Journal of Business Strategy articles from March 2006

Journal of Business Strategy archives from March 2006

Editor's note.
March 1, 2006... In October 1991 a storm stronger than any previously recorded hit the coast off Massachusetts. Termed by some the "Perfect Storm," it was actually three storms combined into one, creating a dire situation in the Atlantic Ocean. The 2000...

Corporate growth: our advice for directors is to buy "organic".(Corporate governance)
March 1, 2006... There is consensus that financial markets reward corporate growth. Notably, however, different strategies to achieve growth are not evaluated equally. Corporate growth is commonly characterized as a dichotomy. There are "organic growth" and...

The Little Prince approach to the future.(Alternative strategies)
March 1, 2006... Most planning efforts amount to a single stab in the dark. They consist of a host of assumptions, most unexamined, many unconscious. The majority of these unexamined or implicit assumptions fall under the heading "conventional wisdom." ...

The perfect market--and strategies to survive it.
March 1, 2006... Billy, you seen the chart? Yeah I saw it, he says What do you think? Looks like it's going to be wicked (Junger, 1997). When the captain of a fishing boat sets course he/she is likely well prepared for dangers foreseen and unforeseen as...

A health audit for corporate entrepreneurship: innovation at all levels: part II.
March 1, 2006... Introduction In our first article of this two-part paper, we argued that to develop and nurture simultaneously today's and tomorrow's competitive advantages, grounded in innovation, firms increasingly rely on "corporate entrepreneurship"...

Practical strategy development: a wise investment for middle market businesses.
March 1, 2006... Times are tough for middle market businesses (MMBs)--defined here as firms with revenues of $50 million to $1 billion. A perennial economic powerhouse, they inject as much as $3 trillion in revenues annually into the US economy, and employ 20...

The logic of Chinese business strategy: East versus West: part II.
March 1, 2006... Introduction This two-part report presents the results of extensive research and in-depth analysis into the strategic assumptions and goals of 29 of the most successful Chinese and foreign companies operating in China. In this first part,...

Staffing for high tech in China: finding the right leaders for global initiatives.
March 1, 2006... As China's vast market becomes the long-stagnant high tech industry's greatest hope for growth, foreign companies doing business there face difficult decisions about what kind of leadership their operations require. At one time, such foreign...

Reputation risk: it is the board's ultimate responsibility.
March 1, 2006... When one of Australia's largest companies suffered two major financial crises, the CEO was fired and soon after the board imploded. Infighting among directors led to the chairman and a number of other directors resigning their positions. The...