Strategic Direction

Aims & Scope

As a unique service, we scan through the best 400 management journals in the world and distill the most topical management issues and relevant implications for senior managers out of the cutting-edge research.

We regularly present case study reviews of the Fortune 500 companies.

Each briefing (no more than 2 to 3 pages long) is prepared by an independent writer who adds their own impartial comments and places the arguments in context.

Unique attributes Strategic Direction offers CEOs powerful advantages by briefing them on the key ideas and major issues affecting business today.

Topicality As the business environment becomes more competitive, the quality of strategic thinking demonstrated by an organization can become a measure of its success.

This journal is the first of its kind, built solely around the needs of the CEOs and their strategy teams, and is an essential tool in the conception and implementation of powerful strategies.

Metrics & Ranking

Abstracting & Indexing

Journal is indexed in leading academic databases, ensuring global visibility and accessibility of our peer-reviewed research.

• Scopus
• Google Scholar

Subjects & Keywords

Journal’s research areas, covering key disciplines and specialized sub-topics in Business, Management and Accounting, designed to support cutting-edge academic discovery.

Most Cited Articles

The Most Cited Articles section features the journal's most impactful research, based on citation counts. These articles have been referenced frequently by other researchers, indicating their significant contribution to their respective fields.

• Strategy and society: the link between competitive advantage and corporate social responsibility

  Citation: 267

  Authors:

• Brand Sense: How to Build Powerful Brands Through Touch, Taste, Smell, Sight and Sound

  Citation: 92

  Authors: Martin

• Good Strategy/Bad Strategy: The Difference and Why It Matters

  Citation: 85

  Authors: Richard P.

• Green marketing

  Citation: 66

  Authors: John

• Copycats: how smart companies use imitation to gain a strategic edge

  Citation: 63

  Authors: Oded

• Groundswell. Winning in a World Transformed by Social Technologies

  Citation: 59

  Authors: Charlene

• What Matters Now

  Citation: 59

  Authors: Gary

• How to implement a new strategy without disrupting your organization

  Citation: 58

  Authors: R.S.

• Operations, Strategy, and Technology: Pursuing the Competitive Edge

  Citation: 48

  Authors: R.

• Incorporating Blockchain technology in construction management

  Citation: 47

  Authors: Mahdi, Sylvia, Kelly