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What are strategic interactions involved in establishing a value chain? In an extract from their book, Strategic Planning, R Wittmann and M Reuter examine the processes of value creation.
Sporting Chance
Many elite sporting organisations are using the passion that sport arouses to become powerful brands known around the world....
Many elite sporting organisations are using the passion that sport arouses to become powerful brands known around the world....
Leadership Issue
Scott Nelson tells Jim Banks why CEOs must take on the unfamiliar role of customer relationship management optimisation.
Scott Nelson tells Jim Banks why CEOs must take on the unfamiliar role of customer relationship management optimisation.
CEO Pay - The Party is Over
Executives are increasingly being required to justify their sky-high pay deals with stellar performance. But the suspicion...
Executives are increasingly being required to justify their sky-high pay deals with stellar performance. But the suspicion...
The Change Directorate – a More Powerful Vehicle for Delivering Business Change
Businesses currently lack the organisational and managerial focus needed to effectively deliver strategic change. According...
Businesses currently lack the organisational and managerial focus needed to effectively deliver strategic change. According...
The Companies Act 2006 - Do Directors Have Anything to Fear?
The Companies Act 2006 may be the UK's largest piece of legislation but there is no reason to fear its implications. Tim...
The Companies Act 2006 may be the UK's largest piece of legislation but there is no reason to fear its implications. Tim...
Value Management
Rowland Hayler examines how the subprime mortgage crisis has been party affected by breakdowns in management processes.
Rowland Hayler examines how the subprime mortgage crisis has been party affected by breakdowns in management processes.
Corporate Power, Business and Marketing Risks
Authors of the Business Risk Management Handbook, Linda Spedding and Adam Rose identify key corporate power risks....
Authors of the Business Risk Management Handbook, Linda Spedding and Adam Rose identify key corporate power risks....
Pandemic Management
If an organisation fails to make suitable preparations for a pandemic, CEO credibility may be the first victim. Gaye Spencer...
If an organisation fails to make suitable preparations for a pandemic, CEO credibility may be the first victim. Gaye Spencer...
To Project and Serve
Project management as a business concept has become more heavily and widely adopted. But, as Charles Smith discovers, the...
Project management as a business concept has become more heavily and widely adopted. But, as Charles Smith discovers, the...
All Your Eggs In One Basket?
Over the course of a career, a CEO can hold several company share options, prompting a need for a financial strategy. Jason...
Over the course of a career, a CEO can hold several company share options, prompting a need for a financial strategy. Jason...
Master of Your Own Financial Destiny?
It would be a rare CEO who didn't have a regularly updated business plan for the organisation they are running. But how many...
It would be a rare CEO who didn't have a regularly updated business plan for the organisation they are running. But how many...
Shake It Up
Four years ago, Niklas Zennström and Janus Friis revolutionised the telecoms industry with Skype. Now they are set to rewrite...
Four years ago, Niklas Zennström and Janus Friis revolutionised the telecoms industry with Skype. Now they are set to rewrite...
A Giant in the Making
On the 60th anniversary of India's independence, two Indian trailblazers discuss their country's economic future. In a CEO...
On the 60th anniversary of India's independence, two Indian trailblazers discuss their country's economic future. In a CEO...
Enter The Dragons
China’s young talent has seen it dominate the CEO/Cass Business School top 50 for the second year running. However,...
China’s young talent has seen it dominate the CEO/Cass Business School top 50 for the second year running. However,...
Packaged to Innovate
Most CEOs understand that IT innovation will define the leaders of tomorrow’s markets. Rob Carter, CIO of FedEx, tells Jim...
Most CEOs understand that IT innovation will define the leaders of tomorrow’s markets. Rob Carter, CIO of FedEx, tells Jim...
Employee Fraud: The Enemy Within
Employee fraud and computer misuse is a growing problem in today's workplace. Edward Wilding of Data Genetics International...
Employee fraud and computer misuse is a growing problem in today's workplace. Edward Wilding of Data Genetics International...
Internet Fraud and Corporate Losses
The companies of today are suffering increasing losses due to the increase of internet fraud. Charlie Abrahams of MarkMonitor...
The companies of today are suffering increasing losses due to the increase of internet fraud. Charlie Abrahams of MarkMonitor...
Six Sigma Leadership
Six Sigma leadership is both hard to define and simple to understand. Pete Pande explains how it is challenging to master,...
Six Sigma leadership is both hard to define and simple to understand. Pete Pande explains how it is challenging to master,...
Choose Profit over Market Share
Frank Bilstein and Hermann Simon of SKP outline some competitive strategies for use in contested markets.
Frank Bilstein and Hermann Simon of SKP outline some competitive strategies for use in contested markets.
Executives Beware – The Government Has You in its Sights
Rod Fletcher of Russell Jones & Walker explains how criminal law is encroaching upon the boardroom.
Rod Fletcher of Russell Jones & Walker explains how criminal law is encroaching upon the boardroom.
The Chinese Negotiator
When negotiating with the Chinese, there are many factors that can influence the chance of a successful outcome. In an extract...
When negotiating with the Chinese, there are many factors that can influence the chance of a successful outcome. In an extract...
Private Equity Pay Deals
Explaining a private equity pay deal in the listed environment is a lot like trying to describe the proverbial elephant....
Explaining a private equity pay deal in the listed environment is a lot like trying to describe the proverbial elephant....
