Strategic Direction: Volume 23 Issue 7

HR: how to make friends and influence people

This paper examines looks at role of the human resources (HR) team during mergers or acquisitions.

Intel boldly goes on marketing mission: When journey into the future can be science fact

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

Ahold's divestment by stealth: Deploying international divestment activities

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

Success is so simple at M&S: Product, environment and service are all you need

To bring together different takes on Marks & Spencer's turnaround since 2004, offering comments from CEO Stuart Rose and a comparison to the current fortunes of Philip Green's…

Nokia: big and clever: How large firms can become nimble

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

The great PepsiCo fightback: Why fizz no longer matters

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

China's home truths: A not‐so‐long march for B&Q and Danfoss Industrial Controls

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

Managing knowledge management: How two companies have implemented KM

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

An interview with Polly LaBarre

An interview with Polly LaBarre, co‐author of Mavericks at Work.

Designing demand: The importance of design

The purpose of this paper is to show that through the effective integration of design, companies are more likely to be innovative, become more competitive, increase their profits…

Exploiting new technology: Forty years on

The purpose of this paper is to provide an overview of the recently published report entitled Funding Technology: Britain Forty Years On.

McDonald's 24/7

The problem with Made in China

Back to Bason (profile)

Globalization restricted: the Canadian financial system and public policy

Employment law overview

Incorporating sustainable business practices into company strategy

What’s on the web

Internet Strategy: The Road to Web Services Solutions

Whose job is it anyway (corporate social responsibility)

The CEO's second act

Diary

Whitacre's way (company of the year)

Competitive horizon

The world of work (Manpower)

Sachs appeal (Goldman Sachs Group)