We present a model that suggests possible explanations for the observed proliferation of "pay-per-use" (PPU) business models over the last two decades. Delivering "fractions" of a product as a service off ers a cost advantage to customers with lower usage but requires extra delivery costs....

This study examines the operational (improvement) benefits of strategy cascading — as well as the effects of leadership style — as embedded in the organizational context of portfolio complexity. We use multiple comparative case studies (based on nine manufacturing sites of a global...

How do companies translate their strategy into operational actions that support it? Strategists use a different language than operational workers, and often the statements of the CEO have little connection with what the employees do. Christoph Loch, Stylianos Kavadias, and B. C. Yang suggest a...