Strategic Direction: Volume 26 Issue 6

Bouncing back

The purpose of this paper is to discuss how the recession has affected UK businesses.

Silver linings of recession clouds: Companies and consumers find new ways of coping

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

Winning new markets in the economic decline: Branding strategy in India's housing industry

Reviews a case study of new sub‐brand CASA by Lodha in India.

Business as usual: How to survive an economic downturn

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

Interview with David Rhodes and Daniel Stelter, authors of Accelerating out of the Great Recession

The purpose of this paper is to present and an interview with David Rhodes and Daniel Stelter of the Boston Consulting Group.

Clothing Vault shows its style: Tight‐budget teens help beat the downturn

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

Peaks and troughs on the way to recovery: Economists struggle to find common ground

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

Ten tips from turnaround strategies for sound financial management: Finance, finance, finance … and ethics

Provides ten “back to basics” management practices that should be taken on board if management is able to successfully implement a turnaround strategy.

Leading out of recession: Predicting success and failure in bad times

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

Interview with Don Sull

The purpose of this paper is to provide an interview Don Sull, Professor of Management Practice in Strategic and International Management at the London Business School and author…

The Silver Lining – An Innovation Playbook for Uncertain Times

Work-life balance during a recession

What we can learn from a challenging economy: six business lessons from the recession

Diary

Logistics outsourcing during hard times: a contemporary issue

Downturn plays into regional hands (Brazil’s regional banks)

Stemming the tide (US fiscal deficit)

Editorial

The Connected Leader: Creating Agile Organizations for People, Performance and Profit

A spiritual look at the recession: this too shall pass

The consumer champions for our hard times (UK retailers more trusted than government to be truthful and helpful in the recession)

Brave new financial world (potential role of quality in the future of the global economy)

Banking on change (UK government’s budget options)