Journal of Business Strategy articles from November 1999

Journal of Business Strategy archives from November 1999

Off-the Shelf, Collaborative Application.(Brief Article)
November 1, 1999... Open Text's Livelink is an off-the-shelf, enterprise scalable, collaborative application that enables companies to leverage their information and resources through their intranets in a collaborative environment.

Strictly Business.
November 1, 1999... The chief business of the American people may be business, as Calvin Coolidge would have us believe, but its a little harder to determine what the chief business of business is. It all starts with strategy, of course and then may include...

Rewarding Experiences.(employee incentives)(Statistical Data Included)
November 1, 1999... Garden variety merit increases are stagnating, but there's a lot of movement in alternative reward strategies. That's what New York-based Buck Consultants found in its tenth annual "Compensation Budget Survey of Fortune 1000 Companies." ...

Cyber-Bucks.(electronic commerce)(Brief Article)
November 1, 1999... The Internet economy generated more than $300 billion in U.S. revenues in 1998 and was responsible for 1.2 million jobs as of 1998, according to a study conducted by the University of Texas and sponsored by Cisco Systems. Survey authors...

Department of Raised Eyebrows.(employee golf schools)(Brief Article)
November 1, 1999... A management consulting firm is sponsoring golf schools that will "unleash the power and potentials of golf to help companies better motivate and manage the people part of their operations... and at the same time smooth out a few glitches in a...

Knowledge Is Money.(corporate time management)(Brief Article)
November 1, 1999... Arthur Andersen believes its knowledge management effort has yielded quantifiable benefits to the firm. In a study, the firm found that time savings on activities such as creating proposals, reports, and presentations, conducting research, and...

Trainers' Fees.(Brief Article)
November 1, 1999... Spending for formal workplace training reached an all-time high of $62.5 billion this year, according to Training magazine. Most of the money (69%) was spent on trainers' salaries, which have increased 18% in the last five years. The most...

Bears vs. Bulls.(public opinion of stock market)(Brief Article)
November 1, 1999... Studies by Arlington, Tex.-based Decision Analyst reveal that confidence in the stock market has declined throughout 1999. In September, 47.3% of those surveyed said they expected stocks and mutual funds to increase in value over the next six...

Shell Game.
November 1, 1999... If you think analysts are going to ignore those one-time "restructuring" charges on the income statement, think again. A study by Vanderbilt University professors Debra C. Jeter, Paul K. Chaney, and Chris E. Hogan found that analysts usually...

Who Afraid of Y2K?(Brief Article)
November 1, 1999... Fenton, Mo.-based Marltz AmeriPoll found that while 90% of Americans are aware of the Y2K issue, only 10% are worried about it. Even so, many plan to take precautionary measures "Just In case." The most popular precautions were: Store...

The Message Is the Medium.(Brief Article)
November 1, 1999... From Leadership A to Z: A Guide for the Appropriately Ambitious, by James O'Toole, Jossey-Bass, San Francisco, 1999. All leaders must spend hours identifying, refining, practicing, and internalizing the key messages they seek to convey to...

Corporate Destiny.(Brief Article)
November 1, 1999... From Managing Upside Down: The Seven Intentions of Values-Centered Leadership, by Tom Chappell, William Morrow, New York, 1999. Instead of letting the market drive your decisions, you must put the marketplace out of your mind for a moment...

The Human Potential.(Brief Article)
November 1, 1999... From MegaChange: How Today's Leading Companies Have Transformed Their Workforces, by William Joyce, The Free Press, New York, 1999. An effective strategy is one that engages human potential rather than denying it. Financial objectives...

Just Deserts.(Brief Article)
November 1, 1999... From "Good Enough" Isn't Enough... Nine Challenges for Companies That Choose to Be Great, by Alan Weiss, AMACOM, New York, 1999. No executive should ever receive incentive compensation for profits derived from reducing existing jobs. It...

The Birth of a Bureaucracy.(Brief Article)
November 1, 1999... From The Corporate Culture Survival Guide, by Edgar H. Schein, JosseyBass, San Francisco, 1999. When DEC was small, a hardware engineer could go to the software department and ask whether the supporting software would be ready in six...

