September 12, 2012
by Dagmar
Comments Off on Women’s quota for Management Boards revisited
Not quite one year ago I raised some questions about the pending pressure to increase the number of women in management boards. This issue is not less important today. ‘EU Justice Commissioner Viviane Reding will propose decisive legislative action on … Continue reading
July 16, 2012
by Oliver
Comments Off on The impact of cognitions on strategy formation
The financial turmoil and its different levels of regulatory gaps and organizational mismanagement have caused several questions regarding general management education, risk and profit orientation as well as personal and corporate ethics. In some discussions I have observed the opinion, … Continue reading
October 12, 2011
by Dagmar
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In Germany there is a political discussion going on about women’s quota for positions in management boards and top management. This is a political discussion and mainly refers to large businesses, i.e. for DAX-companies, for the time being. Currently, political … Continue reading
June 13, 2011
by Oliver
Comments Off on The impact of creativity and imagination on strategy formation
As discussed in the previous posts strategic discourses support organizations in ambiguous situations. Creativity and imagination might have an impact on strategy formation as well. HURST, RUSH and WHITE (1989) criticize the emphasis of analytical thinking, rationality and objectivity and … Continue reading
May 15, 2011
by Oliver
Comments Off on The impact of language on strategy formation
Strategy formation can be understood as a communicative process or at least as a process that is attended by communication. In particular in ambiguous situations with justification of decisions and demands for legitimacy, communication can play a major role. Various … Continue reading
December 31, 2010
by Oliver
Comments Off on Behaviroral strategy
During the research for my thesis I found this very interesting article concerning “behavioral strategy”. It addresses the impact of the subconscious mind on strategic management. Left unchecked, subconscious biases have the ability to undermine strategic decision making. This does … Continue reading
November 14, 2010
by Oliver
Comments Off on Two ideas for improving strategic planning
This post has the objective to analyze and to discuss one selected problem and barrier related to the strategic planning process; those problems and barriers for a sound strategic planning process have been indentified in both the academic and the … Continue reading
November 1, 2009
by Dagmar
Comments Off on Babies and Strategy
As you might remember, our team was completed by our baby last year. Our little daughter is now 14 months old and makes us very happy. Looking back at the time with her, I see some parallels between living with … Continue reading
February 19, 2009
by Dagmar
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From time to time I receive mails from MBA-students asking me some more or less specific questions that are related to management and strategy. Normally, I reply to such mails with only a few sentences since I am not going … Continue reading
January 26, 2009
by Oliver
Comments Off on Change is everywhere
No, I don’t want to write a post about the change which is related to the presidency of Mr. Obama. I guess that there are articles enough available in the media which discuss this issue. In the case that you … Continue reading