{"title":"How to prepare for ten process and content challenges of scenario planning","authors":"P. Schoemaker","doi":"10.1108/sl-04-2022-0035","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1108/sl-04-2022-0035","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":169963,"journal":{"name":"Strategy & Leadership","volume":"176 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-05-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"114218499","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Rethinking the M&A model: give value to get value","authors":"Roger Martin","doi":"10.1108/sl-03-2022-0024","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1108/sl-03-2022-0024","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":169963,"journal":{"name":"Strategy & Leadership","volume":"23 1 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"123788362","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Crafting a performance-focused strategy of “Deep Purpose”","authors":"S. Denning","doi":"10.1108/sl-03-2022-0020","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1108/sl-03-2022-0020","url":null,"abstract":"\u0000Purpose\u0000Research has found that firms with deep purpose treat purpose as an existential intention that informed every decision, practice and process. They adopted purpose as their operating system, perceiving it as a vital animating force. As a result, they navigated the tumultuous terrain of multi-stakeholder capitalism far more adeptly than most, increasing value for all stakeholders, including investors, over the long-term.\u0000\u0000\u0000Design/methodology/approach\u0000The author analyses Professor Ranjay Gulati’s new book “Deep Purpose” and his HBR article, “The Messy but Essential Pursuit of Purpose” that introduce the concept of “deep purpose,” which has enabled some firms to “operate with heightened passion, urgency, and clarity”.\u0000\u0000\u0000Findings\u0000Firms with deep purpose treat ‘purpose as an existential intention that informed every decision, practice and process’.\u0000\u0000\u0000Practical/implications\u0000Purpose serves as an organizing principle that shapes decision-making and binds stakeholders to one another.\u0000\u0000\u0000Originality/value\u0000This is a very timely article that will held senior executives develop and articulate their firms purpose statement and connect it to their operating practices.\u0000","PeriodicalId":169963,"journal":{"name":"Strategy & Leadership","volume":"53 2 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"128759134","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Ron Adner: Strategic guidance for a new world of “ecosystem disruption”","authors":"B. Leavy","doi":"10.1108/sl-03-2022-0017","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1108/sl-03-2022-0017","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":169963,"journal":{"name":"Strategy & Leadership","volume":"44 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"116292133","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Are post-COVID return-to-growth plans gaining priority over transformation?","authors":"Cindy Anderson, C. Bieck, Anthony Marshall","doi":"10.1108/sl-03-2022-0018","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1108/sl-03-2022-0018","url":null,"abstract":"Purpose\u0000This paper aims to review the latest management developments across the globe and pinpoint practical implications from cutting-edge research and case studies.\u0000\u0000Design/methodology/approach\u0000This briefing is prepared by an independent writer who adds their own impartial comments and places the articles in context.\u0000\u0000Findings\u0000This research paper looks at the elements underpinning employee satisfaction and loyalty, as well as how these are related to performance. The questionnaire results revealed that the IT consultant employees were overall satisfied or very satisfied, and in turn were loyal to their current company. This satisfaction drove good job general job performance, but didn’t have the same impact on task performance. Managers are advised to acknowledge and strive to meet the needs of their employees at a human level by deploying empathy and by viewing each individual as being unique, as opposed to just a job role holder.\u0000\u0000Originality/value\u0000The briefing saves busy executives, strategists and researchers hours of reading time by selecting only the very best, most pertinent information and presenting it in a condensed and easy-to-digest format.\u0000","PeriodicalId":169963,"journal":{"name":"Strategy & Leadership","volume":"7 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"121692568","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Employing lesser-known corporate development strategies while avoiding problematic blind spots","authors":"J. Calandro","doi":"10.1108/sl-03-2022-0016","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1108/sl-03-2022-0016","url":null,"abstract":"Purpose\u0000All too often M&A deal making falls into the trap of head-to-head competition that drives valuations to “sky-high” levels. The author suggests ways to avoid the trap. 10; 10; 10;\u0000\u0000Design/methodology/approach\u0000Four lesser-known corporate development strategies offer lucrative alternatives to engaging in an M&A bidding war.\u0000\u0000Findings\u0000One strategy: The derivatives market allows executives to acquire financial products to hedge their material balance sheet exposures when market pricing is incredibly low.\u0000\u0000Practical/implications\u0000Relatively few acquirers make initial “toehold” investments in their targets prior to making a bid.\u0000\u0000Originality/value\u0000The strategic logic of hyper-efficient resource utilization has rarely been popular, despite how “obvious” it may initially appear. Most executives seem psychologically oriented to a growth-based approach irrespective of the risks that approach may generate over time. 10;\u0000","PeriodicalId":169963,"journal":{"name":"Strategy & Leadership","volume":"4 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-03-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"121179566","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Rethinking the M&A process: Learning private equity’s secret to outperforming corporate strategic acquirers","authors":"J. Gilligan, T. Galpin","doi":"10.1108/sl-03-2022-0015","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1108/sl-03-2022-0015","url":null,"abstract":"Purpose\u0000Although M&A transactions often destroy shareholder value for corporate strategic buyers, PE firms, whose business model is predicated upon repeating M&A, have a better record of creating value for their investors.\u0000\u0000Design/methodology/approach\u0000The critical aspects that comprise the PE playbook are organized around the three main deal phases Pre-deal, Deal and Post-deal.\u0000\u0000Findings\u0000Research has found that 60 percent of surveyed strategic buyer executives indicated their companies do not have a comprehensive end-to-end M&A approach using a playbook.\u0000\u0000Practical/implications\u0000Ample evidence exists demonstrating that corporate strategic buyers experience significant difficulty in creating value from their transactions.\u0000\u0000Originality/value\u0000Though many view PE firms as value-destroyers, various peer-reviewed studies have found that PE-backed firms have a surprisingly favorable record.\u0000","PeriodicalId":169963,"journal":{"name":"Strategy & Leadership","volume":"17 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-03-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"124779591","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"A comprehensive guide to strategic management and its future","authors":"Liam Fahey","doi":"10.1108/sl-01-2022-0006","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1108/sl-01-2022-0006","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":169963,"journal":{"name":"Strategy & Leadership","volume":"19 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-03-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"126539285","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Tools the board can use to prevent an M&A synergy trap","authors":"M. Sirower, Jeffery M. Weirens","doi":"10.1108/sl-01-2022-0010","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1108/sl-01-2022-0010","url":null,"abstract":"\u0000Purpose\u0000Negative market reactions to a deal are often driven by a gap between what management believes and what investors perceive, so boards need useful tools to stress test deal economics, the messages CEOs give the market and the level of preparation required to immediately begin delivering on market expectations.\u0000\u0000\u0000Design/methodology/approach\u0000Four simple analytical tools and a set of questions can help boards drive more informed discussions about potential M&A deals.\u0000\u0000\u0000Findings\u0000Before committing to a major deal, both parties will need to assess the effect on each company’s shareholder value should the synergy expectations embedded in the premium fail to materialize.\u0000\u0000\u0000Practical/implications\u0000Empowered Post Merger Integration teams must be created with clear roles, responsibilities and reporting relationships to make effectual recommendations for top management to ratify.\u0000\u0000\u0000Originality/value\u0000Before approving a deal and recommending it to shareholders, directors should ensure that senior management offers a clear business case and has an operating model’and a plan’ in place. Four simple analytical tools and a set of questions can help boards drive more informed discussions about potential M&A deals.\u0000","PeriodicalId":169963,"journal":{"name":"Strategy & Leadership","volume":"71 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-03-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"125286792","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}