rated University of Chicago...

New takes on corporate gamesmanship. (games and videos as corporate learning tools)(Cover Story)
March 1, 1996... Of the many alternatives to traditional education formats, none spark the imagination like some of the videos and games that exploit creativity and invention while teaching lessons in strategy, finance, marketing, and personnel relations....

Tear down the walls. (The Open University)(Cover Story)
March 1, 1996... About two years ago, Charles W. Morgan owned a little real estate company in Little Rock, "and you know what the real estate business has gone through," he says. Opening a direct mail piece from The Open University, Morgan was intrigued by the...

Loyal to the core. (Gannett Co.)(Corporate Focus)(Company Profile)
March 1, 1996... In business, flashy risk takers often get more attention than companies that quietly stick to their knitting. But as Gannett's results show, unswerving focus on core competencies and fiscal conservatism are more likely to pay off year after year....

Giving back. (Fidelity Investments Charitable Services)(Strategy Watch)
March 1, 1996... Fidelity Investments has parlayed its mutual funds expertise into a unique spin on corporate philanthropy. Sometimes, being a good guy pays off. About 10 years ago, Edward Johnson III, chairman of Fidelity Investments, decided to open a window...

Learning to share. (share services organizations)(Corporate Strategies)
March 1, 1996... How do you succeed in business these days? How do you streamline your operations, earn the loyalty of your customers, and keep the right employees? How do you harness the efficiencies of centralization with the entrepreneurialism of the small...