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While fully two-thirds of all businesses in the United States, Western Europe, and Japan are experiencing stagnant or slowing demand, most companies in these categories are either unaware of their true situation or do not dare to confront it. Blind to alternatives beyond complete divestiture or milk
Many companies refuse to face the reality that their businesses are in trouble or that their strategic positions are wrong. Whether a product line is no longer profitable, foreign competition has slowed growth, or technological changes have left them behind, many otherwise well-managed companies hang on for too long to the status quo. In this inflexible posture, managements time and talent go to waste, assets grow sterile, and technology falls behind. This book will help managers overcome the exit barriers that hamper strategic flexibility. Based on innovative studies of 192 firms within Sixteen industries, the ideas presented here are applicable to almost any industry and any type of firm. ...
Argues that Stonehenge's scientific purpose was to observe the setting midwinter sun, and that astronomical observations made by the ancient Britons were as rational and methodical as they are today.
Management development guide on the management of joint ventures in the USA - discusses questions of ownership, contract, productivity, competition, technology transfer, etc; reviews the establisment, profitability, top management continuity, evaluation, and dissolution of the Joint Venture. References.
This is a reprint of a previously published work. The original title was Strategies for Vertical Integration. It deals with self-sufficiency and outsourcing in various kinds of businesses.
A collection which is part of the Open University integrated teaching system, this book is designed to evoke the critical understanding of students. There are readings covering the strategic management process, strategy formulation and managing strategic change.
Monograph on trends and issues relating to merger and industrial integration in the USA, with particular reference to the impact on research and development and on Innovation - discusses theoretical background, legal aspects, management attitudes, business strategy, profitability, competition, the causes of success or failure, etc. At industry level and at enterprise level, and includes case studies and a literature survey. Bibliography pp. 179 to 185, graphs and references.