Unlock the Value of Your Brand
Brand extension, if approached correctly, has the opportunity to add real value to your business. Peter Hasler of the Licensing...
Brand extension, if approached correctly, has the opportunity to add real value to your business. Peter Hasler of the Licensing...
Marketing Excellence
The marketing function, especially in a large global company, faces enormous challenges. Hugh Burkitt of the Marketing Society...
The marketing function, especially in a large global company, faces enormous challenges. Hugh Burkitt of the Marketing Society...
In Your Best Defence
The cost of securities class actions is growing and your company could be hit next. Ric Marshall, chief analyst and co-founder...
The cost of securities class actions is growing and your company could be hit next. Ric Marshall, chief analyst and co-founder...
A Global View
As market forces rebalance the global equation, how are today's business leaders responding to change? PricewaterhouseCoopers'...
As market forces rebalance the global equation, how are today's business leaders responding to change? PricewaterhouseCoopers'...
How to Build Operations in the Global Marketplace
CEOs are becoming ever-more aware of the need to recruit leaders capable of performing in the worldwide marketplace. Lisa...
CEOs are becoming ever-more aware of the need to recruit leaders capable of performing in the worldwide marketplace. Lisa...
The Greatest Unmanaged Risk
Are management taking fraud and corruption seriously enough by making prevention integral to their business strategies? In...
Are management taking fraud and corruption seriously enough by making prevention integral to their business strategies? In...
Defence Against Defamation
The House of Lords recently overturned a decision concerning companies that claim for defamation without proof. Sarah Webb,...
The House of Lords recently overturned a decision concerning companies that claim for defamation without proof. Sarah Webb,...
Green Tax or Growth Strategy?
The relationship between business and energy is already rocky after years of volatility and price hikes. Now companies are...
The relationship between business and energy is already rocky after years of volatility and price hikes. Now companies are...
Combating Corruption
It is generally accepted that UK laws regulating corrupt activity must be brought up to date. George Brown, a partner in...
It is generally accepted that UK laws regulating corrupt activity must be brought up to date. George Brown, a partner in...
Cracking Down on Compliance
CEOs are finally realising that they can no longer afford to simply pay lip service to compliance. Steve O'Donoghue discusses...
CEOs are finally realising that they can no longer afford to simply pay lip service to compliance. Steve O'Donoghue discusses...
Lean Kaizen Improvement
Leading an initiative to make organisational improvements can be fraught with challenges. William Wes Waldo and Tom Jones...
Leading an initiative to make organisational improvements can be fraught with challenges. William Wes Waldo and Tom Jones...
Rising Stars
Steve Coomber contrasts the youthful boardrooms of China with the 'greyer' C-suites of Japan and the West.
Steve Coomber contrasts the youthful boardrooms of China with the 'greyer' C-suites of Japan and the West.
Branding Asia
The face of business in Asia is changing faster than the blink of an eye. Martin Roll explains how Asian companies that used...
The face of business in Asia is changing faster than the blink of an eye. Martin Roll explains how Asian companies that used...
Man on a Mission
Booz Allen Hamilton is experiencing a period of record sales, exciting growth and expansion into new markets. CEO Ralph Shrader...
Booz Allen Hamilton is experiencing a period of record sales, exciting growth and expansion into new markets. CEO Ralph Shrader...
The Magnificent Seven Strategies for Success
Change and evolution are inevitable parts of any business, but this does not mean that they are always welcomed. David Ollerhead,...
Change and evolution are inevitable parts of any business, but this does not mean that they are always welcomed. David Ollerhead,...
Predictive Business
Real-time principles taught CEOs to structure their business around responding immediately to customer demand. But how much...
Real-time principles taught CEOs to structure their business around responding immediately to customer demand. But how much...
Ever Been Inspired by Mr and Mrs Average?
Mr and Mrs Average, with their average-priced house and car and two-point-four children don't resemble anyone I know. By...
Mr and Mrs Average, with their average-priced house and car and two-point-four children don't resemble anyone I know. By...
Reduced-Risk Innovation for CEOs
Are lone entrepreneurs and small companies really the only ones willing to risk radical innovation? Does a company become...
Are lone entrepreneurs and small companies really the only ones willing to risk radical innovation? Does a company become...
That's What Friends Are For
Dave Andrew looks at how a 'client's friend' can contribute to the success of a major change initiative.
Dave Andrew looks at how a 'client's friend' can contribute to the success of a major change initiative.
Business Intelligence
How should companies confront the growing need to develop their own computer-based business intelligence systems? Jake Lidell,...
How should companies confront the growing need to develop their own computer-based business intelligence systems? Jake Lidell,...
CEO: A Life on the Brink
In the modern business world, the CEO leads a precarious existence. Mark Stuart makes a plea for the protection of this endangered...
In the modern business world, the CEO leads a precarious existence. Mark Stuart makes a plea for the protection of this endangered...
CMO: Dynamo or Dreamer?
Chief marketing officers used to be seen as ideas people charged with creating imaginative marketing initiatives. But, as...
Chief marketing officers used to be seen as ideas people charged with creating imaginative marketing initiatives. But, as...
A Fine Balance
Stuart Crainer talks to Judy Vezmar of LexisNexis, and tries to discover the secret to her success. Since she became CEO...
Stuart Crainer talks to Judy Vezmar of LexisNexis, and tries to discover the secret to her success. Since she became CEO...
