Drawing on research and consulting experience with Coca-Cola, Bristol-Meyers Squibb, Daimler-Benz, 3M, and other companies, the authors argue that the key to improving research and development efforts and company performance rests not upon focusing solely on business processes, but upon changing the decision making process itself. A "smart organization" incorporates principles such as embracing…
An argument for simplicity from the bestselling authors of Profit from the Core Is radical reinvention the key to winning in today’s fast-paced world? Not judging by the results of some of the world’s best-performing companies. In Repeatability, Chris Zook and James Allen—leaders of Bain & Company’s influential Strategy practice—warn that complexity is a silent killer of profita…
American capitalism is in dire straits, caught in a perilous pattern of increasing volatility, decreasing investor returns, and ongoing bad behavior by executives. And itÂ’s getting worse. Since the turn of the twenty-first century, weÂ’ve seen two massive value-destroying market meltdowns and a string of ethics breaches, including accounting scandals, options-backdating schemes, and the …
Corporate creativity is not a matter of hiring more creative people; rather it is a matter of putting a systematic structure into place to make creativity possible. Through a series of case studies Alan Robinson and Sam Stern stress six essential elements that will help unleash creativity at all levels of a company. Then they outline the steps necessary for good ideas to reach the people who ca…
Over the next decade, two out of every three companies will face the challenge of their corporate lives: redefining their core business. Buffeted by global competition and facing an uncertain future, more and more executives will realize that they must make fundamental changes in their core even as they continue delivering the goods and services that keep them in business today. "Unstoppable" s…
The author outlines a planning and implementation methodology that involves: forming an outsourcing team to study options; determining how outsourcing fits with long-term strategies; analyzing present and future costs and performance; selecting providers; negotiating terms; helping employees make the transition; and managing provider relationships. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (b…