Purpose – To develop a perspective on strategy that builds off of case histories of failure to provide insights on what works and doesn't work in corporate strategies. Design/methodology/approach – Several original case studies are presented, along with a series of analytical points that are...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to focus on “breakout” – a forceful emergence from a restrictive form or position – pursued through a structured and purposeful course of strategic action. The objective is to secure and retain business routes to double‐digit growth and market...

Purpose – This paper aims to introduce a strategic visioning method called vision by design and to use the example of Harley‐Davidson's corporate regeneration to illustrate how the method works in practice. This approach conceives visioning as a practical tool of management whose power stems...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to study the role of misleading experiences, and how decision‐makers' experience can sometimes lead them to think they are right when they are really wrong. Design/methodology/approach – Literature was reviewed in neuroscience, cognitive psychology...

It may be that it's the new economy firms, not the old standbys, that “just don't get it.”

In a series of inductive case histories of leadership and strategy, we document the problem of how executives often learn the wrong lessons from history. The costs associated with such misdirected learning are significant, and often tally in the hundreds of millions to billions in losses. These...

Advances in Mergers and Acquisitions stands out from the competition due to its focus on three key characteristics: studies from scholars in different countries, with different research questions, relying on different theoretical perspective. Such a broad and inclusive approach to mergers and...

What makes the Advances in Mergers and Acquisitions series stand out is its focus on all three characteristics that make up this research field studies from scholars in different countries, with different research questions, relying on different theoretical perspectives. Such a broad, and...