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How Businesses Have Successfully Pivoted During the Pandemic
Strategy & Execution Digital ArticleA look at what's worked and why. -
Mapping Your Competitive Position
Product management Magazine ArticleA simple chart shows how much a customer will pay for a perceived benefit. This is more than a marketing aid, it’s a powerful tool for competitive strategy. -
Why Network Neutrality Is Good for Business
Web-based technologies Digital ArticleEditor’s note: For an opposing viewpoint on this topic, see Robert E. Litan’s and Hal J. Singer’s entry “Why Business Should Oppose Net Neutrality.” In business school, where I teach, students are often predisposed to see legal concepts as impenetrable and foreign. I watch the lightbulbs go on as they see that Microsoft’s antitrust woes, […] -
Diversification via Acquisition: Creating Value
Mergers and acquisitions Magazine ArticleDuring the past 25 years an increasing proportion of U.S. companies have seen wisdom in pursuing a strategy of diversification. Between 1950 and 1970, for example, single-business companies comprising the Fortune “500” declined from 30% to 8% of the total. Acquisition has become a standard approach to diversification. In recent years the productivity of capital […] -
The Risky Business of Diversification
Innovation Magazine ArticleOn the basis of a sample from the top 200 of the Fortune “500” and data from the PIMS (Profit Impact of Market Strategies) project, this author gives some guidelines for established companies on what to expect from new ventures. He points out that it takes an average of 10 to 12 years before the […] -
Companyism and Do More Better
Competitive strategy Magazine ArticleImagine yourself solving an arithmetic problem with the top managers of a leading Japanese automobile company. As a group, Japanese producers already export 2.3 million passenger vehicles a year to the United States. They are also building capacity for an additional 2.5 million vehicles in North America. You remind your friends across the table that […] -
When Licensing New Tech Is Better Than Building It In-House
Innovation & Entrepreneurship Digital ArticleR&D isn't always the answer. -
The New Science of Customer Emotions
Strategy & Execution VideoThey can be a source of competitive advantage and growth. -
Bringing the Environment Down to Earth
Finance and investing Magazine ArticleManagers should make environmental investments for the same reason they make other investments: because they expect them to deliver positive returns or to reduce risks. -
Strategy is Different in Service Businesses
Strategy Magazine ArticleMany managers of service businesses are aware that the strategic management (by which I mean the total process of selecting and implementing a corporate strategy) of service businesses is different from that of manufacturing businesses. This article discusses how pure service businesses are different from product-oriented businesses and why they require different strategic thinking. A […] -
The Role of Private Equity in Driving Up Health Care Prices
Competitive strategy Digital ArticleIt prioritizes short-term profits over patients’ health. -
The Overlooked Key to a Successful Scale-Up
Entrepreneurship Magazine ArticleIt’s mastering the “extrapolation” stage, when start-ups begin to focus on profitability, not just growth. -
Innovating in the Great Disruption
Innovation Digital ArticleWhile the global economy began slowing down in late 2007, forces transforming the face of business trace back more than a decade. Over that time period, technological improvements have made it ever easier to start and scale a business. Convergence went from being a cliché to a reality. Companies from countries like China, India, and […] -
Must Finance and Strategy Clash?
Finance and investing Magazine ArticleMarketers and finance people seldom see eye to eye. The makers say, “This product will open up a whole new market segment.” Finance people respond, “It’s a bad investment. The IRR is only 8%.” Why are they so often in opposition? The financial criteria used to decide if a project will be profitable are entirely […] -
Research: Which Firms Are Allowed to Be Disruptors?
