Strategy & Management

Magazine articles on business strategy, management and leadership.

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BusinessWeek January 29, 2007 Susan Berfield	Mentoring Can Be Messy Companies love mentoring programs, but what if that colleague just wants your job?
The Motley Fool January 18, 2007 Anders Bylund	This Apple Makes Me Queasy Apple rocks -- but for how long? When Steve Jobs leaves, whether it happens next week, next year, or three decades from now, Apple shareholders might wish they had entrusted their savings to a more balanced management team.
The Motley Fool January 18, 2007 Tim Beyers	Apple's iPhone: Properly Priced Is the iPhone expensive? Yes. But is that a mistake? No way. Instead, it's a deliberate strategy that, if history serves, is likely to do precisely nothing to dampen the enthusiasm of Mac addicts.
HBS Working Knowledge January 17, 2007 Malcolm Salter	Learning from Private-Equity Boards Boards of professionally sponsored buyouts are more informed, hands-on, and interventionist than public company boards. The author argues that this board model could have helped Enron and perhaps your company as well.
BusinessWeek January 22, 2007 David Henry	Private Equity Repellent Why some companies are intentionally taking the bloom off their balance sheets.
The Motley Fool January 16, 2007 Rich Duprey	Is Backdating Really So Bad? Is repricing options really a crime, or simply a mild accounting gimmick? However, backdating stock options carries a real cost to shareholders.
AFP eWire January 15, 2007	Corporate Philanthropy Increases Profits According to a recent article, a new study shows that for every dollar a corporation gives to charity, they can expect profits to rise by $2.00 or $3.00.
CIO January 15, 2007 Ben Worthen	Scent of a Merger Most mergers and acquisitions fail to deliver the expected business value. But Coty's acquisition of Unilever's cosmetics and fragrance subsidiary has been a success. The secret formula was a new approach to integration.
Fast Company February 1, 2007 Chuck Salter	Way Behind The Music Founded by Coran Capshaw, the storied but reticent manager of the Dave Matthews Band, Musictoday works behind the scenes to fashion an online identity for musicians, then connects them with fans -- and drives commerce.
Fast Company February 1, 2007 Bill Breen	No Accounting For Design? Despite the growing consensus that good design is good business, most companies lack objective financial metrics to help them calculate whether increased investment in design will, in fact, generate increased profits. Does it matter?
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