Journal of Business Strategy articles from September 2003

Journal of Business Strategy archives from September 2003

Publisher's note.
September 1, 2003... This is not entirely an editor's note, but rather an editor's and publisher's note. In the last issue, Managing Editor Paul Wood announced that the Journal of Business Strategy was now part of the portfolio of Emerald, an international...

Back to the old rules?(Alternative strategies)(post dot-com economy)
September 1, 2003... Kevin Kelly, editor of Wired magazine, is one of the most creative thinkers in the USA today. His 1994 book, Out of Control, introduced readers to the concepts of swarming, emergent entities, chaos, and networked phenomena. As much as anyone,...

Women in the boardroom: a business imperative.(Governance rules)
September 1, 2003... The US Supreme Court recently ruled on two separate but related cases addressing diversity and affirmative action. In one case the court ruled 5-4 that race can be used as a criterion in making university admission decisions (Grutter v....

Strategy from the inside out: lessons in creating organic growth.
September 1, 2003... Over the past decade, many companies acquired their way to growth by developing and managing a portfolio of businesses, treating each as an autonomous unit. For many companies, that strategy no longer works, as economic pressures preclude...

The ultimate competitive advantage of continuing business model innovation.
September 1, 2003... Football, basketball and soccer may often witness an agile offensive player with the ball faking movement in one direction, then quickly shifting actual movement to a different direct on. The defender usually either moves towards the faked...

When acquisitions go awry: pitfalls in executing corporate strategy.
September 1, 2003... However, there are instances where the loss of value makes one wonder what went wrong with the strategy of the company. This paper looks at five such cases (Table II) of significant value destruction, i.e. when acquisition was followed by...

Still searching for the pot of gold: doing business in today's China.
September 1, 2003... The China market continues to attract new foreign multinationals companies, in part because such major players as Motorola, Philips and Unilever have already been successful[1]. Philips, for instance, now has more than 50 alliances with...

The making of a global executive.
September 1, 2003... With the business world becoming ever more global, leaders skilled in the international arena are critical to business success. Research and experience tell us that international assignments are the most powerful means of developing global...

Employee training: a strategic approach to better return on investment.
September 1, 2003... Employee training represents a significant expenditure for most organizations, yet, for the majority, it fails to achieve the best possible results. Training too often is viewed tactically rather than strategically. The organization's leaders...

How to Grow When Markets Don't.(Book Review)
September 1, 2003... by Adrian Slywotzky and Richard Wise. Published by Warner Business Books, New York, NY (www.twbookmark.com) Authors' credentials: Both are vice presidents of Mercer Management Consulting. Thesis: Future business growth will be driven...

Angel Customers & Demon Customers: Discover Which is Which and Turbo-Charge your Stock.(Book Review)
September 1, 2003... by Larry Selden and Geoffrey Colvin, Penguin Portfolio, New York, NY (www.penguinputnam.com) Authors' credentials: Columbia University Business School professor and Fortune magazine editorial director. Thesis: All the profits and...

Full Frontal PR: Getting People Talking About You, Your Business, or Your Product.(Book Review)
September 1, 2003... by Richard Laermer with Michael Princhinello, Bloomberg Press, Princeton, NJ (www.bloomberg.com/ books) Authors' credentials: Founder and CEO of RLM, a public relations firm with such clients as E*Trade Financial, Kozmo.com, Barnes and...

How Customers Think: Essential Insights into the Mind of the Market.(Book Review)
September 1, 2003... by Gerald Zaltman, Harvard Business School Press, Cambridge, MA (www.hbspress.org) Authors' credentials: Professor of marketing at Harvard Business School and Fellow at Harvard's "Mind, Brain Behavior Initiative" as well as founder of...