strategy+business - All Updates

Jack's Right Fight

by Saj-nicole Joni and Damon Beyer — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 00:00:00 -0600

When the head of a division had an impossible target to meet, the only way forward was through a constructive battle between allies.

The Supply Chain Is Flat

by Sheridan Prasso — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 00:00:00 -0600

William Fung, the head of an old and very large Hong Kong trading company, on making and selling products in a vastly altered global landscape.

Author's Choice: Charles Darwin, Management Guru

Wed, 03 Feb 2010 00:00:00 -0600

Seth Godin, author of Linchpin: Are You Indispensable? , introduces a lesson on the role of diversity in business success from Rules of Thumb: 52 Truths for Winning at Business without Losing Your Self , by Alan M. Webber

The New Golden Age

by Mark Stahlman — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 00:00:00 -0600

The history of investment and technology suggests that economic recovery is closer than you think, with a new silicon-based global elite at the helm.

The Case for Backshoring

by William J. Holstein — Mon, 25 Jan 2010 00:00:00 -0600

Which manufacturing operations should return to the United States?

Roots of Prosperity

by R. Glenn Hubbard and William Duggan — Mon, 18 Jan 2010 00:00:00 -0600

The lessons of history suggest that if we want to reduce poverty in emerging markets, regulation reform and business success are prerequisites, not outcomes.

The Elusive Right Path to Engineering Offshoring

by Vikas Sehgal, Sunil Sachan, and Ron Kyslinger — Mon, 11 Jan 2010 00:00:00 -0600

Farming out product design and development can be a risky venture, as many organizations have learned the hard way. Here are five steps to making it work.

Author's Choice: Performance Reviews on Steroids

Wed, 06 Jan 2010 00:00:00 -0600

Art Kleiner, author of The Age of Heretics: A History of the Radical Thinkers Who Reinvented Corporate Management , uncovers an effective and ongoing way to create employee alignment and accountability in Just Ask Leadership: Why Great Managers Always Ask the Right Questions , by Gary B. Cohen.

The Evolution of Technology

by Art Kleiner — Mon, 04 Jan 2010 00:00:00 -0600

To economist W. Brian Arthur, the value of innovation depends on harnessing the natural progression of shared knowledge.

Green Is a Strategy

by Rich Kauffeld, Abhishek Malhotra, and Susan Higgins — Mon, 21 Dec 2009 00:00:00 -0600

Five steps to "differentiated" sustainability for a full embrace of environmentalism.

After Copenhagen: Impact, Change, and Implementation

Mon, 21 Dec 2009 00:00:00 -0600

A conversation with Nick Pennell and Rob Fowler

A School for Displaced Workers

by William J. Holstein — Tue, 15 Dec 2009 00:00:00 -0600

With industries contracting and jobless rates among manufacturing workers skyrocketing, community colleges have become the new home of retraining programs.

The Power of (Online) Public Opinion

by Edward Tse — Mon, 07 Dec 2009 00:00:00 -0600

Executives should track Internet commentary in China to protect their company's reputation -- and market position.

Author's Choice: Managing Naturally

Wed, 02 Dec 2009 00:00:00 -0600

Walter Kiechel III, author of The Lords of Strategy: The Secret Intellectual History of the New Corporate World (forthcoming, March 2010), introduces an excerpt from Managing by Henry Mintzberg that proposes a more organic view of managers and their work.

What Is Your Risk Appetite?

by Alan Gemes and Peter T. Golder — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0600

To avoid swinging between over-exuberance and excessive caution, set a disciplined target for your desired investment outcomes.

Best Business Books 2009: Leadership

by Charles Handy — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0600

Means to a Greater End

Best Business Books 2009: s+b's Top Shelf

Tue, 24 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0600

Best Business Books 2009: Strategy

by Phil Rosenzweig — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0600

The Capable and the Failed

Best Business Books 2009: Management

by Judith F. Samuelson — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0600

In Search of the Silver Lining

Best Business Books 2009

by Theodore Kinni — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0600

Best Business Books 2009: Globalization

by Ayesha Khanna and Parag Khanna — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0600

Western Dominance in Decline

What's So Special about Special Ops?

by Andrew Sobel — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0600

The U.S. military's elite training programs offer a model for the strategic deployment of human capital and for building effective teams.

Auto Suppliers in Crisis: 2. Steps for Restructuring

by Jan Miecznikowski and Brian Collie — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0600

How to choose which units to cut and which to keep.

Auto Suppliers in Crisis: 1. The Coming Shakeout

by Kasturi Rangan and Evan Hirsh — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0600

This bedrock U.S. manufacturing sector is facing consolidation, further cutbacks, and renewal.

Capturing the Asian Opportunity

by Andrew Cainey, Suvojoy Sengupta, and Steven Veldhoen — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0600

Economic recovery in China, India, and elsewhere in the region could be the strongest source of sustained global growth for years to come.

An Essential Step for Corporate Strategy

by Tim Laseter — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0600

Though often missing, a formal operations strategy can guide the crucial decisions that build competitive advantage.

Best Business Books 2009: Marketing

by Catharine P. Taylor — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0600

Branding Goes Viral

Fernando Flores Wants to Make You an Offer

by Lawrence M. Fisher — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0600

Having moved from political prisoner to cognitive scientist to Chilean senator, this uncompromising philosopher of communication is now educating business leaders for the world of social media.

Best Business Books 2009: The Meltdown

by Clive Crook — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0600

A Wealth of Explanations

How to Donate Responsibly

by Matt Palmquist — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0600

After disasters, broker organizations can help corporations act quickly by matching corporate dollars to humanitarian need.