Discusses criticisms of downsizing and its perceived demise. Spells out that perhaps downsizing has not led to the gains in productivity that it should do, and has therefore led to damaged employee morale. Produces evidence that 40% of executives were unhappy with the results of downsizing....

Posits that divisionalization in companies, as we know it today, followed on from Du Pont in the 1920s, and goes on to show this in greater detail. Indicates that something eventful happened in the 1980s — management became a big and extremely lucrative business. Suggests Japanese incursions...

Questions whether corporate USA will be able to maintain competitiveness into the next millennium owing to unrelenting restructuring, meaning a recovery is based on an illusion of improved productivity. States, bluntly, the USA needs to grow in order to maintain market share — let alone to...

Details the strong links between employee objectives in the UK and the USA at Amoco. Posits that Amoco has six overarching strategic themes: cost leadership; international growth; environmental commitment; and continuous renewal, which are designed to realize Amoco's long‐term vision. Includes...

Suggests ‘stakeholder approach’ has been around for 40 years and looks back in time for key points to show this as different ages: entrepreneurial capitalism — from early 18th to early 20th century; managerial capitalism — early to mid 20th century; professional managerial capitalism —...

Concentrates on 3M, a US company founded in 1902 in which, from the beginning, innovation was necessary. Chronicles that 3M (from the Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing Company) employs 86,000 people in more than 60 countries with yearly revenues of US$115 billion on average. Discusses...

Elaborates on research carried out by the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) to investigate supply chain management in Europe. Specifies the research report was based on responses from 150 companies to an EIU postal survey, polled from companies of various sizes, industries and countries. States...