Everywhere managers are being bombarded with so-called new management techniques and ideas. This article takes the position that until managers master the quot;old lessons,quot; there's not much point in tackling new ones. Seven fundamental lessons for management success are reviewed. Through...

A mission statement is potentially an invaluable tool for formulating and implementing an organization's strategy. This article reports on a survey of large Canadian firms to determine the prevalence of mission statements and how they are created and used. Most large firms had a mission...

A relationship between board/management quot;involvementquot; and quot;awarenessquot; with organizational mission and their link to quot;employee commitmentquot; and quot;organizational performancequot; was modeled by drawing on previous research. The model was tested with data from 339 large...

One of the most popular management tools in the world, the mission statement also is subject to widespread criticism. In order to improve our understanding of the mission statement's strategic value and to provide actionable recommendutions for healthcare organizations, the paper adopted a...

This paper presents a preliminary progress report into the governance role that boards play (and should play) in the strategic planning process. It reports on whether the nature and degree of their involvement (or lack thereof) in certain strategic planning activities is positively associated...

An article by Alan Deutschman in Fortune (October 17, 1994) presents a list of management techniques which he claims distinguish the innovative high technology companies of Silicon Valley from all other types of organizations. What makes the article so interesting is that Deutschman claims these...