Strategic Direction: Volume 24 Issue 11

Competitive analysis of industry history to enhance planning

The purpose of this paper is to demonstrate the usefulness of applying competitive analysis tools to an industry's competitive history. Future strategic planning can benefit from…

Strategic lessons from Egypt: Multi‐dimensional approach works

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

Amazonian strength: How Bezos's firm seems to do no wrong

Profiles Jeff Bezos's past and future strategy at the helm of Amazon.

Enhancing Web 2.0 literacy: Using blogging as a management tool

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

A job's about passion, not just pay: Internal branding key to engaged employees

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

Leading personalities: Jobs, Polet and Gunn

Focuses on the successful leadership techniques of three unexpected leaders: Steve Jobs, Robert Polet and Tim Gunn.

Turkey in training for CSR goal: Stakeholders still denied a level playing‐field

This paper aims to review the latest management developments across the globe and pinpoint practical implications from cutting‐edge research and case studies.

Girl talk: Female recruitment and diverse IT

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

Making the right design decisions: Designing‐out time and cost

The purpose of this paper is to show that with the pressure constantly on companies to be more innovative and deliver new products more efficiently, it is vital that established…

“Designing‐in” sustainable behavior: A nudge in the right direction

The purpose of this paper is to show that he growing importance of “sustainable design” and reducing the environmental impact of products has seen the development of a relatively…

Corporate environmental non-reporting - a UK FTSE 350 perspective

The secret of enduring greatness (500 largest US companies)

End the discounting habit

The Midas of misery (vulture investors)

The Companies Act 2006 and deregulation for private companies

Where to next? Account planning at 40

What’s on the web

Buying and Selling a Business: An Entrepreneur’s Guide

Business improvement strategy or useful tool? Analysis of the application of the 5S concept in Japan, the UK and the US

Speciation through entrepreneurial spin-off: the Acorn-ARM story

Diary

Ultimate cash machine

Competitive horizon

Sacrificial game plan (sports rights)

Customer service: made to measure (outsourcing customer services management at TM Lewin Shirts)

Note from the publisher