Journal of Business Strategy articles from November 2005

Journal of Business Strategy archives from November 2005

Editor's note.
November 1, 2005... The Journal of Business Strategy strives to publish articles that reflect more than fleeting trends. There can be hardly a doubt that corporate governance topics will be high on the agenda for years to come, which makes our three papers on...

Parables of consulting.(Alternatives strategies)(Short Story)
November 1, 2005... When God created the world, all was at peace and the lion lay down with the lamb. This was great for the lamb, which contentedly munched on the grass, but it was hell on the lion, who was starving to death. There was also the matter of the...

In defense of the individual: the CEO as board chairperson.(Corporate governance)(chief executive officer)
November 1, 2005... The motto for the seal of the United States of America is the Latin phrase, e pluribus unum, which translates as "out of many, one". In 1776, the motto was suggested for adoption by the Great Seal Committee, whose members included John Adams,...

Finding the best marketing mix.
November 1, 2005... Flick through General Electric's 2004 annual report and you soon sense business leaders' new mood toward growth and spending. Growth is the report's unavoidable motif; CEO Jeffrey Immelt says GE aims to cut "non-growth cost" by $3 billion over...

Aspiration alignment: a hidden key to competitive advantage.
November 1, 2005... A few years ago, an international consultancy presented a nine-point plan to the Prime Minister of India to accelerate the growth of the Indian economy. Their well-researched recommendations were derived from an analysis of other countries'...

Corporate governance in Europe: current status and future trends.
November 1, 2005... Introduction This is the fourth edition of the biennial Heidrick & Struggles' corporate governance study, which documents the movement of some 300 of Europe's top companies towards best practices in corporate governance. The survey...

The real role of corporate directors: balancing prudence with progress.
November 1, 2005... Most board directors never function properly in their directorial, as distinct from executive, role. They seem especially ineffective at thinking strategically. Whilst assuming happily the title "board (statutory) director" they have rarely any...

Navigating growth in emerging markets: six rules for improving decision making between corporate and local leadership.
November 1, 2005... Multinational corporations (MNCs) are scouring the globe for growth, and increasingly they are finding it in emerging markets. Real GDP is forecast to rise three times faster in Brazil, Russia, India and China (the "BRICs" economies) than in...

Strategically managing risk in the information age: a holistic approach.
November 1, 2005... Introduction Risk management strategies in today's information age should be developed with holistic, broad views of business operations and tailored to accommodate the different types of exposure specific to an individual business or...

A strategic response to Friedman's critique of business ethics.
November 1, 2005... In 1970 Nobel Prize-winning economist Milton Friedman's[1] article "A Friedman doctrine: the social responsibility of business is to increase its profits" appeared in the New York Times Magazine. While apparently written with a focus on...

See you, Z/Yen.(Epilogue)
November 1, 2005... When you know you're gonna go, you gotta Mow your dough (from the "Last Will and Testament of Chao Kli Ning", unearthed in Italy together with some unusually shaped noodles, probably a 15th century forgery). [How a magnificent business...