Strategic Direction: Volume 25 Issue 11

The Lufthansa School of Business and the London Business School General Management Programme

Reviews the latest management developments and training programs within the Lufthansa School of Business and the London Business School.

Virtual strategy development in Alfa Laval

This case study describes how Alfa Laval instigated and deployed virtual working to develop the response to a major strategic initiative.

Partnership for organizational transformation: collectively co‐creating a new VVAA 2.0 culture

The purpose of this paper is to describe how VVAA's decision to work with the Nyenrode Business University (EMDC) to develop and change the culture of its organization and improve…

Exceptional public sector organizations: Valuable lessons from the National Library Board and Singapore Airlines

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

Talent ROI energizes npower: How to measure the cost of leadership initiatives

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

China teaches IKEA limits of homogeneity: Not yet part of the Eastern furniture

Provides strategic insights and practical thinking that have influenced some of the world's leading organizations.

Interview with Norm Smallwood

The purpose of this paper is to present and an interview with Norm Smallwood, co‐founder of The RBL Group, an advisory firm to the world's top HR leaders.

Celebrating innovators in engineering: Old hands and new talent

In looking to ensure that engineers receives the recognition they deserve, the Royal Academy of Engineering, which provides a voice for Britain's engineering community, annually…

Design for sustainability: Embedding life cycle thinking

Many companies are now under increasing scrutiny from end‐users and customers, and under pressure from legislation, in relation to the environmental performance of their products…

What’s on the web

Organizational Change and Strategy: An Interlevel Dynamics Approach

The tipping points of business strategy: the rise and decline of competitiveness

Strategic planning in growth oriented small firms

Diary

The role of corporate technology strategy and patent portfolios in low-, medium- and high-technology firms

Consumers recognize value of advertising

Competitive advantage and its conceptual development: an exploration

Editorial

Strategic savvy (company management during the recession)

Innovation strategy and performance during economic transition: evidences in Beijing, China

The upside of the downturn (careers and the recession)

Can your contract be challenged?

Thinking strategically about thinking strategically: the computational structure and dynamics of managerial problem selection and formulation