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Issue 1, 1992

Viewpoint Japanese Executives Face Life Out of the Nest

Just as the abrupt end of the Cold War has created a "new world order" for statesmen to puzzle over, management leaders worldwide are facing the challenge of a new economic order. Incongruous as it may seem, the legendary Japanese management system appears ill-prepared to cope with this transition.
Issue 3, 1992

Eastern Europe: The New Investment Frontier

Eastern European countries have strong industrial traditions, much like those of the West, but their economies have been severely distorted by the mismanagement of the now-discredited communist system. Therefore, investment opportunities in the region are often clouded by significant issues.
Issue 3, 1992

Industrial Renewal Through Regional Development

The dissolution of the centrally controlled political and economic system in Eastern Europe has led naturally to the regionalization of this part of the continent. National and - increasingly - regional (i.e., subnational) governments are assuming responsibility for fundamental political and...
Issue 3, 1992

The Japanese View of Eastern Europe

During 1990 and 1991, mission after mission of Japanese business executives went to Eastern Europe to explore potential business opportunities. Prime Minister Kaifu and other Japanese political leaders also paid visits. By and large, Japanese businessmen concluded that in the next few years Eastern...
Issue 2, 1992

Telecommunications Services: Industry Directions and...

Over the next 15 years, the telecommunications services industry will achieve dramatic growth in both new services and revenues - with significant implications for nations, businesses, and individuals around the globe.
Issue 2, 1992

True Wirelessness: A Whole New Ball Game

By the year 2000, ubiquitous wireless personal communications services will change the ways that individuals, businesses, and other institutions in North America and Europe manage their affairs. Already, people are becoming increasingly mobile in their personal and professional lives. More and more...
Issue 2, 1992

Making Communication Work

Effective communication among individuals and groups is critical to the execution of complex business processes. It is the vehicle of leadership and vision, coordination and control, the transfer of knowledge, and the realization of creativity.
Issue 4, 1992

Business Strategy: New Thinking for the 1990s

Strategy is what determines the framework of a firm's business activities and provides guidelines for coordinating activities so that a firm can cope with and influence the changing environment. Strategy articulates the firm's preferred relationships with its environment and the type of...
Issue 1, 1992

The High Performance Business: Accelerating Performance...

Wouldn't you like your business to have:95 percent of its customers say they are highly satisfied with the products and services it provides?Its employees say that it's one of the best companies in the world to work for? Its growth rate exceed the average for its industry?Its return on equity in...
Issue 4, 1992

Acquiring World-Class Resources Without Selling the Ranch

Acquiring critical resources has become an increasingly important aspect of strategy as the established leadership positions of the 1980s have come under siege from new competitors in rapidly changing markets and technologies.