



Climate Change
The High Impact of Collaborative Social Initiatives
John A. Pearce II and Jonathan P. Doh


Culture
Information Failures and Organizational Disasters
INTELLIGENCE: RESEARCH BRIEF: Vigilance is the key to avoiding potential organizational nightmares.
Chun Wei Choo

Financial Management & Risk
Avoiding Lemons in M&A Deals
How can companies resolve the two issues of M&As: the acquiring company’s struggle to value the target’s resources and the need for the parties to agree on a price?
Jeffrey J. Reuer

Innovation Strategy
Boundary-Setting Strategies for Escaping Innovation Traps
Liisa Välikangas and Michael Gibbert

Supply Chains & Logistics
Taking the Measure of Outsourcing Providers
David Feeny, Mary Lacity and Leslie P. Willcocks



Executing Strategy
The Strategic Communication Imperative
Paul A. Argenti, Robert A. Howell and Karen A. Beck


Marketing Strategy
Diversifying Your Customer Portfolio
RESEARCH BRIEF: A dynamic array of different customer types makes for a stronger business model.
Michael D. Johnson and Fred Selnes


Supply Chains & Logistics
Supply Chain Reality Check
Utopian visions of frictionless, knowledge-sharing, global supply chains are somewhat overstated.
Mahender Singh

New Product Development
Does Knowledge Sharing Pay Off?
Some techniques seem to drive new product development better than others.
Larry Yu

Supply Chains & Logistics
Offshoring Versus “Spackling”
How a textile manufacturer balances cost cutting with mass customization in its domestic facility.