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More CEOs and senior executives need to believe in the power of innovation to increase earnings, stock price, employee … and customer satisfaction, and global competitiveness. Innovation is the single most important factor in the future growth … of any business venture. Innovation is a mindset ‐ a new way to think about business strategies and practice. This …
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In most walks of life, it’s a tough old slog getting to the top. Staying there can be even more difficult. Business is no exception. Finding what may be a winning formula now is no guarantee of future success. If only it were that simple. Having the right business model may hold the key to...
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Purpose – Reviews the latest management developments across the globe and pinpoints practical implications from cutting‐edge research and case studies. Design/methodology/approach – This briefing is prepared by an independent writer who adds their own impartial comments and places the...
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Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to provide an interview with Rita Gunther McGrath, Columbia Business School Professor, and author of The End of Competitive Advantage: How to Keep Your Strategy Moving as Fast as Your Business. Design/methodology/approach – The paper takes the form of...
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Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to present a discussion with Joan Magretta about her new book, Understanding Michael Porter: The Essential Guide to Competition and Strategy with two veteran S&L contributing editors. Design/methodology/approach – Based on her long editorial...
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This article takes issue with Nick Carr’s thesis, developed in his book and in articles for Harvard Business Review and the Journal of Business Strategy , that IT has become a commodity. The thesis, write the authors, draws upon a straw man argument based on analogy and gross simplification of...
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When a valuable new technology emerges, it provides forward‐looking companies with opportunities for gaining a strong and durable edge over the competition. But as the technology matures and standardizes, it loses its power to provide competitive advantage. What it doesn’t lose is its power...
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Purpose – To provide the author's opinions about key issues in strategy and the future to the readership. Design/methodology/approach – Opinion column.FindingsThe degree of generic vs specialized strategy is a key determinant of strategic success or failure. Research limitations/implications...
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Purpose – Most managers understand that the ability of their business to out‐perform competitors and earn strong returns is greatest when they stick closely to markets that they know well and where they have all the advantages of the incumbent. But if successful strategy is all about playing...
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consider a parallel stream of innovation for growth while operating in emerging markets.  …
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