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Gryphon Systems, Inc. seeks to provide our clients with the latest information available in the areas of corporate and IT strategy. Towards that end we make it easy for you to keep up on the activities and information available on the Web sites of important professional organizations, research centers, educational institutions, publications and commercial web sites in these fields. We've also included a few search sites for your convenience.
The Web site links listed below for corporate and IT strategy as well as general management are provided as a courtesy to our clients and friends and do not imply a business or other relationship with the sponsoring organization. We provide these links to offer additional resources and information.
We have requested and received explicit permission to provide a link to the indicated (*) sites.
Association for Strategic Planning
The Association for Strategic Planning (ASP) is a California based not-for-profit professional association focused on strategic planning and strategic management. ASP believes Strategic Planning, now more than ever, is critical to organizational survival and growth. ASP provides opportunities to explore cutting-edge strategy principles and practices that enhance organizational success and advance members’ and organizations’ knowledge, capability, capacity for innovation, and professionalism. ASP serves a growing community of individuals and organizations committed to planning and executing strategy effectively.
Strategic Management Society
The Strategic Management Society (SMS) is unique in the world in two respects. It brings together the worlds of reflective practice and thoughtful scholarship, combining academics with business people and consultants, the ABCs we call them. And it does so on a truly worldwide basis, with representation from more than 40 countries. The SMS focuses its attention on the development and dissemination of insights on the strategic management process, as well as on fostering contacts and interchange among ABCs from around the world. An annual international conference, and smaller, special issue conferences are held each year, and we support publications in the field, including the Strategic Management Journal (SMJ) and a book-length series, published by John Wiley and Sons, covering selections from our major conferences and workshops.
The Strategic Planning Society
The Strategic Planning Society is a membership organisation dedicated to helping you succeed in an increasingly complex and uncertain environment. The Society has been the leading forum for strategic thinking and foresight since 1967. Our training programme and events are all carefully designed to develop your strategic skills and understanding, and your ability to apply them. Our key objective is to advance your career by helping you to formulate powerful strategies and put them into practice successfully, delivering the creative solutions that will drive your organisation forward. Promoting insight, innovation and best practice in strategic thought and action.
The American Management Association*
The AMA produces a host of material on strategic planning and management related topics. They also sponsor numerous seminars held in cities nationwide.
The Society for Healthcare Strategy and Market Development
As the premier organization of choice for nearly 5,000 healthcare managers, the Society of Healthcare Strategy and Market Development addresses the ongoing strategic, organizational and financial changes occurring in the rapidly evolving healthcare field. The Society is committed to providing the highest quality educational programming in response to the constantly evolving needs of those managing strategic services.
The Eastern Technology Council (ETC)*
ETC is an organization of Technology related companies in the Greater Philadelphia Region. Gryphon Systems has been a member of ETC since 1991. We encourage our clients and friends to take advantage of the many resources available through ETC, including the member directory available on their site.
The Brookings Institution*
The Brookings Institution is a private, independent, nonprofit research organization, seeking to improve the performance of American institutions, the effectiveness of government programs, and the quality of U.S. public policies. It addresses current and emerging policy challenges and offers practical recommendations for dealing with them, expressed in language that is accessible to policy makers and the general public alike. Brookings has also started up a new series of executive programs under the new Brookings Business Strategy Institute.
Cornell University Johnson Graduate School of Management
The Johnson School is one of the smaller of the nation’s leading business schools offering an intense yet cooperative learning environment that flows naturally from a residential atmosphere. In addition to traditional MBA and PhD programs, the Johnson School offers an array of open-enrollment programs geared to the educational needs of busy executives. These results-oriented programs use action learning methods to impart new skills and knowledge, and provide job-specific solutions to today's most complex business situations. Participants bring their real-world, real-time challenges and leave with the ability to make positive change a reality in their organizations. Located in the heart of wine country in the Finger Lakes Region of New York, Cornell's campus is considered one of the most beautiful in the United States. An Executive MBA program offered in the New York Metropolitan area is also available.
