Strategic Direction: Volume 24 Issue 8

Successful turnaround strategies

The purpose of this paper is to help CEOs pick the best turnaround strategy.

Neighbours fight off “Third World” label: India's Tata and China's Lenovo help spread the global word

The paper aims to review the latest management developments across the globe and pinpoint practical implications from cutting‐edge research.

Flexible working as human resources strategy: Benefits to the organization and its personnel

This paper aims to review the latest management development across the globe and pinpoint practical implications from cutting‐edge research and case studies.

Managing change the Deloitte way: What could be the sharpest tool in the box

The paper aims to review the latest management developments across the globe and pinpoint practical implications from cutting‐edge research and case studies.

MySpace or yours?: Advertising and social networks

This paper aims to review the latest management developments across the globe and pinpoint practical implications from cutting‐edge research and case studies.

More than a PR job: A case study in corporate rebranding

The purpose of this paper is to review a case study of a recent corporate rebranding initiative to examine how staff respond to changed values.

Doing good, but doing it well?: How leading companies are approaching corporate social responsibility

This paper aims to review the latest management developments across the globe and pinpoint practical implications from cutting‐edge research and case studies.

Innovation is more than just a good idea: Creative thinking + strategic leadership=results

This paper aims to review the latest management developments across the globe and pinpoint practical implications from cutting‐edge research and case studies.

Interview with Nick Rowley, chairman of Oceanus Group Ltd: Interview by Ruth Young

An interview with Nick Rowley, chairman of Oceanus Group Ltd.

The next frontier: New technologies will enable cost‐effective customization

“Rapid Manufacturing”, which is the use of additive fabrication (AF) processes to deliver end‐use parts and products directly from digital data, is increasingly gaining wider…

Awards fund innovation: Top award for water treatment process

The paper aims to look at the Brian Mercer Awards for Innovation from the Royal Society.

CSR in Practice: Delving Deep

Putting leadership back into strategy

Putting customers first - nine surefire ways to increase brand loyalty

Diary

Ram's rules (management strategy)

Competitive horizon

The human resource craze: human performance improvement and employee engagement

It's all about me: narcissistic chief executive officers and their effects on company strategy and performance

The chosen: how to become a competent director and create an effective board

Sustainability, performance and organizational strategy: an empirical analyses of public organizations

Bang on target? (performance-related pay)

Bad bosses

New legislation cracks down on misleading terminology

Corporate strategy formulation and taxation: evidence from UK firms

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