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SHORT TAKES
We're still in the longest peacetime expansion in U.S. history. Isn't it too good to last? Maybe not, according to Joseph H. Haimowitz, an economist at the Federal Reserve Bank of…
CLIPPINGS
Organizations must recognize that they are no longer making IT investments—they are investing in IT‐enabled change in the overall business system. There will be many opportunities…
Real Time Strategy: Unpleasant Surprises
Richard W. Oliver“The date which will live in infamy,” December 7, 1941, is branded in our consciousness as the day the most famous surprise attack of the 20th century was launched. The Japanese…
Strategic Planning: Is Our Vision Any Good?
Alan Brache, Mike FreedmanYou've descended from the mountain‐top having visualized, scenarioed, segmented, core competencied, value chained, and discontinuitied. You've exercised both hemispheres of your…
FUN FOR EVERYONE
Harvey MeyerIf you're competing in a very tight labor market, consider what others have done—everything from dishing out ice cream to giving away BMWs.
KNOWLEDGE IS POWER
JoAnn GrecoJealously guarding the information you held was once essential to the acquisition of power. Today, it pays to share.
CREATING A SUCCESSFUL KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM
Laurence P. ChaitWhen knowledge is your product, you'd best be able to manage it. Here's what one consulting firm has done.
THE GROWTH IMPERATIVE
Jude T. RichYour company can either grow or die. Which result are you pursuing?
THE BEST LITTLE WAREHOUSE IN BUSINESS
Sunny Baker, Kim BakerIf you're awash in information you don't have time enough to analyze, invest in a data warehouse. It can give you access to data riches you didn't realize you had.
LEVERAGING THE REWARDS OF STRATEGIC ALLIANCES
Gabor GaraiMergers are big news, but they're not the only news. More and more companies are entering into temporary alliances to gain competitive advantage.
Stack Attack: The New Battle Plans
Bristol VossIt's probably been at least a decade since any strategist actually believed he'd spend the rest of his career plotting the campaign of a great corporate army—from a nearby ridge.
The Last World: Growth
Growth, as Alice found, is not always an unalloyed delight. For business, maintaining consistent growth is an ongoing challenge.
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