Is a change as good as a rest? For Accenture it was much better than that. As Andersen Consulting, the company was already hugely successful. But an effective program of rebranding, repositioning and financial restructuring has helped expand operations and cement its position as the world’s...

Purpose – Reviews the latest management developments across the globe and pinpoints practical implications from cutting‐edge research and case studies. Design/methodology/approach – Scans the top 400 management publications in the world to identify the most topical issues and latest...

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...

Anyone who has been through a strategy‐planning process knows that it begins with remembering and codifying what an organization knows about itself, its products and its markets. There is now an increasing focus on building such knowledge management into everyday operations. This article looks...

Knowledge management aims to bring intellectual resources together and make them available for everyone in the organization. As well as broadening horizons, knowledge management systems can help break down organization barriers, which leads to the sharing of knowledge and experiences.

Knowledge management (KM) is the systematic and organized attempt to use knowledge within an organization to improve performance. For many companies in a wide range of industries, this practice is becoming an accepted part of the business agenda. However, even for these companies, questions...