http://www.strategy-business.com Read commentary, research, and practical ideas that bridge the gap between theory and practice in contemporary global business. Mon, 23 Jan 2006 00:00:00 -0600 Mon, 12 May 2008 11:32:00 -0500 finn_bridget@bah.com (Bridget Finn) strategy-business@ravencreative.com (strategy+business webmaster) http://www.strategy-business.com/media/image/sb-rss_feed_logo.gif http://www.strategy-business.com 134 39 http://www.strategy-business.com/press/article/08116?gko=aa089 Finding competitive values in corporate technologies and intellectual property can help drive top-line growth. David Kline Mon, 24 Mar 2008 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.strategy-business.com/press/article/08116?gko=aa089 http://www.strategy-business.com/press/article/08107?gko=417ae Not long ago, the railroad industry was known for ever-lower expectations and diminishing service. Now, railroad companies, both public and private, are reinventing themselves as customer-conscious businesses. Amtrak, British Rail, Canada's CN, and New Zealand Railways are discovering that the key to success isn't privatization, but more attentive marketing. Andrew Tipping and Justin Zubrod Mon, 24 Mar 2008 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.strategy-business.com/press/article/08107?gko=417ae http://www.strategy-business.com/press/article/08106?gko=cffbf For the chief information officer (CIO), thinking strategically has never been more important. New technologies are changing how companies relate to their employees, customers, suppliers, partners, sales channels, and markets. The CIO can earn a seat at the senior leadership table by helping to set and realize long-term goals and by augmenting the capabilities of the entire enterprise. Michael Farber, Tom Greenspon, and Jeffrey Tucker Mon, 24 Mar 2008 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.strategy-business.com/press/article/08106?gko=cffbf http://www.strategy-business.com/press/article/08104?gko=06d3b To consistently turn out profitable new offerings, companies must integrate three distinct innovation portfolios. Tim Laseter and Ron Kerber Mon, 24 Mar 2008 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.strategy-business.com/press/article/08104?gko=06d3b http://www.strategy-business.com/press/article/08114?gko=6f5e0 Traditional methods of measuring the impact of an advertisement, such as audience exposure and reach, are becoming obsolete thanks to outcome-based media metrics. These new innovations in metrics can more accurately measure the behavior and spending-patterns of consumers, and will help improve marketing ROI. Christopher Vollmer Mon, 24 Mar 2008 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.strategy-business.com/press/article/08114?gko=6f5e0 http://www.strategy-business.com/press/article/08111?gko=85e42 New books and revisited history illuminate the irrelevance of today's MBA -- and ways to make it compelling again. Andrea Gabor Mon, 24 Mar 2008 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.strategy-business.com/press/article/08111?gko=85e42 http://www.strategy-business.com/li/leadingideas/li00065?gko=5c539 If we hate it so much, why do we all use it? Gwen Moran Mon, 24 Mar 2008 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.strategy-business.com/li/leadingideas/li00065?gko=5c539 http://www.strategy-business.com/re/recentresearch/re00014?gko=58d3d Legislators must understand the importance of foreign nationals as contributors to domestic technology innovation, and consider the effects that immigration policies, such as quotas on H1-B temporary visas, may have on the pace of innovation. Mon, 24 Mar 2008 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.strategy-business.com/re/recentresearch/re00014?gko=58d3d http://www.strategy-business.com/press/article/08117?gko=9aeba On Southwest's new IT strategy, reputation as a crime deterrent, the value of self-disclosure, customer perception of offshoring, and more. Des Dearlove and Stuart Crainer Mon, 24 Mar 2008 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.strategy-business.com/press/article/08117?gko=9aeba http://www.strategy-business.com/re/recentresearch/re00010?gko=999f2 The region in which a company chooses to do business can have a serious impact on the way that company is perceived and on its likelihood of success. Mon, 24 Mar 2008 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.strategy-business.com/re/recentresearch/re00010?gko=999f2 http://www.strategy-business.com/re/recentresearch/re00011?gko=6a4aa A market's openness can affect a company's viability. Mon, 24 Mar 2008 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.strategy-business.com/re/recentresearch/re00011?gko=6a4aa http://www.strategy-business.com/re/recentresearch/re00013?gko=97115 Leaders should carefully consider how they create working groups by giving managers roles in which they have experience, and forming teams with members who have worked together in the past. Mon, 24 Mar 2008 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.strategy-business.com/re/recentresearch/re00013?gko=97115 http://www.strategy-business.com/press/article/08101?gko=58cb4 How to discover the dormant vitality in an old product line. Nikhil Bahadur and John Jullens Mon, 24 Mar 2008 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.strategy-business.com/press/article/08101?gko=58cb4 http://www.strategy-business.com/press/article/08115?gko=7909e Interactive new technologies that collect and analyze data in the field are revolutionizing the oil industry and easing the widespread problems associated with labor shortages. Andrew Steinhubl and Glenn Klimchuk Mon, 24 Mar 2008 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.strategy-business.com/press/article/08115?gko=7909e http://www.strategy-business.com/press/article/08112?gko=cf58d An icon of genius, a turnaround monomaniac, a flat-world skeptic, a psychoanalyst of leadership, and a management futurist. David K. Hurst Mon, 24 Mar 2008 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.strategy-business.com/press/article/08112?gko=cf58d http://www.strategy-business.com/press/article/08111?gko=b01c4 New books and revisited history illuminate the irrelevance of today's MBA -- and ways to make it compelling again. Andrea Gabor Mon, 24 