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A one-page summary of research by the American Management Association of the importance of various corporate concerns broken into the following topics:
– Competitive Advantage
– Staffing & Structure
– Technology & Production
– Financial
– Electronic Commerce & Business

Content: Online Resource | Source: American Management Association (AMA) | Subject: Management

Alliances offer a powerful way to gain new capabilities and market reach, but only if they are managed effectively.

Content: Article | Authors: Gina France, Sharyn Kohen, Yacin Mahieddine | Sources: Ernst & Young, Quisic | Subjects: Management, Strategy

I believe that if you work granularly, you can get a perception of things that isn’t available from the written analysis. Data can tell you a lot. Opinions without data are severely risky.

Content: Quotation | Source: Fast Company | Subjects: Economics, Trends / Analysis

In our society, we revere those who are the best at what they do. Chants of “We’re #1” are heard frequently. You will never hear, “We’re #2,” or “We’re not great, but we’re better than we were last year.” If we want to be the BEST at whatever we do, we’ve got to break it down into its individual components:
“B” is for Balance
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Content: Article | Author: Jim Stovall | Source: CEO Refresher | Subjects: Leadership, Management

This white paper examines the different stages of KM implementations and metrics for evaluating an initiative’s progress. Introduces a “KM measurement bell curve” and offers case examples of organizations’ ongoing assessment techniques.

Content: Article | Author: Kimberly Lopez | Sources: American Productivity & Quality Center (APQC), Knowledge Management Magazine | Subject: Knowledge Management

It used to be thought that knowledge was only to be found in a select group of experts – today it is more widely recognized that useful knowledge has built up throughout the organization. This article cites the examples of knowledge-sharing systems at Ford, British Petroleum and Lockheed-Martin as illustrative of this changed thinking.

Content: Article | Author: Nancy M. Dixon | Source: Emerald Now | Subject: Knowledge Management

There is one and only one social responsibility of business–to use its resources and engage in activities designed to increase its profits so long as it stays within the rules of the game.

Content: Quotation | Subjects: Business Rules, Capitalism

Founder and CEO of MBA Jungle

Content: Thought Leader | Source: nPost.com | Subject: Management | Industry: Publishing

A one-page summary of research by the American Management Association of the importance and competence of various management skills.

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Content: Online Resource | Source: American Management Association (AMA) | Subjects: Leadership, Management

Metaphors can be used to communicate very powerful images to guide behaviour. The ultimate effectiveness of metaphors and images appears to be related to their simplicity, as the following lessons from the farm illustrate. Here are six simple tenets that provide simple yet important ‘country’ wisdom in application to a variety of more ‘enlightened’ contexts.

Content: Article | Author: Rick Sidorowicz | Source: CEO Refresher | Subject: Management

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Content: Book | Author: Ram Charan | Subject: Management

President of the Treuhandanstalt, the independent government organization established on June 17, 1990 by the German Democratic Republic to privatize and manage state-owned assets of East Germany.

Content: Thought Leader | Source: McKinsey Quarterly | Subject: Management | Industry: Government

Dow Chemical CEO and Chairman

Content: Thought Leader | Source: McKinsey Quarterly | Subject: Management | Industry: Chemicals

A firm needs four resources in order to compete: physical, organizational, human and process.

Content: Quotation | Subjects: Competition, Management

Creating value that can be captured is the essence of business.

Content: Quotation | Source: strategy+business | Subject: Business Rules

A lively conversation with Peter Drucker, dean of the deep thinkers.

Content: Thought Leader | Source: Business 2.0 | Subject: Management

The majority of U.S. companies have poorly designed, incomplete and inadequately tested recovery plans. Critical life support requires a commitment to Business Continuity Planning.

Content: Article | Author: Philip S. Wein | Source: CEO Refresher | Subjects: IT / Technology / E-Business, Management

“While KM is attractive to managers during a recession, the same conditions that make it look good also make it more complicated to apply, if you take into account the cooperation of the keepers of the intellectual capital – the employees. KM asks them to act like a team in an environment in which the company may not return the favor. If it is my … [ Read more ]

Content: Article | Author: Katherine C. Adams | Source: KMWorld | Subject: Knowledge Management

As its title suggests, this article presents knowledge management as the new challenge for the 21st century (it was written in late 1999). The authors define the concept and what it involves, and discuss its potential significance for business. They also present a selection of case studies and make recommendations of “best practices.”

Content: Article | Authors: Atefah Sadri McCampbell, Linda Morehad Clare, Scott Howard Gitters | Source: Emerald Now | Subject: Knowledge Management

Study and research of the future or “futures” has emerged as an instrument for governments and business enterprises in identifying and studying emerging trends and envisioning the range of scenarios that they may produce. The author offers nine general ‘catalyst’ categories that will shape future business activities over the next three to five years – and possibly beyond.

Content: Article | Author: Bray J. Brockbank | Source: CEO Refresher | Subject: Trends / Analysis