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THE LINK BETWEEN PERFORMANCE AND STRATEGY
Peter J. CarrollWhen many people talk about strategy, they really mean positioning. However important positioning may be, strategists who overlook performance factors are ignoring a key…
NEW DIRECTIONS IN THE FINANCIAL SERVICES INDUSTRY
Edmon W. BlountFinancial institutions today face open competition from a variety of sources, uncertain economic conditions, and the advent of deregulation. In order to succeed or even to survive…
THE CHANGING ROLE OF ACQUISITIONS
James W. Bradley, Donald H. KornA series of forces—economic uncertainty, inflation, and low stock market valuations—have prompted major corporations to pursue mergers and acquisitions as the preferred route to…
SEIZING COMPETITIVE INITIATIVE
Ian C. MacMillanTo be successful, a company has to capture the initiative in an industry from its competitors. The author offers a detailed prescription for getting and keeping the strategic…
ASSIGNING MANAGERS ON THE BASIS OF THE LIFE CYCLE
Jeffrey KerrThe idea of assigning corporate managers on the basis of the product life cycle is rapidly gaining currency. The practice is likely to work better in some corporations than…
WHAT LIES AHEAD FOR MERGER ACTIVITIES IN THE 1980s
Malcolm Salter, Wolf WeinholdA number of factors ranging from economic conditions to managerial self‐interest have contributed to today's unprecedented merger boom. But the tide may be turning as the public…
New Life for Formal Planning Systems
Arie J. Rijvnis, Graham J. SharmanOver the past two decades, most major corporations have installed some sort of formal planning system. Such a system represents an important commitment to rational, professional…
How Employee Retention Strategies Can Aid Productivity
Arnold DeutschObservers of the Japanese phenomenon of maintaining a highly productive, highly innovative economy tend to see that country's philosophy of “life‐time” employment for some sectors…
Handling the Key Issues
Milton LauensteinIn any corporate setting, the way certain key issues are handled will have a major influence on results over an extended period. Some such issues are specific to the individual…
How Aggressive Innovation Can Help Your Company
Ian C. MacMillan, M.L. McCafferyWhen a company is considering a major strategic move, a key issue is predicting the speed and extent of the competition's response to that move. Under ideal circumstances…
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