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COMPETING IN THE AN ERA OF DEFLATION, TECHNOLOGY CREATION AND MARKET EXPANSION
H. Alan RaymondThe Chinese sage of war, Sun Tze, emphasized knowledge of the context of battle as one of the primary factors for success. The context as he saw it was made up of knowledge of…
COMPETING WITH LARGE MULTINATIONALS: SELECTING POTENTIAL FOREIGN MARKETS
Lloyd C. RussowMany small‐ and medium‐sized firms lack the resources to conduct adequate foreign market research. Inexperienced managers often do not know where to begin. Once the decision has…
QUALITY AND GLOBAL COMPETITIVENESS
Paul E. SultanPART 1 Power—and sometimes even justice—flows from the muzzle of a gun. Global competitiveness does not. We are witness today of two lumbering giants, the Soviet Union and the…
PRODUCT MODIFICATION MANAGEMENT
Cliff Barbee, Robert W. EcklesIt is generally accepted that a product life cycle is typically a continuum from introduction to termination of a product. The term product could include either a product or…
STRATEGICALLY PLANNED SPIN‐OFFS: THE EMPIRICAL EVIDENCE
Raymond A.K. Cox, Robert T. Kleinman, Anandi P. SahuSeveral academic studies have examined the investment performance of initial public offerings (IPOs). Since the underwriters desire to have the offering sell out quickly, they…
INDUSTRY FOCUS: SMITH & NEPHEW
Ron SparksPerhaps the best place to start is to tell you something about our business. Smith & Nephew is a British firm, founded in 1856 by a pharmacist named T.J. Smith. Mr. Smith was an…
COMPETITIVENESS: NO QUICK FIX SOLUTIONS
Abbas J. Ali, Robert C. CampThe abatement of the Cold War and the declining threat of nuclear conflict have awakened U.S. politicians to the dangers of the U.S.'s losing its industrial base. That is not to…
The Commonwealth of Independent States Needs the Right Kind of Help
Jack EnenIt has finally happened in the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS): Political reforms have outrun economic reforms, but when the euphoria subsides and the dust settles, the…
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1059-5422Online date, start – end:
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hybridEditors:
- Dr Christian Ketels
- Dr Philippe Gugler