July–August 2000
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The Dubious Logic of Global Megamergers
Magazine ArticleIt pays to be big in a global economy, right? Wrong. The rush toward huge cross-border mergers is based on a faulty understanding of economics. There are better ways to address globalization than relentless expansion.
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A Better Way to Crack China
Magazine ArticleAs Kodak has discovered, it’s now possible to establish Western-style corporations in China.
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Stop Fighting Fires
Magazine ArticleIt’s an old and familiar way of doing business, especially in new product development and manufacturing. People rush from one crisis to the next, never really fixing problems, just stopping them from getting worse. But a set of principles can actually prevent most fires.
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Starting Up in High Gear
Magazine ArticleEntrepreneurs have always needed imagination and daring. What’s different today, says one of the architects of the new economy, is that they have to move a lot faster than ever before, with a lot less room for error.
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Harley’s Leadership U-Turn
Magazine ArticleTop-down leadership may very well be necessary during a crisis. But when the crisis has passed, what’s needed is a leader who can create an environment where every employee is responsible for sustaining success.
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Explaining XML
Magazine ArticleHere’s a short course on an Internet technology that’s helping to shape the future of e-business.
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Who Wants to Manage a Millionaire?
Magazine ArticleThey can be demanding. Fickle. Uncommitted. Not to mention hungry for ever more money. Could it be that the millions of millionaire employees at work today are the best thing that ever happened to American business?
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Entrepreneurs Versus Executives at Socaba.com
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When Bots Collide
Magazine ArticleFirst there were shopbots, now pricebots. Is your company ready for the agent economy?
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E-Loyalty: Your Secret Weapon on the Web
Magazine ArticleIn the rush to build Internet businesses, many executives concentrate all their attention on attracting customers rather than retaining them. That’s a mistake. The unique economics of e-business make customer loyalty more important than ever.
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What Every Executive Needs to Know About Global Warming
Magazine ArticleExtremism and emotion have dominated the debate about global climate change. It’s time to cool off and take a level-headed business view of the risks and opportunities associated with the problem.
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Competitive Fitness
Magazine ArticleIs your company in shape?
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Waking Up IBM: How a Gang of Unlikely Rebels Transformed Big Blue
Magazine ArticleSix years ago, IBM was a has-been. Today, it’s an e-business powerhouse. It didn’t turn around by imposing change from the top. It let ideas, initiatives, and enthusiasm bubble up from below. Maybe your company should do the same.
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Change Without Pain
Magazine ArticleOrganizations have to change to stay alive. That’s a given. But change doesn’t always have to create anguish. Sometimes change is more effective when it hurts less. That’s where a new approach to change—dynamic stability—comes in. Here’s how it works.
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Venture Philanthropist
Magazine ArticleInternet entrepreneur Martin Varsavsky is applying what he does best—building high-tech companies—to improving education in Argentina.
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Can You Patent Your Business Model?
Magazine ArticleThe short answer is no, says the head of the U.S. patent office, but you can patent specific ways of doing business. And that, he contends, is a good thing for innovation.
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The New New Capital Thing
Magazine ArticleRobert Putnam explores the idea of social capital to argue that the United States is becoming a nation of loners. Could the same construct be used to improve the performance of organizations?
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Are You Ready?
Magazine ArticleOffering the right product in the right place at the right time for the right price is retailing’s formula for perfection. The ideal remains elusive, but an elite rank of retailers is getting closer to it every day. There’s much to be learned from what they do.