Mar 2008 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.strategy-business.com/press/article/08111?gko=b01c4 http://www.strategy-business.com/press/article/08108?gko=7e2d8 Singaporean diplomat Kishore Mahbubani says that Americans and Europeans should lose their arrogance, and those in China, India, and elsewhere in Asia should step up to the role of global leadership. That makes him a canny and controversial prophet. Sheridan Prasso Mon, 24 Mar 2008 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.strategy-business.com/press/article/08108?gko=7e2d8 http://www.strategy-business.com/li/leadingideas/li00067?gko=2d71b Multinational companies must respond to China's rising costs by bringing their own global best practices to its shores. Christoph Alexander Bliss, Ronald Haddock, and Kaj Grichnik Mon, 24 Mar 2008 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.strategy-business.com/li/leadingideas/li00067?gko=2d71b http://www.strategy-business.com/press/article/08113?gko=16e58 Long-term strategic planners should not only take into account an impending recession, but also have a plan in place to capitalize on the economy as soon as that recession has ended. Asaf Farashuddin Mon, 24 Mar 2008 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.strategy-business.com/press/article/08113?gko=16e58 http://www.strategy-business.com/li/leadingideas/li00067?gko=2d71b Multinational companies must respond to China's rising costs by bringing their own global best practices to its shores. Christoph Alexander Bliss, Ronald Haddock, and Kaj Grichnik Mon, 24 Mar 2008 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.strategy-business.com/li/leadingideas/li00067?gko=2d71b http://www.strategy-business.com/li/leadingideas/li00064?gko=de53e Roadways that give drivers safety updates and ease congestion may finally become part of U.S. transportation infrastructure. Joyce Wenger, Jack Opiola, and Tony Ioannidis Mon, 24 Mar 2008 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.strategy-business.com/li/leadingideas/li00064?gko=de53e http://www.strategy-business.com/press/article/08109?gko=51ffb The Hope Community Center in Biloxi, Miss., is not a stand-alone philanthropic outfit. It is a focal point for businesses, not-for-profit organizations, and government agencies offering help to people recovering from Hurricane Katrina. It is also an example of how a megacommunity engagement can address complex community problems. Michael Delurey, David Sulek, and Lawrence Frascella Mon, 24 Mar 2008 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.strategy-business.com/press/article/08109?gko=51ffb http://www.strategy-business.com/press/article/08106?gko=cffbf For the chief information officer (CIO), thinking strategically has never been more important. New technologies are changing how companies relate to their employees, customers, suppliers, partners, sales channels, and markets. The CIO can earn a seat at the senior leadership table by helping to set and realize long-term goals and by augmenting the capabilities of the entire enterprise. Michael Farber, Tom Greenspon, and Jeffrey Tucker Mon, 24 Mar 2008 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.strategy-business.com/press/article/08106?gko=cffbf http://www.strategy-business.com/press/article/08114?gko=6f5e0 Traditional methods of measuring the impact of an advertisement, such as audience exposure and reach, are becoming obsolete thanks to outcome-based media metrics. These new innovations in metrics can more accurately measure the behavior and spending-patterns of consumers, and will help improve marketing ROI. Christopher Vollmer Mon, 24 Mar 2008 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.strategy-business.com/press/article/08114?gko=6f5e0 http://www.strategy-business.com/press/article/08116?gko=aa089 Finding competitive values in corporate technologies and intellectual property can help drive top-line growth. David Kline Mon, 24 Mar 2008 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.strategy-business.com/press/article/08116?gko=aa089 http://www.strategy-business.com/li/leadingideas/li00063?gko=f1aff Corporate governance expert Nell Minow explains the relationship between outlandish severance packages and the risky financial instruments linked to subprime mortgages. William J. Holstein Mon, 24 Mar 2008 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.strategy-business.com/li/leadingideas/li00063?gko=f1aff http://www.strategy-business.com/re/recentresearch/re00012?gko=af086 The historical performance of comparable products combined with an understanding of known variables can help managers develop more accurate revenue forecasts in nascent markets where data is scarce. Mon, 24 Mar 2008 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.strategy-business.com/re/recentresearch/re00012?gko=af086 http://www.strategy-business.com/press/article/08109?gko=51ffb The Hope Community Center in Biloxi, Miss., is not a stand-alone philanthropic outfit. It is a focal point for businesses, not-for-profit organizations, and government agencies offering help to people recovering from Hurricane Katrina. It is also an example of how a megacommunity engagement can address complex community problems. Michael Delurey, David Sulek, and Lawrence Frascella Mon, 24 Mar 2008 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.strategy-business.com/press/article/08109?gko=51ffb http://www.strategy-business.com/press/article/08105?gko=d6c06 An unexpected source of stability is emerging in the Middle East: diversified, open economies, no longer dependent exclusively on oil revenues. Is this growth evidence of a fertile, sustainable oasis -- or the deceitful promise of a mirage? The answer depends on the paradoxical mind-set of the Middle East decision maker. Joe Saddi, Karim Sabbagh, and Richard Shediac Mon, 24 Mar 2008 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.strategy-business.com/press/article/08105?gko=d6c06 http://www.strategy-business.com/press/article/08102?gko=176da A new form of global organization grounded in "gateway" countries can allow a company to operate profitably around the world. C.K. Prahalad and Hrishi Bhattacharyya Mon, 24 Mar 2008 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.strategy-business.com/press/article/08102?gko=176da