Access to full-text SAGE journal articles that have been carefully selected to support and expand on the concepts presented in each chapter. Journal articles can act as an ideal resource to help support your assignments and studies.

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Journal Article 1: Mindful Learning in Crisis Management
Shari R. Veil
Journal of Business Communication, April 2011; vol. 48, 2: pp. 116-147., first published on October 18, 2010.

Questions that apply to article:

1. Why is crisis management such an important issue in firms today?
2. Why is organizational learning important in the crisis management process?
3. What can executives do to foster organizational learning from a crisis?

Journal Article 2: Competitive Advantage Revisited: Michael Porter on Strategy and Competitiveness
George Stonehouse and Brian Snowdon
Journal of Management Inquiry, September 2007; vol. 16, 3: pp. 256-273. 

Questions that apply to article:

1. Define Porter’s notion of competitive advantage.
2. How have Porter’s contributions to the field of strategic management-particularly in the 1980s-influenced strategic thinking today?
3. Do you think Porter’s ideas on strategy and competitiveness will remain relevant in the years to come? Why or why not?