Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to discuss a trend in business strategy thinking which has been detrimental to the continuity of organizations, so that managers will reevaluate where they should aim their efforts at in respect to improving their organizations....

Purpose – Assuming that “change” is an ongoing, ordinary business condition, this paper seeks to introduce turnaround management as an ongoing management task to secure competitive advantage. Design/methodology/approach – The paper briefly reviews the impact of market turmoil on...

Purpose – The purpose os this article is to identify ecomical and cultural dimensions of responsible business conduct in the advertising industry. The article is based on an interview study with 15 leading experts in advertising agencies in Finland. A focus in these interviews was on how the...

Abstract – This article describes a four‐step process for guiding leaders and teams through an effective alignment process. Design/methodology/approach – This four‐step process is based on the author's extensive experience helping companies achieve better alignment with the needs and...

Purpose – This paper takes a stakeholder analysis approach derived from a study in one domain and applies this to safety issues in an organization making food products. Design/methodology/approach – This paper uses a stakeholder analysis approach. Findings – This paper has demonstrates...

Purpose – To show how an ratings‐based approach to stakeholder analysis may be applied using an example in the food production industry Design/methodology/approach – An approach developed in an earlier paper, applying various dimensions and an “affect criterion” in the waste management...