The conventional view of a manager is someone who controls and directs his employees. Management theorists still cite controlling as one of the four management functions. Despite this label, ...

There's a common saying in business that something well-planned is half done. Planning in business management is absolutely critical to the proper functioning of an organization. Business owners and ...

Following a strategic management plan can help employees strive for the same goals and maximize the results. Unfortunately, many HR professionals struggle with implementing their strategic management ...

This is a revised column from one that Dr. Chaman Jain, the editor of the Journal of Business Forecasting (JBF), recently asked me to write. It discussed the relationship between strategic and ...

Most successful businesses are aware of the importance of succession planning — the process of identifying influential positions within an organization, then training existing employees or new ...

Trying to get a handle on matching technology infrastructure with demand? Here are the nine major steps associated with implementing a sound capacity planning process. This article is excerpted from ...