Planning Review: Volume 9 Issue 6
Table of contents
Why cash is king at Cooper
Robert CizikAt cooper industries we treat cash with great respect. In fact, the view of our entire management team is colored by the importance we place on cash. It affects the way we look at…
Vventure capitalists
Norman FastIN 1980, venture capitalists invested almost $1 billion in the growth businesses and emerging industries of the future. Eighty percent of this investment was made by the 100 or so…
Approaches to competitive analysis
Shea SmithMuch business success depends upon the actions and reactions of competition. Market position, freedom of pricing, and finally the bottom line return on investment all are…
Communicating your strategic plan
Erik G. RuleA $1.5 billion manufacturing company spent over eighteen months and countless man‐years of effort methodically hammering out a strategic plan for its domestic and international…
Driving force: Key to strategy
Robert M. MarkusThe corporate planner needs a foundation from which to coordinate short and long range planning operations. This foundation is the organization's statement of strategy. Underlying…
A move forward for the organization chart
Frank FeatherPracticing managers see significant systematic principles in the world around them. They may not have accurate labels for the principles, and they may not appreciate fully the…
Performance evaluation at Conoco
Aivars KrastsOne Axiom common to all economies is that they must save and invest enough to replace their productive capacity as it is depleted, or the standard of living of their citizens will…