Harvard Business School
Founded in 1908, HBS was initially conceived as a "delicate experiment" in the new field of professional management training. Harvard was the first university to require a college degree for admission to its business program. Today, with a faculty of about 200, permanent staff of over 500, HBS offers a full-time Master's in Business Administration (MBA) program, three doctoral programs, and over 30 executive education programs. Successful business leaders understand that learning is leverage, and HBS offers an interactive, actionable learning experience for a lifetime of leadership. Senior executives seeking to reinvigorate their outlooks will discover that HBS provides a pivotal opportunity to step back from day-to-day business, explore new ideas, and experience the freedom to learn.
University of Pittsburgh Katz Graduate School of Business
Katz is a comprehensive business school offering the MBA, PhD, special dual degrees, and executive and corporate programs. Noted research centers at Katz include centers for entrepreneurship and international business. Katz is medium-sized school, with about 70 faculty, 200 full-time MBA students, 650 part-time and executive MBAs and 100 PhD candidates - big enough to be deep in many disciplines, yet small enough to be personal. Business Week rated the Katz program as providing the best return on investment (ROI) to the student.
Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania
The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania is recognized around the world for its innovative leadership and broad academic strengths across every major business discipline and at every level of management education. Founded in 1881 as the nation's first collegiate business school, Wharton is committed to creating the highest value in the understanding of business and the practice of management worldwide.
CIO Magazine
CIO Magazine sponsors an extensive web site with conference areas devoted to areas of concern to information technology executives such as the Year 2000 and the IT staffing crises. The full text of the magazine's articles including the January 15, 1998 issue focusing on IT Strategic Planning, may also be found on the site.
CFO Magazine
CFO magazine is the leading business magazine written and edited specifically for senior executives with financial responsibility. Published monthly in the United States and eight times annually in Europe and Asia, CFO provides in-depth coverage of strategic financial management and its effect on the bottom line in large and midsize companies.
Strategy & Business
Strategy & Business, exists to challenge old assumptions and develop new ones. It is sharp, critical and highly analytical. The magazine does not attempt to tell C.E.O.s what to think -- a rather dubious endeavor at best -- instead, it lays out for review those issues that are worthy of deep, critical consideration. It is today's strategy agenda.
Competia
Competia is a web-based monthly magazine for competitive intelligence and strategic planning professionals. Leading authorities and professionals share their wisdom and techniques, covering the essentials and details at every level. Subscribers join a community of expertise and share in a wealth of practical information. A free trial period is available.
Strategy & Leadership
Strategy & Leadership, formerly the journal of the International Strategic Leadership Forum, has been resurrected by MCB University Press. According to MCB, Strategy & Leadership is an essential tool for the implementation of powerful strategies, highlighting the importance of long range planning and a strong leadership, it features significant, unique articles and case studies that tackle a variety of issues.
American Productivity & Quality Center (APQC)*
APQC is a nonprofit source for performance improvement and decision support—information and knowledge, networking, research, training, and advisory services. Organizations of all sizes and industries—business, government, education, and healthcare—partner with APQC to discover global best practices and grow into learning organizations. APQC runs numerous benchmarking studies sponsored by its member organizations, including studies of best practices in a variety of aspects of strategic planning.
Management of Innovation and New Technology (MINT)* Research Centre
The Management of Innovation and New Technology (MINT)* Research Centre's mission is to:
- achieve and maintain pre-eminence as the world's foremost think tank in the field of innovation research;
- provide a full-service consulting practice and clearing house for organizations who are interested in improving (or maintaining) their innovativeness;
- establish an environment that will nurture a cadre of business leaders who can identify innovation-related issues and problem solve in an environment characterized by ongoing technological change.
Institute for International Research (IIR)
IIR provides cutting-edge conferences for I/T, Telecommunications, Marketing, Finance, Manufacturing, and Pharmaceutical professionals nationwide.
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