Business Strategy Series: Volume 8 Issue 6

Forecasting the technology revolution

William E. Halal

This article gives managers and executives a way to think about how their organizations can benefit from the technology revolution.

Collaborative computing: a new management strategy for increasing productivity and building a better business

Mohsen Attaran

The aim of this paper is to discuss the evolution of the collaborative computing technology and highlight major benefits of using this technology in small and medium‐sized firms…

Knowledge integration through networked strategic communities: two case studies in Japan

Tomoatsu Shibata, Mitsuru Kodama

The article seeks to provide new practical viewpoints regarding the knowledge management and organizational development of new product development through in‐depth case studies.

Strategic implications of nanotechnology

Eric H. Kessler, Michael Charles

Nanotechnology, the ability to manipulate materials on the atomic and molecular level, and thus create novel structures and materials, is at the forefront of a paradigm shift…

On financial strategy

Joseph Calandro, Robert Flynn

The purpose of this article is to introduce the “Financial Strategy Framework”.

Using activity‐based costing and economic profit to grow the bottom‐line

Jan Emblemsvåg

The purpose of this article is to present an approach and a case that shows how activity‐based costing (ABC) and economic profit (EP) can be used to improve the profitability of a…

Synthetic (integrative) project management: an idea whose time has come

John Pourdehnad

To propose a complementary approach to traditional project management competency training, and approach that is based on a different worldview.

Learn how to grab others' knowledge to do your job properly

Sajjad M. Jasimuddin

This paper addresses the ways in which a prospective knowledge user can approach seeking a potential contributor's knowledge.

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