Business management
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...
42 results for "Andrew Campbell"
- Business management
Do You Have a Well-Designed Organization?
For most companies, organization design is neither a science nor an art; it's an oxymoron. Organizational structures evolve in fits and starts, shaped...
- Strategy
What's Wrong with Strategy?
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...
- Health and behavioral science
Why Good Leaders Make Bad Decisions
Decision making lies at the heart of our personal and professional lives. Yet the daunting reality is that enormously important decisions made by intelligent,...
- Business management
Tailored, Not Benchmarked: A Fresh Look at Corporate Planning
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...
- Business management
Running Better Boardroom Discussions
Time is tight even in a four-hour meeting.
Jul 08, 2016
- Business management
Why Corporate Functions Stumble
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...
- Strategy
When a Spinoff Makes Strategic Sense
An adjusted business theory explains Gannett's split.
Aug 18, 2014
- Leadership and managing people
Many Best Ways to Make Strategy
Almost every company wants to develop its businesses over time and earn high profits immediately, to respond quickly to market changes and make careful...
- Business management
When to Pass on a Great Business Opportunity
Three tests to help you decide.
May 14, 2014
- Strategy
The Basic Principles of Strategy Haven't Changed in 30 Years
It's still all about cost, price, and competitors.
Apr 23, 2015
- Finance and investing
Stop Kissing Frogs
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...
- Business management
Corporate Strategy: The Quest for Parenting Advantage
While the core competence concept appealed powerfully to companies disillusioned with diversification, it did not offer any practical guidelines for developing...
- Strategy
How Separate Should a Corporate Spin-Off Be?
Setting up an innovative new business unit requires making fine-grained decisions.
May 26, 2014
- Business management
We Need a Better Language for Organizational Relationships
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
