The Management of the University of Oxford…. Facing the Future
John resigned as Director of Oxford University's Said Business School in July 2000. A year and half later, he breaks his silence to talk about some of the frustrations of attempting to help the university face up to the challenges of the twenty first century.
Dr Clarendon
Dr Clarendon, an expert on the Management of Decline, provides a more light-hearted account of John's views on the state of Oxford University.
Fine distinctions, big rewards
In business as in sport, the prizes allotted to winners and runners-up are often out of all proportion to the differences between them.
How Measurement in Organisations has Changed (Cambridge)
John Kay speaks about the need for seamless integration between the three roles of measurement, which he identifies as external reporting, internal control and internal analysis. His major theme is that the requirements for external reporting should be derived from the measures used for internal control which in turn should be based upon the measures used to complete internal analysis. Hence the seamless link between these three roles of measurement.
The star that stayed at the top of the tree
Step forward, corporate personality of the century.
Manager from Mars
For all the analogies, war is not business. Sun Tzu will not tell you much about business strategy.
Economists and Economics in Business
Most businessmen think that the role of economists is to produce macroeconomic forecasts. Since modern business strategy is, however, increasingly based on economic foundations - largely through resourced based theories - it might be time they reconsidered.
The chainsaw falls on instrumentalism
Chainsaw Al is obsessed with making money. Bill Gates is obsessed with computers. Who is the richer man?
We’re all postmodern now
The architects of modern companies are repeating the errors of the architects of modern buildings. Perhaps it is time to develop a theory of post-modern management?
The Hugh Ford Management Lecture: Is Management a Profession?
Since the time of Aristotle, and perhaps before, business has been widely regarded as an activity of inferior moral status. The criti...