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SHORT TAKES
According to the Hackett Group of Hudson, Ohio, the finance function costs the average company 1.4% of revenues, but in the top quartile of companies participating in the survey…
CLIPPINGS
What single event could make or break your company? Many people answer this question by explaining a potential “must win” project or by outlining the possibilities for a new…
Practical Strategist: History Lessons
Dan SimpsonStrategy is focused on the future, but most good strategies are well grounded in the lessons of history as well. Before you dive into developing strategies for the future, take a…
Global Expansion: The New Era of Global Retailing
Mark Carr, Arlene Hostrop, Daniel O'ConnorThe vice president of sales for a major consumer products company was all smiles as he greeted his best customer, but that smile faded quickly. “I've got stores all over the…
Ethics: The Rights and Wrongs of Workplace Snooping
Laura Pincus HartmanEmployers have a number of reasons to consider monitoring employee email—more than two million of them, if you ask Chevron Corporation. Recently, the San Francisco‐based oil…
THE QUEST FOR LIFETIME EMPLOYABILITY
Jeanne C. MeisterCompanies today can't promise lifetime employment, but they can help employees ensure lifetime employability.
MANAGEMENT FARM TEAMS
Miriam LeuchterMajor league companies devote significant resources to shaping raw talent into executive all‐stars.
ORGANIZATIONAL DESIGN IN THE 21ST CENTURY
Is “nimble behemoth” an oxymoron? Not necessarily, says one consultant.
STRATEGIES FOR WORLD DOMINATION
Ken CottrillOne way to win the globalization game is to buy stakes in similar businesses already established in the market you want to enter.
INDIANAPOLIS SPEEDS AWAY
Harvey MeyerThe public sector is not known for adopting leading‐edge business strategies. Indianapolis is trying to change that.
Underdog: Chips Off a New Block
Christopher ElliottThe word “zoran” means silicon in Hebrew, which is exactly what Levy Gerzberg wanted to convey when he founded Santa Clara, Calif., microchip manufacturer Zoran Corp. in 1981. As…
Stack Attack: Insider for a Day
Bristol VossCorporate biographies can be a tough sell because everyone (at least everybody in the company's industry) knows how the stories end. What can be fascinating in the right authors'…
The Last Word: The Vision Thing
It's pretty easy to think of Wilbur and Orville Wright as “visionary.” And it's also easy to say that business leaders have to have a vision for their companies. But what's hard…
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