Strategic Direction: Volume 23 Issue 4

Controlling your outsourced application development with ALM: Put process in – take chaos out

This paper examines application lifecycle management (ALM) and how it can benefit the outsourcing of application development.

Crisis? Oh, that crisis!: Shell and Wendy's discover the dangers of too little action too late

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

Japan's smooth operators: But does lean production damage the brand?

Reviews some of the advantages and potential disadvantages of lean production in the Japanese automotive industry.

Strategic marketing planning: a critical part of market success: A review of the marketing function of a Cypriot liquid food‐packaging company

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

Innovation is a game for team players: New R&D strategies keep industries in the ballpark

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

How did Disney's garden grow?: One goal: three Yellow Brick Roads to sustained growth

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

From organization to enterprise: Leadership for a rapidly changing world

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

Should production processes stay in‐house?: Maximizing manufacturing operations through successful outsourcing decision making

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

Interview with John Adair

An interview with John Adair, a leading Danish advertising and communications director.

Barriers to innovation: The right attitude and metrics

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

Linking ideas: Using the internet to find ideas

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

What's on the web

Built to Change: How to Achieve Sustained Organizational Effectiveness

The Strategic States Model: strategies for business growth

Connecting strategy and competitive intelligence: refocusing intelligence to produce critical strategy inputs

Diary

Down with strategy: in defense of short-term thinking

Defending personal injury claims - the bigger picture

Strategy implications of business culture differences between Japan and China

The value of seeking strategic direction in ensuring a future pattern of #realistic# growth potential

The strategy payoff for smaller enterprises

Strategy making: what have we learned about forecasting the future?