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For more information about Acxiom, visit About SonocoFounded in 1899, Sonoco is a $4.1 billion global manufacturer of industrial andconsumer products and provider of packaging services, with more than 300operations in 35 countries, serving customers in some 85 nations. For moreinformation on the Company, visit their Web site at http:// Acxiom is a registered trademark of Acxiom Corporation.Acxiom Corporate CommunicationsEldrina Easterly, GACXM Copyright Business Wire 2009. DUBLIN--(Business Wire)--Research and Markets( http://) hasannounced the addition of John Wiley and Sons Ltd's new report "DynamicStrategy-Making: A Real-Time Approach for the 21st Century Leader" to theiroffering. Most scholarly treatments of strategy avoid the question of concrete ways tomake strategy happen. Based on the authors' 20 year journey through theminefields of strategy research and consulting--with clients ranging fromaerospace, construction, software, hotels, HMOs, to a 15,000 academicassociation--Greiner and Cummings believe that the central strategy question forCEOs is how to execute strategy rather than the "what" of strategy. How shouldorganizations build, maintain and implement a strategic direction that will lastand cause many employees to respond strategically and rapidly to a dynamicworld? In this book, the authors:* Define the problem and what is required if a company is to move toward areal-time strategy * Outline a strategic architecture composed of three key building blocks:1) a structure that lasts several years, 2) real-time content placedcontinuously on the structure, and 3) a process to design the structure, createthe content and maintain follow-up.* Describe and analyze a top management group as it creates and implements asuccessful and real-time strategic architecture * Discuss in Chapter 10 the surrounding context of the organization and what itmeans to create and use a strategic architecture.
This includes possibility of anew CEO and an overall change process in the background. * Discuss the required leadership behavior of senior executives to promotestrategic action on a daily basis.Praise for Dynamic Strategy-Making "An astonishingly timely, hopeful, and important book that recasts and freshlyimagines strategy-making and integrates theory with practice in the field ofstrategic management. A must-read for all those who want to learn more about thefuture of strategy practice and become more skillful at it." -Warren Bennis,Distinguished Professor of Business, University of Southern California; andcoauthor, Transparency "This is one of the most valuable resources ever created for strategists andleaders in organizations. It uniquely combines concepts of leadership andorganization with strategy content and implementation in a pragmatic andintegrated approach that makes tremendous sense for our times. With concretecases, it provides a clear road map for those who want and need to do a betterjob of formulating and implementing strategy." -David A.
Nadler, vice chairman,Marsh & McLennan Companies; senior partner, Oliver Wyman-Delta Organization andLeadership; and author, Building Better Boards and Competing By Design "The authors correctly focus on the new dynamic of 24/7 competition and changeand the need for organizations to be fast, fluid, and flexible. It is amust-read for managers of tomorrow and offers a number of practical insights andlessons on how to proceed with strategy execution that can be readily adopted inany organization. It is a call to action that few can afford to ignore." -ManjitSingh, chairman, Sony Entertainment Television, India; and former CEO, CompeteInc., High Circle, Future Step, and Korn/Ferry International Key Topics Covered:* Preface * The Authors. * Demise of Strategic Planning and Its Real-Time Replacement * Lessons from Experience * Lessons from Strategy Knowledge * Building a Strategic System * Making a Strategic Assessment * Crafting a Strategic Statement * Using Guided Involvement * Leading, Changing, and Follow-Up in Real Time. * Facilitating Real-Time Strategy: A New Role for Consultants * Real-Time Issues FAQ.
* Last Words on Underlying Themes.For more information visit http:// and MarketsLaura WoodSenior Fax from USA: 646-607-1907Fax from rest of the world: +353-1-481-1716 Copyright Business Wire 2009. SAN DIEGO--(Business Wire)--Mad Catz Interactive, Inc. (AMEX/TSX: MCZ), a leading third party interactiveentertainment accessory provider, announced today that it will release itsfiscal 2009 fourth quarter and year-end results on Wednesday, June 24, 2009 andwill host a conference call and webcast that same day at 5:00 p.m ET Conference Call:Wednesday, June 24, 2009 at 5:00 p.m ET Dial-in Number: (212) 231-2901 (U.S. & International)Webcast:, select "Investors"Web Replay: 30 daysCall Replay Until:Wednesday, July 1st, 2009 at 7:00 p.m. ETReplay Number:(800) 633-8284 or (402) 977-9140 (International) Access Code:21429660For the conference call, please call five minutes in advance to ensure that youare connected. Questions and answers will be taken only from participants on theconference call. For the webcast, please allow 15 minutes to register anddownload and install any necessary software.