Beyond Finger Pointing: Explaining Strategic Disappointment
The key to success in medicine is to match the right cure to the right ailment. Similarly, a strategic business initiative is only as good as its appropriateness to the landscape into which it is introduced. In this Working Paper, Professor Steven White proposes a framework for describing this landscape in order to understand better why problems arise, how solutions are generated, and … [ Read more ]
Content: Article | Author: Steven White | Source: INSEAD Knowledge | Subjects: Organizational Behavior, Strategy
CINCO (A): Challenging Traditions and Charting Reform, (B):Turf Wars
The road to reform in China is paved with detours and dangerous curves. Among the hazards are the traditional values that thrived under state run rule, but which now serve to slow progress. Looking at the case of CINCO, one of China’s oldest and largest insurers, Sarah Meegan and Professor Steven White show how the best intentions can be stymied by intractable cultural … [ Read more ]
Content: Case Study | Authors: Sarah Meegan, Steven White | Source: INSEAD | Subjects: International – Asia, Organizational Behavior | Industry: Insurance | Company: CINCO
East Meets West: A Look at China’s Venture Capital Industry
China’s venture capital industry is a recent phenomenon emerging from decades of government-led technology policy. This working paper traces the roots of the existing system of funding and compare the new types of VC structures that have come on the scene to finance and nurture technology-based firms.
Content: Article | Authors: Jian Gao, Steven White, Wei Zhang | Source: INSEAD Knowledge | Subjects: International, Venture Capital
The Missing Link: People, Organizations and Their Relationships
A melange of different kinds of people in a firm can be a real challenge. Strategic management practices often fall short at the implementation stage if they don’t consider the different ways that members of a diverse workforce do or don’t relate to others and to the firm. Drawing on research in social psychology, comparative management and organization theory, Professor Steven White and Aki Nakamura … [ Read more ]
Content: Article | Authors: Aki Nakamura, Steven White | Source: INSEAD Knowledge | Subjects: International – Asia, Organizational Behavior