... them on the bigger picture. © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2011 Corporate social responsibility Oil industry man‐made disasters Corporate strategy Loren C. Steffy is the business columnist for the Houston Chronicle and has been recognized by the Society of American...

... with strategy,” by Dale E. Zand. This article offers a pithy account of how strategic renewal can be made to work best. For the layman, there are also some interesting insights into the workings of the oil industry. Further Reading Zand , D.E. (2009), “ Strategic renewal: how an organization...

... to be provided will be that of helping inventors translate the often over technical description of their ideas into the language that business people speak. Open systems Innovation Ideas generation Communcation technologies Consumer goods Oil industry As the drive for “innovation” continues...

...D. Fisher © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2007 --> Corporate strategy Eni Gazprom International trade Investments Oil industry Russia Devil’s advocate (Italian oil giant Eni) Fisher D.  Forbes, 23 July 2007, Vol. 180, No. 2, Start page: 73...

... values. Product development Innovation Portfolio investment Oil industry Risk management In recent years there can be little doubt that most companies have put considerable effort into creating better product development processes, with the aim of “doing projects right”. But, although...

... Purpose Aims to discuss Brinker Technology, the winner of the Innovative Technology category at the Offshore Achievements Awards; which helps to bring national recognition to the companies that are leading the way in all sectors of the oil industry. Design Discusses the invention...

... Medical products Aerospace engineering Process management Oil industry British industry has never lacked innovation and engineering ingenuity, and this was clearly highlighted by the radically different finalists for The Royal Academy of Engineering MacRobert Award 2006; the UK's most prestigious...

...M.S. Parks © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2006 --> Case studies Communications technology Industrial performance Information systems Oil industry Organizations United States of America The history of Texaco’s corporate information technology function: a general...

... communication systems Computer software Oil industry CSR plc, the Cambridge‐based wireless silicon company, has won this year's Royal Academy of Engineering MacRobert Award [1] for its single chip BlueCore™ family, the revolutionary devices which have fuelled the inexorable rise of Bluetooth wireless...

... it in a condensed and easy‐to‐digest format. © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2005 Corporate strategy Marketing strategy Oil industry Competitive advantage Globalization Organizational change With an inherent history of decentralization, a belief in local autonomy and consensus decision...

... Publishing Limited 2005 Product design Medical products Oil industry Automotive industry Aerospace industry Environmental management Imagine a product innovation that could reduce jet engine noise by 90 per cent, change the way car engines are manufactured, revolutionize offshore drilling...

..., China is the buzzword. © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2004 China International relations Car manufacturers Oil industry Do‐it‐yourself stores World economy There’s a word which keeps cropping up in business magazines, newspapers’ business and financial pages, money markets...

... that the prosperity of RDS over time could be largely attributed to its “institutional learning” abilities. © MCB UP Limited 2002 Learning organizations Shell Oil industry The “learning organization” is not an end in itself, but a route to improved performance, productivity and profit. Successful...