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CHARTING OUR SHORT‐TERM ENERGY FUTURE
W.P. TavoulareasPlanning too far into the future can be hazardous to your health. Companies, industries, and even nations can ignore immediate problems while concentrating on the long‐range ones…
GLOBAL SOURCING: OFFSHORE INVESTMENT STRATEGY FOR THE 1980s
Daniel F. HeflerTransnational companies in this decade face greater risks, more constraints, and new competition from advanced developing countries. In order to survive and grow in this new…
LOOKING AT THE STRATEGIC IMPACT OF MERGERS
Kenneth M. DavidsonAmerican industry is in the midst of a new merger boom. Recent studies, however, show that such mergers do not necessarily enhance profits, boost productivity, aid efficiency, or…
STRATEGIC RESPONSES TO TODAY'S TURBULENT FINANCIAL MARKETS
A.W. SametzNot since the Great Depression of the 1930s have the financial markets been so turbulent. Individuals, corporations, and financial institutions have taken some innovative steps to…
MANAGING A RETURN TO FINANCIAL HEALTH
Edward I. Altman, James K. La FleurWhen Jim La Fleur took the helm at GTI, it was a company hovering on the edge of bankruptcy. By using the Altman Bankruptcy Predictor Model in an active way to set strategy, La…
USING MODELS IN FINANCIAL PLANNING
Charles W. GibsonModels can be a beneficial planning tool to evaluate real alternatives. However, the user must avoid some common traps, including the temptation to have the model validate…
THE NEED TO REFORM CORPORATE GOVERNANCE IN THE MUTUAL INSURANCE INDUSTRY
David Jemison, Robert OakleyMutual insurance companies will have to reform their corporate governance practices if they want to avoid new and excessive government regulation. Steps they can take include…
Keeping Your Corporate Strategy on Track
Milton LauensteinMore and more members of the business community agree that boards of directors have a responsibility for seeing that their companies have an effective strategy. But there is…
Fixing the Corporate Image
Terry HallerIn our last column (Spring 1981), we talked about how your financial communications program could be strengthened by using marketing research methods that dovetail with strategic…
What the Computer Can Do for the Planner
Walker LewisThe computer is an extremely valuable tool in strategic planning. But that is all it is—a tool. To borrow a phrase from Peter Drucker, it can make a planner's arm longer. The…
Lobbying Strategy and Tactics
Ian MacMillanIn a previous column on this topic, four major stages of the regulatory process were identified and the formative stage of regulation was discussed. In this column, attention will…
How Manpower Development Can Support Your Strategic Plan
James SweetThe recent surge of strategic planning provides—at last—an outstanding opportunity to bring the field of manpower development into the “nuts and bolts” of the organization and…
Scenarios in Corporate Planning
H. Ronald HamiltonScenarios are viewed as a desirable input to planning because they address two key trends in the planning environment:
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