Anyone seeking an object lesson in the uncertainties of the business world needs to look no further than the telecommunications industry. Wireless communications increased massively during the late 1990s, a time when technology advanced at a bewildering rate. The value of companies using this...

Purpose – This article discuses the challenge of organizations achieving a collaborative advantage. Design/methodology/approach – Gives a brief synopsis of collaborative advantage. Findings – Leadership must involve being both gentle and tough at the same time – being prepared to nurture...

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...

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...

Purpose – To investigate why many leading businesses are struggling to finance, invent, and commercialize their innovations. Design/methodology/approach – Observes the changes in companies' R&D departments and approach. Findings – It is becoming apparent to many leading businesses that the...

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...

Purpose – To give an overview of the pharmaceutical industries' current challenges and their implications. Design/methodology/approach – This briefing is prepared by an independent writer who adds their own impartial comments. Findings – Despite the fact we're all getting older, our...

Purpose – As indicated by Boston Consulting Group's (BCG's) sixth annual global survey and report, economic concerns are weighing on many companies' innovation plans. However, while many companies might be starting to focus on cost cutting, the BCG report suggests that instead companies should...

Purpose – Reviews a case study of how an outside consultant turned an expensive stand off between two firms into a success. Design/methodology/approach – Case study. Findings – Big change in any company is always difficult. It gets more difficult if there is also an outside organization...