Strategic Direction: Volume 23 Issue 1

Organizational development: the new buzz word

Reviews the latest management developments across the globe and pinpoints practical implications from cutting‐edge research and case studies.

IBM, Procter & Gamble and Deloitte Touche are putting design at the heart of things: How looks can kill (the competition)

Reviews the latest management developments across the globe and pinpoints practical implications from cutting‐edge research and case studies.

Withdrawing Vioxx: important lessons in communication strategy from Merck & Co. Inc.

Reviews the latest management developments across the globe and pinpoints practical implications from cutting‐edge research and case studies.

Fight or flight?: Ryanair, Southwest Airlines and post‐merger US Airways and America West

Reviews the latest management developments across the globe and pinpoints practical implications from cutting‐edge research and case studies.

Retail heaven in a half‐pipe: How SMEs can internationalize too

Reviews the latest management developments across the globe and pinpoints practical implications from cutting‐edge research and case studies.

Building and managing a successful brand with the three Cs: Consistency, clarity and conformity

Reviews the latest management developments across the globe and pinpoints practical implications from cutting‐edge research and case studies.

When the oil runs out: It's the service that counts

Reviews the latest management developments across the globe and pinpoints practical implications from cutting‐edge research and case studies.

Crisis management – easy to do badly, hard to do right: Differing experiences of Wal‐Mart, Enron and Arthur Andersen

Reviews the latest management developments across the globe and pinpoints practical implications from cutting‐edge research and case studies.

Realization: spotlight on Lars Thomassen

An interview with Lars Thomassen, a leading Danish advertising and communications director.

The era of openness: Open innovation is now a recognized management tool

Reviews the latest management developments across the globe and pinpoints practical implications from cutting‐edge research and case studies.

Seven “principles” of innovation: A lack of focus

Reviews the latest management developments across the globe and pinpoints practical implications from cutting‐edge research and case studies.

Governance, Strategy and Policy: Seven Critical Essays

Developing a corporate learning strategy

A perfect storm for global business?

A strategic option for multinationals

Reinforcing fidelity: why an investment patriarch sees work yet to do

"Green" field development?

Best global brands

What's on the web

Integrated Performance Management: A Guide to Strategy Implementation

How to ... rescue a failing strategy

Trouble at the top (UK media chief)

Diary

Take your pick (non-executive directors)

Competitive horizon

Tango'd by a lack of cash? (soft drinks)

The costs and benefits of CEO reputation

Emerald at 40