Purpose – To provide the author's opinions about key issues in strategy and the future to the readership, in a humorous way. Design/methodology/approach – Opinion column. Findings – Review of three recent books relevant to critical business issues Research limitations/implications –...

Purpose – Shareholders, investors and potential employees, all attach special importance to understanding a company through its annual report, the status of which has evolved over the years: from providing information for the adepts of competitive intelligence, it now provides information...

Purpose – Artistry has been suggested by many authors to be a characteristic of exemplary practitioners in any discipline; however, few have defined artistry, or described how it might be employed and developed. The purpose of this paper is to explain the role of artistry in practice and how it...

Purpose – Acquisitions can be a powerful tool to achieve growth, enter new markets and expand the range of a firm's capabilities. But with the highly competitive market for acquisitions and the correspondingly high acquisition prices, all too often transactions fail to create value for...

Purpose – Changing industry dynamics can significantly impact the fortunes of companies. This creates a need for them to have an effective linkage of industry analysis and strategy process as a source of competitive advantage. The purpose of this paper is to describe how Nokia, a major global...

Purpose – In an age where organizational transformation is becoming more important to both the theory and practice of strategic management, the aim of this paper is to provide a model through which organizational transformation and strategic change can be understood in an holistic manner....

Purpose – Successful growth strategy has a lot to do with careful preparation to identify attractive markets and new sources of customer value and competitive advantage. If the plan for achieving growth includes acquisitions, then we also have to consider company valuations and the...