01 Dec 1996
UK: CAN TRAINS TAKE THE STRAIN? - Rail freight has potential but many problems to sort out first.
01 Dec 1996
UK: SMITH ON ECONOMICS - THE PAST IS A DIFFERENT COUNTRY. - In the pre-election debate over economic prospects, David Smith favours the view of a new-age Britain, permanently more competitive, less inflation-prone and capable of sustaining growth.
01 Dec 1996
UK: HELLER ON MANAGEMENT - GUINNESS'S 'BRAND NEW' STRATEGY. - There is a sense of deja vu about Guinness's game plan of 'enhancing brand value', says Robert Heller. But unless brand appreciation is central to management thinking, the same mistakes will o
01 Dec 1996
UK: SERVICE EXCELLENCE AWARDS - WINNING WAYS OF CUSTOMER CARE. - Following the success of the 1996 Awards, Management Today, in association with Unisys, is on the quest to recognise, promote and reward best service practices in 1997.
01 Dec 1996
UK: HANDY'S VIEW - OPEN YOUR DOORS TO EXCELLENCE. - Charles Handy urges businesses to find space for the arts, to give wider access to things that stir the imagination and make up for the inequalities of the market economy.
01 Dec 1996
| by Trevor Merriden.
UK: COMPANIES TO EMULATE. (1 OF 2) - Our survey reveals how industry sector rivals view their competitors on everything from their ability to innovate to their corporate performance on environmental issues. Read on to see if your company is closer to Tes
01 Dec 1996
| by Simon Caulkin.
UK: FOCUS IS FOR WIMPS. - The current focus fad, so beloved of the City, does much to end value destruction but nothing to create new value and little to promote profitable growth.
01 Dec 1996
| by Anita van de Vliet.
UK: DORLING KINDERSLEY'S LIMITLESS VISION. - The commercial and the creative are inseparable, images are as crucial as words - DK thrusts ahead by turning publishing practice on its head.
01 Dec 1996
UK: THE DAVIDSON INTERVIEW - BILL COCKBURN. - Like the new broom that he is expected to be, the 'action-oriented' boss of W H Smith appears to be pushing all the correct buttons and saying all the right things. What he needs now, says Andrew Davidson, ar
01 Dec 1996
| by Chris Blackhurst.
UK: HIGH STREET STITCH-UP. - If Stephen Hinchliffe was good enough for Sears then suppliers felt they were safe. Anyway they felt they had little option.