1989 Journal of Business Strategy
doi: 10.1108/eb039314
Although the bright lights of the big city have not entirely lost their glitter, many companies are finding that rural living can be good for business.
1989 Journal of Business Strategy
doi: 10.1108/eb039315pmid: 10293659
The effective selection of corporate facilities can dramatically improve a company's bottomline performance.
1989 Journal of Business Strategy
doi: 10.1108/eb039316pmid: 10303617
How good an investment is a new building Its design has a lot to do with the answer.
1989 Journal of Business Strategy
doi: 10.1108/eb039317
Many companies have turned to highyield issues in their search for capital. These securities have evolved beyond simple debt and, at times, can embrace the most favorable features of equity as well.
1989 Journal of Business Strategy
doi: 10.1108/eb039318
In March 1988, Japan's Bridgestone Corporation acquired the Firestone Tire and Rubber Company for 2.6 billion. John J. Nevin, Firestone's chairman and CEO, provides this behindthescenes look at the events leading up to the merger. He also discusses the effect of foreign investment on the United States.
1989 Journal of Business Strategy
doi: 10.1108/eb039319
Austin Industries, Inc., and Wyatt Cafeterias Inc., have bet the ranch on employee ownership. Through stock ownership plans and participative management, employees at the two Texasbased companies are playing a more direct role in the decisions that increase productivity and profitability.
1989 Journal of Business Strategy
doi: 10.1108/eb039320pmid: 10293660
Even if manufacturers use the most efficient processes, they can't change lead to gold without good product design. Manufacturing managers and design engineers need to work together from the start.
1989 Journal of Business Strategy
doi: 10.1108/eb039321pmid: 10293661
Service track records can help customers and analysts evaluate a company's products as well as its value. The author shows how most corporations can be held accountable for their level of service quality.
1989 Journal of Business Strategy
doi: 10.1108/eb039322
By developing a product that meets worldwide requirements and positioning that product to capitalize on local needs, companies can capture new markets with good potential for growth.
1989 Journal of Business Strategy
doi: 10.1108/eb039323pmid: 10303618
The babyboom generation has come of age and is taking charge of U.S. business. But many of the men and women who are moving into senior line management hide a dark and potentially dangerous secret They don't know the first thing about managing technology.
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