Strategic Direction: Volume 22 Issue 8

VAT in the boardroom: a strategic analysis

Commercial strategy, new markets, the right personnel, perhaps even cutting one's losses and getting out of a market that does not prove as successful as hoped. Certainly in…

Siemens: systematizing, CRM and senior executives: How major companies should “get with the program”

Reviews the latest management developments across the globe and pinpoints practical implications from cutting‐edge research and case studies.

Risky business?: Offshoring failures and how to avoid them

Reviews the latest management developments across the globe and pinpoints practical implications from cutting‐edge research and case studies.

Slow sales growth for Wal‐Mart: How does the world's largest retailer measure up to its rivals?

Reviews the latest management developments across the globe and pinpoints practical implications from cutting‐edge research and case studies.

Boeing flies high the Toyota way: Aircraft engineers learn to develop lean

Reviews the latest management developments across the globe and pinpoints practical implications from cutting‐edge research and case studies.

New unity at Countrywide: Planning the way to success

Reviews the latest management developments across the globe and pinpoints practical implications from cutting‐edge research and case studies.

Deciding how to make decisions: Self‐interest can lead to bad moves for a company

Reviews the latest management developments across the globe and pinpoints practical implications from cutting‐edge research and case studies.

The importance of marketing strategy: Gaining the competitive edge with Integrated Marketing Communications (IMC)

Presents an overview of how traditional marketing communications have changed, and discusses the importance of Integrated Marketing Communications (IMC).

Making the most of growth opportunities: Strategies for success

Reviews the latest management developments across the globe and pinpoints practical implications from cutting‐edge research and case studies.

The SME robot: The inexpensive industrial robot

Reviews the latest management developments across the globe and pinpoints practical implications from cutting‐edge research and case studies.

Shipbuilding innovation: New product, new development technology

Reviews the latest management developments across the globe and pinpoints practical implications from cutting‐edge research and case studies.

The future of strategy is leadership

Competitive environmental strategies: when does it pay to be green?

Diary

The problematic nature of organizational culture and a changing control context

Competitive horizon

From canning jars to aerospace: an interview with R. David Hoover, chairperson, chief executive officer, and president of Ball Corporation

Dealing with a disaster

How to Grow Leaders: The Seven Key Principles of Effective Leadership Development

How to implement a new strategy without disrupting your organization

Strategic or operational perspectives on performance: what is prioritized in a large construction company?

View from the middle

Mapping strategic decision-making in cross-functional contexts

Continuity planning and pandemic flu - not my business

The value palette: a tool for full spectrum strategy (corporate strategy and corporate social responsibility)

What’s on the web

Integrated Performance Management: A Guide to Strategy Implementation