Journal of Business Strategy articles from May 1995

Journal of Business Strategy archives from May 1995

125 years at the Heinz table.(Corporate Growth)
May 1, 1995... Celebrating our 25th anniversary last year has caused a corporate-wide sense of reflection. How has Heinz - now an $8 billion global food-processing organization - prevailed? And, in the doing, what have we learned? Heinz's survival has not...

The day the music died. (strategic agility)(Planning Theory)
May 1, 1995... I used to believe in strategy and rock 'n roll. Two-by-two matrices and electronic keyboards were my life, but I haven't played with either of them in years - because I lost faith. I am an ex-strategist. I used to write books on the stuff. I...

The rise of a world-wide cybermarket. (international mail order business)(Global Trends)
May 1, 1995... Thanks to space age technology, borderless companies are spawning a borderless economy. In the process, the global cybermarket is becoming, well, a virtual reality. Yes, global telemarketing itself is booming, but it's quickly being supplemented...

Amdahl jumps out of the box.(Cover Story)
May 1, 1995... In 1992, the mainframe market collapsed, almost taking Amdahl with it. Our reporter spends a day with top strategist Linda Alepin to learn what the company did - and is doing - to survive. They say that it's easier to sink a tanker than to turn...

Wanted: strategic planners.(Strategic Hiring)
May 1, 1995... Ads for strategists - and CEOs with planning experience - have been appearing more frequently in national newspapers. We asked five companies why they wanted a strategist now and whom they hired. Fat strategic planning departments may be a...

The face of tomorrow. (service industries)(Business 2005)
May 1, 1995... In the next 10 years, service industries will dominate the list of fast-growing, small-business fields. Take a look at what factors are behind the trends, as well as who's taking advantage of them - and how. It's no secret that service...

No minor asset. (minors as employees)(Small Business Reports)
May 1, 1995... LESSONS FOR & FROM AMERICA'S SMALL AND MIDSIZE COMPANIES Many business owners, seeking flexible, cost-effective employees to flesh out their workforce, try tapping workers under the age of 18. And it's a smart, cost-effective strategy - with...

Deep sinkers. (executives who skin-dive for recreation)(Out-of-Pocket)
May 1, 1995... Strategic Planning for Your Life Business writers can tell you how to swim with the land sharks without getting eaten alive, but business strategists who've negotiated great whites, large barracuda, and Mekong River sea snakes say the sharks...