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Management mayhem at Vivendi and Tyco: A case of too much too soon for these business giants?
Imagine the scene: after pursuing an aggressive expansion strategy you find your organization so swamped in debt you are paying $160,000 every hour in interest. Or imagine coping…
What now for Jaguar and Skoda?: Mixed fortunes in the auto industry
ormer US Attorney‐General Ramsey Clark once said “turbulence is life force – it is opportunity”. And for today’s leading car manufacturers, dealing with this “life force” has fast…
Business in China: Double Star Group and Haier Group succeed without the consultants
To say that the corporate reforms of 1978 and China’s subsequent entry into the World Trade Organization (WTO) have shaken up the economy is an understatement on a par with “Enron…
SOS calls from BT and Ericsson: Business lifelines from the new CEOs
“Wanted”, it said above a hunted culprit on the front of a national, Swedish tabloid. The two grim‐faced mug shots belonged to Kurt Hellström, CEO of Ericsson, Sweden’s most…
Re‐shaping Ford Europe: How a flabby giant got fit and lean
The Ford Motor Corporation has always been regarded as a world leader from pioneering mass production to being one of the first car manufacturers to build overseas assembly…
GlaxoSmithKline is committed to desktop access : Towards electronic document delivery
Corporate librarians are going to have to live in both the print and digital worlds for some time yet. Although the virtual library has made a substantial start, it still has a…
Deeply ethical: Why your firm might not be as principled as you think
Most of us, you would hope, would like to think that the profits we take home at the end of day were earned in fair practice. Given the choice, we prefer to sleep easy in the…
Xeptron’s forward thinking on reverse logistics: The task in hand
The establishment of a task force is a common response by businesses seeking to create significant organizational change. Xeptron, a US‐based computer corporation, perceived a…
Innovations: Managing and measuring for R&D success: Could do R&D (much) better
Most companies now openly accept the importance of innovation and new products to business success. As a result, the assumption would be that organizations are now actively…
A revealing study of Six Sigma: Gains but missed potential
There can be little doubt that Six Sigma is far more than just another novelty concept, and can be regarded as a major innovation in terms of the management of quality throughout…
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- Miss Emma Steele