Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to demonstrate how key strategic decisions are made in practice at a successful FTSE 100 company. Design/methodology/ approach – The paper is based on semi‐structured interview with the Chief Executive of Cadbury, Mr Todd Stitzer. Mr Stitzer has...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to demonstrate how key strategic decisions are made in practice at successful FTSE 100 companies. Design/methodology/approach – The paper is based on a semi‐structured interview with the Chairman of Whitbread plc, Reed Elsevier plc, Mr Anthony...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to explore, from a practical point‐of‐view, a number of key strategic issues that critically influence organisations' competitiveness. Design/methodology/approach – The paper is based on a semi‐structured interview with Mr Paul Walsh, CEO of...

Purpose – Mergers and acquisitions are among the most intensely used strategic decisions. Yet research by both academics and consulting groups suggests that many mergers and acquisitions fail to add value. On the other hand there are many companies that successfully use mergers and acquisition...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to address the link between the effectiveness of the top management team (TMT) and post‐acquisition organisational performance. Design/methodology/approach – The paper undertakes a literature review, identifies four streams of research regarding TMT...