The Original Dow Dozen, 1896.(Brief Article)
November 1, 1999... The Original Dow Dozen, 1896 Company What Became of It American Cotton Oil Distant ancestor of Bestfoods American Sugar Evolved into Amstar Holdings American...

Real Time Strategy.(future of biotechnology)
November 1, 1999... Strategy in the Biotech Age As a young economist graduating from college nearly 30 years ago, I would have laughed if someone had suggested to me that virtually every company in the U.S. would an "information management" company. But at...

Competitive Intelligence.
November 1, 1999... It's the Third Millennium: Do You Know Where Your Competitor Is? Executives at a major pharmaceutical company learn that one of their primary competitors is about to introduce a new product that will directly challenge their leading...

HAVE YOU MADE A WRONG TURN IN YOUR APPROACH TO MARKET?
November 1, 1999... There are many ways to gain entry into a given market, but they don't all lead to profitability. FEW PRODUCTS COULD BE MORE EMBLEMATIC OF A solid value proposition than L.L. Bean's Maine hunting shoe. The venerable rubber-soled boot has...

HOW TO AVOID THE 10 BIGGEST MISTAKES IN CRM.(customer relationship management)
November 1, 1999... An estimated 65% of customer relationship marketing applications fail. Here's how to increase the chances of success. HERE'S HOW IT'S SUPPOSED TO WORK: A CUSTOMER calls your organization to notify you of a problem. Even before the phone is...

WHEN THE CAUSE IS JUST.
November 1, 1999... Proponents of cause-related marketing believe it yields a big payoff. But there are pitfalls. MULLING OVER CLOTHING ACCESSORIES IN DOWNTOWN Minneapolis, Ellen Dahn figures two retailers offer similar styles at comparable prices. Same...

PORTALS TO PAPERLESS PROSPERITY.
November 1, 1999... Interoperable, compatible document sharing across your organization and with suppliers and customers will soon be a strategic requirement. Be ready for it. COMPANIES TODAY FACE AN INFORMATION MANAGEMENT crisis. Traditional database tools...

Tools for Large Organizations.
November 1, 1999... Altris EB meets a range of organizational needs, from small workgroup applications to enterprise-wide document enabling schemes, from simple image enabling to fully integrated document management, CAD, workflow, and COLD. It can provide access...

Internet Application Solutions.
November 1, 1999... BroadVision applications enable companies to personalize communications, transactions, and services to match the needs of employees, partners, and customers--the extended enterprise. The BroadVision One-To-One Publishing Center has a Web-based...

Enterprisewide Web Implementation.
November 1, 1999... Raveler integrates Web operations into an existing IT infrastructure. Managers get a "bird's-eye" view of the status of Web projects for internal, external, or customer use. IT professionals can automate thousands of tasks, including server...

A Four-Product Software Line.
November 1, 1999... DocuCreate creates forms that can be used over and over again in high-volume document automation environments. It includes editors that create forms and insert fields for run-time variable data insertion, and Windows print drivers that produce...

A Product Family for the Web.
November 1, 1999... The Documentum 4i Web application is designed to manage all facets of content creation and delivery for both corporate and e-business portals. It uses the latest developments in XML content and process integration. In addition to the core...

Extensions to Microsoft Office.
November 1, 1999... Eastman Software's Work Manager (WMX) provides knowledge management extensions that work on top of the Microsoft Outlook and Microsoft Exchange, components of Microsoft Office and Microsoft BackOffice Server. This bundled suite includes PRO...

Software Components That Certify and Validate Content.
November 1, 1999... The Trustsite Certification Server creates and stores a unique "digital fingerprint" for each certified page and for each piece of content, which is used to validate the integrity and timeliness of content for consumers. It also includes...

Document Imaging and Document Management.
November 1, 1999... Feith Document Database (FDD) is a document imaging and document management solution that also includes COLD, workflow, electronic bill presentment, electronic statements and can support thousands of users in a single environment.

Scalable Solutions.
November 1, 1999... FileNet's Panagon product family offers a complete integrated document management (IDM) solution based on a scalable, open product family that can address a company's entire document management and process automation requirements.

Internet/Intranet Information Management System.
November 1, 1999... FYI is a tool for integrating imaging, document management and workflow functionality. Multiple users can store, retrieve, display, manipulate, and route all types of data (including computer files, scanned documents, photos, audio tracks,...

