CORPORATE VERSUS NATIONAL: UK STRATEGY AT CROSS-PURPOSES AND THE FAILED BAE SYSTEMS-EADS MERGER

摘要

The UK's apparent lack of a 'grand strategy' has been at the heart of intense debate in governmental and wider political circles in the last two years, with various House of Commons committee reports, column inches and, indeed, RUSI Journal articles dedicated to the subject. John Louth explores the fundamental, and crucial, differences in the nature of national and corporate strategies. The recent failure of the BAE Systems-EADS merger, he argues, points to the possible consequences when the two are confused.