Through the looking glass: what really matters in a recession: How the media can distort, and academic rigor aid successful strategies

Abstract

Purpose

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

Design/methodology/approach

This briefing is prepared by an independent writer who adds their own impartial comments and places the articles in context.

Findings

There are some on Wall Street who, looking around the media trucks and earnest commentators shouting into cameras, wonder who the real bulls and bears are operating in the financial district. With information running like quicksilver round the financial institutions of the world, the media are there to spot it, analyze it, use it and report on it, with financiers both beholden to it, but wanting to control it at the same time. But when a big story hits on Wall Street, who are the real actors of the drama?

Practical implications

Provides strategic insights and practical thinking that have influenced some of the world's leading organizations.

Originality/value

The briefing saves busy executives and researchers hours of reading time by selecting only the very best, most pertinent information and presenting it in a condensed and easy‐to‐digest format.

Citation

(2011), "Through the looking glass: what really matters in a recession: How the media can distort, and academic rigor aid successful strategies", Strategic Direction, Vol. 27 No. 1, pp. 21-24. https://doi.org/10.1108/02580541111096575