Journal of Business Strategy: Volume 34 Issue 4

Leveraging board expertise: strategy mapping as teaching tool

Vince Bruni‐Bossio, Norman T. Sheehan

As a result of the many governance failures in the past decade, new legislation, increased regulation, and best practices have been adopted by boards in an effort to improve…

The confidence factor in pricing: driving firm performance

Stephan M. Liozu, Andreas Hinterhuber

The purpose of this paper is to identify a set of specific activities and a set of competencies associated with above‐average firm performance.

Succeeding in a hypercompetitive world: VC advice for smaller companies

Brian L. King

The purpose of this paper is to examine certain venture capital (VC) practices that conventional company managers might adopt to improve effectiveness when faced with increasing…

Staffing an entrepreneurial team: diversity breeds success

Maria Kakarika

The purpose of this paper is to answer the following question: how should start‐ups be staffed and how should they manage issues of team diversity?

Cloud computing: the nexus of strategy and technology

Peter Ross, Michael Blumenstein

The purpose of this paper is to analyse the impact of Cloud technologies on management practices and business strategies. It considers the role of human resource management (HRM…

A third dimension to understanding voluntary disclosures

John Ben Prince, Neeraj Dwivedi

The purpose of this paper is to establish sufficient potential for a novel perspective that could enhance understanding of the rationale behind voluntary disclosures. In this…