THE CFO AS STRATEGIST AND CATALYST IN BUILDING A HIGH-PERFORMANCE CULTURE

by Alan WunscheIssue: November / December 2007

Most leaders today agree that building and nurturing a high-performance culture is critical to the success of their…

WHAT IS CORPORATE STRATEGY, REALLY?

by Michael E. RaynorIssue: November / December 2007

A perennial question for the corporate office is “How can we add value?” For many senior executives, the “Hippocratic……

THE 6TH AND BIGGEST LIE OF ALL: LESSONS FROM A DECADE OF E-TAILING

by Michael ParentIssue: November / December 2007

By the end of this article, online shoppers who feel that their personal information is secure and confidential will…

INSTITUTIONALIZING INNOVATION: LOOK TO EMPLOYEES FOR THE NEXT GREAT IDEA

by Anuradha Goyal, Kousalya Sampath et al.Issue: November / December 2007

While the importance of innovation is fairly well understood, organizations need to better understand the sources of…

INITIATIVE, CREATIVITY, RESULTS: A WIN-WIN-WIN STRATEGY FOR PROMOTING EMPLOYEES

by Shripad PendseIssue: November / December 2007

When it comes to promoting from within, the right individual might well get the job. But what about the demoralized…

MOBILIZING MINDS: REDESIGNING THE ORGANIZATION FOR THE DIGITAL AGE

by Claudia Joyce, Lowell Bryan et al.Issue: November / December 2007

Many CEOs treat organizational design as an adjunct to strategy. But, as these authors argue, the CEOs who consider…

BUYER-SUPPLIER RELATIONSHIPS IN THE CHANGING ROMANIAN ECONOMY

by Ioan Plaias, Anca Muresan et al.Issue: November / December 2007

Relationships between buyers and suppliers became dysfunctional following the sweeping political changes of the early…

THREE GENERATIONS OF CHINESE ENTREPRENEURS: WILL THE THIRD GENERATION BE AS SUCCESSFUL?

by Bing-Sheng Teng, Bing Xiang et al.Issue: November / December 2007

Chinese firms have become fierce global competitors, mainly because of the emergence of a group of capable Chinese entrepreneurs.……