Business Communication Management.
November 1, 1999... iManage iSync, iManage iForm, and iManage iTouch "transact" information in business communication across a highly secure intranet or Internet network. iManage iSync can define the page to display a variety of information; folder subscriptions,...

Content Management Platform for Web Applications.
November 1, 1999... Xpedio Content Server is packaged enterprise Web software that enables organizations to build and support mission-critical, content-centric applications for the enterprise. It is based on open standards and is built on a Java server-based...

Integration of External, Unstructured Data.
November 1, 1999... In.vision is a product suite that integrates documents, data, and business processes to create personalized portals for business, e-commerce, knowledge management, and publishing applications. It integrates data management tools with external...

Data Capture and Processing.
November 1, 1999... Keyflow Commerce provides a common platform for Web-distributed, end-to-end automation and streamlining of key business processes. This enables knowledge workers to integrate document and knowledge assets, business rules, and enterprise...

Document, Data, and Internet-Based Capture.
November 1, 1999... Ascent Capture combines document capture, data capture, and Internet capture capabilities in a single application. Organizations can start off with a single low cost, low-capacity configuration and increase capacity by adding additional...

A Messaging and Web Application Software Platform.
November 1, 1999... The Domino family of products can help companies leverage their existing investments in people, skills, tools, and back-end systems because it delivers secure, interactive Web applications as well as a solid infrastructure for messaging and...

COLD and Imaging Software Combined.
November 1, 1999... Macrosoft's Synergy provides a central point of access to COLD reports, document images, check images, and even application documents created from other Windows applications, which can be combined into a single electronic folder that can be...

Manage Paper and Electronic Data.
November 1, 1999... Optika eMedia integrates imaging, document management, workflow, and COLD and provides multiple client interfaces and a scalable, extensible architecture deployable over the Web. These tools provide a single point of access to electronic forms,...

Data Storage Management for Windows NT.
November 1, 1999... XTENDERSOLUTIONS comprise products addressing knowledge management needs, including Web-enabled solutions for document imaging and management, workflow, and data storage management.

Retrieval and Analysis Capabilities.
November 1, 1999... DOCSFulcrum gives users information retrieval tools for searching and retrieving the information they need to build knowledge. Some key features include: search-term highlighting and navigation to pinpoint information within documents,...

Solutions for a Multiple Servers.
November 1, 1999... RSD Solutions offers two complementary product lines that support a multihardware environment, providing access from a PC in client /server mode or stand-alone, via Internet/intranet, or using a 327x terminal. Both provide systems personnel...

Imaging, COLD, Workflow and Document Management Tools.
November 1, 1999... The TREEV Suite of integrated software products provides a scalable framework of ActiveX building blocks for developing customizable client/server and Web-based applications for managing documents and other unstructured data types. Based on...

Universal Access Using Standards.
November 1, 1999... SeeChain Portal--formerly delivery-MANAGER--provides safe, universal access to disparate corporate information for all levels of users--management, employees, customers, and suppliers. It supports open standards, including RDBMS, TCP/IP, Java,...

The Granddaddy of Paper Management.
November 1, 1999... FlowPort enables users to capture And integrate paper-based documents into an organization's digital workflow where content can be accessed, retrieved, and distributed--all without the use of a PC. FlowPort features PaperWare, a paper user...

CORPORAYE EXCELLENCE IN THE NEW MILLENNIUM.
November 1, 1999... The companies that find the fastest route to riches will be those that manage all stakeholders effectively. WHO WILL BE THE WINNERS AND THE LOSERS IN THE 21st century? As the year 2000 rapidly approaches, this is the question everyone--from...

Odd Man In.
November 1, 1999... This month's Stack is comprised of two books on complexity theory, two on IBM's Lou Gerstner, and an odd man out on straight strategy. Complexity--which is, of course, the new chaos theory--seemed so promising. However, the authors of The...

The Millennium Bug.
November 1, 1999... Whether there's been too much or too little hype about the muchreported Y2K computer glitch remains to be seen. Some people are already preparing their shelters, stocking their larders, and arming their weapons; others are worried that their...