Desperately Seeking Synergy
Managers can separate the real opportunities for synergy from the mirages, say Michael Goold and Andrew Campbell of the Ashridge Strategic Management...
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Managers can separate the real opportunities for synergy from the mirages, say Michael Goold and Andrew Campbell of the Ashridge Strategic Management...
For most companies, organization design is neither a science nor an art; it's an oxymoron. Organizational structures evolve in fits and starts, shaped...
Why is it that successful strategies are rarely developed as a result of formal planning processes? What is wrong with strategy or the way most companies...
Decision making lies at the heart of our personal and professional lives. Yet the daunting reality is that enormously important decisions made by intelligent,...
In today's competitive markets, every company has an action plan. Yet for most managers, the processes used to create these plans don't work. The root...
Time is tight even in a four-hour meeting.
Jul 08, 2016
A survey of 761 of the largest corporations in North America and Europe showed that the number of corporate functions had increased by about a third from...
An adjusted business theory explains Gannett's split.
Aug 18, 2014
Almost every company wants to develop its businesses over time and earn high profits immediately, to respond quickly to market changes and make careful...
Three tests to help you decide.
May 14, 2014
It's still all about cost, price, and competitors.
Apr 23, 2015
Companies attempting to grow by entering new businesses fail nine times out of 10. The problem isn't that big companies are too risk averse. Quite the...
While the core competence concept appealed powerfully to companies disillusioned with diversification, it did not offer any practical guidelines for developing...
Setting up an innovative new business unit requires making fine-grained decisions.
May 26, 2014
One of the prime reasons for organizational dysfunction is that our vocabulary for describing relationships inside organizations is limited. We use vague...
Sep 16, 2011