Journal of Business Strategy articles from March 2004

Journal of Business Strategy archives from March 2004

Debut of a new editorial advisory board.(Editor's note)(Editorial)
March 1, 2004... Corporations usually pay people to be on their boards, but publications such as the Journal of Business Strategy rely on the willingness of people with expertise to share their knowledge. So it is gratifying that in just the past several months...

I have seen a future, and it sees me.(Alternative strategies)(Moore's law)
March 1, 2004... Moore's law, named for Gordon Moore, one of Silicon Valley's founding spirits, states that the cost of a given amount of computer processing power will decline by half every 18 months. The law was based more on Moore's empirical observation of...

Raiding the cookie jar.(Corporate governance)
March 1, 2004... With another proxy season upon us, corporate observers' thoughts turn to what has become a perennial lightning rod and bane of chief executive officers (CEOs) and board members--executive compensation. Consider the generous compensation and...

Retailers at the crossroads: how to develop profitable new growth strategies.
March 1, 2004... Many industries have been hit hard by the recent recession, but none more so than the retail sector. A number of large US chains that were once household names--Ames, Bradlees, Caldor and Montgomery Ward, to name a few--have folded. Others,...

Creating successful alliances.
March 1, 2004... Chief executive officers are increasingly turning to alliances as a way to grow their business and maximize shareholder value. A full two-thirds of companies surveyed by the Economist Intelligence Unit in 2003 expect their dependence on...

Capturing the unique value of services: why pricing of services is different.
March 1, 2004... Pricing of services has long been given less attention than product pricing. However, as services become an increasingly important part of the economy--and a bigger source of profit for many companies--the need to understand service pricing has...

The case for re-examining IT effectiveness.
March 1, 2004... Introduction There has been a positive side to the economic downturn that has hit most IT departments around the world over the last couple of years--CIOs have had to review how effective their IT functions really are while adapting to an...

The ten outsourcing traps to avoid.
March 1, 2004... "By the end of 2004, one out of every ten jobs in American software industry will move to inexpensive emerging markets like India, Russia and China, as US companies rush to out costs", according to global research agency Gartner Inc. ...

Six steps to better crisis management.
March 1, 2004... The only thing certain about the business world today is that managers must prepare for uncertainty. Crises are negative incidents that can cause the demise of an organization. The tragic events of 9-11 have shown that we can never take safety...

Why managers fail, and how organizations can rewrite the script.
March 1, 2004... Despite the purchase of thousands of management books and training programs at annual costs to business in the billions of dollars, organizations are still beset by a good deal of bad management. Employee surveys and exit interviews indicate...

The dilemma finds a solution.(Books to consider)(Book Review)
March 1, 2004... The innovator's Solution: Creating and Sustaining Successful Growth Clayton M. Christensen and Michael E. Raynor Published by Harvard Business School Press The Innovator's Solution builds on Professor Christensen's landmark book,...

Recipe for remodeling.(Book to consider)(Book Review)
March 1, 2004... The Ultimate Competitive Advantage: Secrets of Continually Developing a More Profitable Business Model Donald Mitchell and Carol Coles Published by Berrett-Koehler Anyone who buys business books through Amazon.com is familiar with Don...

On leadership style: mobsters and motivators.(Books to consider)(Book Review)
March 1, 2004... Leadership Sopranos Style: How to Become a More Effective Boss Deborrah Himsel Published by Dearborn Trade Publishing Leading Out Loud: Inspiring Change Through Authentic Communication Terry Pearce Published by Jossey-Bass...

Consilio Manuque.(Excerpt)
March 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...