Strategy Driven

OCTOBER 7, 2016

As a reaction to industrial reforms and the strength of unions, a Hard Nosed style of leadership was prominent from 1910-1939, management’s attempt to take stronger hands, recapture some of the Captain of Industry style and build solidity into an economy plagued by the Depression. In this era, business started embracing formal planning.

Management 70

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Strategy Driven

DECEMBER 18, 2015

As a reaction to industrial reforms and the strength of unions, a Hard Nosed style of leadership was prominent from 1910-1939, management’s attempt to take stronger hands, recapture some of the Captain of Industry style and build solidity into an economy plagued by the Depression. In this era, business started embracing formal planning.

Hostile Takeover 50

Hostile Takeover Management by Objectives Objective Scientific Management 50

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 1, 2011

This blog post is part of the HBR Online Forum The CEO's Role in Fixing the System. A low stock price can make the firm vulnerable to a hostile takeover, for example. Much has been made in recent years about the pernicious influence of short-term investors on corporate performance.

Short-term 14

Short-term Hostile Takeover Long-term Management 14

Harvard Business Review

MAY 13, 2013

It features dispersed shareholders with powers to elect directors and remove them with or without cause, large stock markets, active markets for corporate control , a good legal system, strong investor protection, a rigorous anti-trust authority — the list goes on. Boards Leadership Mergers & Acquisitions' Even in the U.S.,

Hostile Takeover 8

Hostile Takeover Banking Commitment Incentives 8

N2Growth Blog

MAY 7, 2014

One thing is for sure – we’ll all be better off when leaders stop trying to manage a crisis and become more proficient at crisis leadership. In his latest book Hacking Leadership , Mike Myatt explains how aligning organizational purpose with strategic imperatives and operational focus is the key to exceptional performance.

Crisis Management 397

Crisis Management Crisis Hostile Takeover Management 397