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SHORTTAKES
U.S. corporations announced a record number of planned job cuts in January, according to Challenger, Gray & Christmas. There were 142,208 lay‐offs announced in January—the largest…
CLIPPINGS
[I]f history is a guide, no more than a third of today's major corporations will survive in an economically important way over the next twenty‐five years. Those that do not…
Real Time Strategy: Power Play
Richard W. OliverTalk with any business person for more than a few minutes about corporate strategy' and the sports metaphors begin to pour out. “The bases are loaded,” “you get three strikes and…
E‐Business: Don't Let Downtime Be the Downfall of Your Web Site
Allan GrahamWhen it comes to availability, Web site operators should take a page from Yogi Berra's playbook. When asked whether he would be dining at a famous restaurant, the legendary Yankee…
REVERSING THE VALUE CHAIN
Jim Webb, Chas GileMost companies look at their core competencies when they want to build competitive advantage. But they're grabbing the wrong end of the value chain.
ALIEN INTELLIGENCE
James MartinComputer intelligence won't ever match human intelligence, but it will soon be absolutely essential to business success.
MINING THE STORE
Owen P. HallData mining tools aren't simply toys for big companies with money to burn. They can help firms of all sizes strengthen the bottom line.
HEY, COACH!
JoAnn GrecoWhen nobody's got time to be a mentor, it may be time to outsource the function to an executive coach.
ARE BALANCE BENEFITS: FOR REAL?
Ken LizotteAT A PROMINENT FORTUNE 100 CORPORATION, a number of high‐level female managers had reached their boiling point. For some time, they had been requesting changes in their work…
DECIPHERING COLLABORATIVE COMMERCE
Bob Bechek, Cesar BreaCollaborative commerce goes well beyond putting all your products and services on a Web site, and its rewards go beyond increased sales.
WHY YOUR CIO LOOKS SO STRESSED
KIM BAKER, SUNNY BAKERYOUR PEOPLE COME TO YOU recommending a hot new tool that will generate additional revenue and improve productivity. It costs just $80,000 for both hardware and software, and the…
Stack Attack: The Thinking—and Doing‐Strategist
Bristol Lane VossIf you've been reading too many business books that sound altogether too much like high school English essays, this Stack is for you. Three of the books are written with a…
The Last Word: Intelligence
Intelligence comes in all sorts of flavors. There's alien intelligence, animal intelligence, artificial intelligence, competitive intelligence, market intelligence, military…
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0275-6668Renamed from:
Business Strategy SeriesOnline date, start – end:
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- Ms Nanci Healy