Strategy & Management

Magazine articles on business strategy, management and leadership.

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IndustryWeek March 1, 2003 Traci Purdum	Experience Breeds Innovation Applying knowledge from past positions, Herbert M. Baum leads The Dial Corp. to an innovative future -- at least for now.
Registered Rep. February 18, 2003 David A. Geracioti	Prudential and Wachovia Deal at Hand Wachovia Corp. and Prudential Financial are set to announce their long-rumored joint venture, a partnership that would combine the two firms' brokerage units and clearing operations to create the third-largest brokerage (by number of reps) in the United States after Merrill and Morgan.
Fast Company March 2003 Bill Breen	The Hard Life and Restless Mind of America's Education Billionaire John Sperling was born dirt-poor, fell in with Communists, and became a union organizer who led a disastrous strike. Today, he runs the world's largest for-profit university -- and a company whose shares are defying gravity on Wall Street. So why do so many smart people seem to hate him?
Fast Company March 2003 Charles Fishman	Which Price is Right? An urgent question: How can we increase profits if we can't raise prices? The answer demands revolutionary thinking -- insights about strategy and human behavior, turbocharged with software, mathematics, and rapid experimentation. Are you ready to master the new era of pricing?
Fast Company March 2003 Linda Tischler	Bank of (Middle) America Execs at Washington Mutual don't model themselves after Citi or Bank of America. Instead, they look for inspiration to Wal-Mart, Target, and Southwest Airlines -- giant companies that somehow manage to keep costs low and service high and meet the needs of the middle class. And it's working.
Fast Company March 2003 Scott Kirsner	Would You Like a Mortgage With Your Mocha? Who says banking has to be dull? Not the executives at ING Direct, who are banking on powerful technology and clever marketing to make a radical change in an industry that needs it. In less than three years, they've attracted more than a million customers. And they serve a pretty mean cappuccino.
Fast Company March 2003 Keith H. Hammonds	Motorola Bets on Its Chips A radical new business model overturns all the old rules. Now, will it work?
CIO February 15, 2003 Michael Schrage	Worst Practice The practice of solving problems by importing best practices is not a best practice.
IndustryWeek March 1, 2003 John S. McClenahen	Managing In A Slow-Growth Economy Communicating better, cutting costs and globalizing production are among 10 actions you can take to improve business performance.
IndustryWeek March 1, 2003 David Drickhamer	See The Big Picture Extended Value Stream Mapping offers a practical approach to developing customer and supplier partnerships.
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