Journal of Business Strategy articles from September 1996

Journal of Business Strategy archives from September 1996

Conoco's excellent Russian adventure.(Global Enterprise)
September 1, 1996... Archie W. Dunham, president and CEO of Conoco since January of this year, was directly involved in the company's Russian operations in his previous position as executive vice president in charge of exploration and production. Conoco (a subsidiary...

A supply-side strategy.(Purchasing)
September 1, 1996... Your purchasing department spends 50% to 70% of every company revenue dollar on items from raw materials to services. All the "just-in-time," electronic data interchanges, reengineering, rightsizing, and team development your company pursues will...

Honeywell at halftime. (includes related articles)(Cover Story)
September 1, 1996... CEO Michael Bonsignore has the company focused on meeting its goals and keeping its promises. Honeywell may be out of the woods. "Honeywell has now entered the 'payoff period' for shareholders," reads the July 1 report from NatWest Securities....

Strategists to watch. (top 40 corporate strategists)
September 1, 1996... Here are 40 business leaders who just may show us a thing or two. Of our 40 strategists to watch for 1996, only one, Bill Gates of Microsoft, seems to have a real Napoleon complex. But several including that eternally boyish world leader in PC...

Is ISO 1400 worth it? (International Standardization Organization)(includes related articles on Pennsylvania Dept. of Environmental Protection Sec. James Seif and standards in Europe)
September 1, 1996... A new environmental management system is touted as a vaccine against command and control regulation. But does the reality match the hype? In 1992, U.S. industry went on red alert. Word had gotten out that the soon-to-unify European market would...

Knowledge management: a cultural evolution. (Dow Chemical Co.)
September 1, 1996... Once upon a time, there was a magician's closet. It was filled with all sorts of wonders. The problem was that nobody knew exactly what was in the closet, and anyone brave enough to open the door risked having a cascade of bowling balls, snow...

The good fight on the Cote d'Azur. (Port Authority of Marseilles)
September 1, 1996... Jean-Louis Horn, manager of industrial development for the Port Authority of Marseilles looks fondly at the Hotel Beauvau, which fronts the original, ancient port. "Many famous people have stayed in this hotel," he says. "George Sand, Frederic...