Change management Digital ArticleNewcomers may have the will, but industry insiders have the way. -
Effective Public Management
Strategic planning Magazine ArticlePolitical scientists, legislators, educators, business executives, lawyers, consumerists—practically everyone, it sometimes seems—is calling for better public management. For businessmen, the need is especially important because they feel surrounded by government institutions with which they are legally required to interact. But enthusiasm for good government is one thing; understanding the nature of it, to say nothing […] -
The Case Against Competing
Strategy & Execution Digital ArticleIt steals your focus from more important things. -
6 Strategic Concepts That Set High-Performing Companies Apart
Strategy Digital ArticleLessons from Microsoft, NVIDIA, Netflix, Tesla, and others. -
How Black Friday Lost its Mojo
Strategy & Execution Digital ArticleTo compete with Cyber Monday, brick-and-mortars need to keep Friday special. -
IKEA's Success Can't Be Attributed to One Charismatic Leader
Leadership & Managing People Digital ArticleHindsight is too tidy.
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Astralis Group: Determining a Brand Strategy
Strategy & Execution Case Study11.95View Details After launching a Danish esports company in July 2019, and going public in December 2019 with multiple brands associated with different games, the Astralis... -
Sierra Log Homes, Inc. (B6)
Strategy & Execution Case Study5.00View Details Supplements the (A) case. -
The New Capitalist Manifesto: Building a Disruptively Better Business
Strategy & Execution Book30.00View Details Welcome to the worst decade since the Great Depression. Trillions of dollars of financial assets destroyed; trillions in shareholder value vanished; worldwide... -
Polaroid-Kodak, Addendum
Strategy & Execution Case Study5.00View Details Supplements the case. -
German Robotics and Chinese Money: What's Next for KUKA and Midea?
Strategy & Execution Case Study11.95View Details The case captures the high-profile takeover of KUKA, the German industrial robotics gem, by the world's consumer appliances leader, the Midea Group ("Midea")... -
CCM Hockey: The Re-Launch of the U+ Pro Skate
Sales & Marketing Case Study11.95View Details CCM Hockey (CCM) had been losing market share to competitors in the hockey skate business. In order to counteract this trend, in March 2008, the most... -
Turkish Airlines: Widen Your World
Strategy & Execution Case Study11.95View Details This case tracks Turkish Airlines' transition from regional player to global powerhouse. With an order for 212 aircraft in the first half of 2013, the... -
Cavinkare Private Limited B Vision and Strategy
Strategy & Execution Case Study5.00View Details This case on CavinKare describes the incredible vision the organization set itself. This case is set at a time, when the company had achieved significant... -
Anheuser-Busch and the U.S. Brewing Industry
Strategy & Execution Case Study11.95View Details Presents an analytical report on the company's competitive position and on the industry structure in 1991. Used to show how a company can generate value... -
Disney's Entry into the Streaming Battle
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Intrategy: A Basic Dimension of Corporate Culture
Leadership & Managing People Case Study8.95View Details Coins a new term, "intrategy," to refer to the study of the company's internal environment and processes in order to enhance the unity of the organization,... -
Sierra Log Homes, Inc. (A)
Strategy & Execution Case Study11.95View Details Describes the history and evolution of the log home manufacturing industry, a rapidly growing embryonic industry capitalizing on the back-to-basics lifestyle... -
Icelandair (A): An 80-Year-Old Saga
Strategy & Execution Case Study11.95View Details This five-part case series considers Icelandair at a couple of key inflection points in its recent history. Case A, set in early 2017 on the airline's... -
Kossan Rubber Industries Berhad: Stretching to its Maximum Potential through an Expansion Strategy
Finance & Accounting Case Study11.95View Details Kossan is a publicly listed company in Malaysia that produces rubber gloves for industrial, medical and household uses. The industry is oligopolistic... -
Strategic Inflection: TiVo in 2005
Strategy & Execution Case Study11.95View Details In the late 1990s, TiVo pioneered the digital video recorder (DVR), a new consumer electronics category. By 2005, the company was the clear leader in... -
Todovino: Can Your Rival Be Your Friend?
Finance & Accounting Case Study11.95View Details Todovino sells Spanish wines through wine clubs and web sites. Founder-CEO Gonzalo Verdera has partnered with many companies to create cobranded wine... -
Tim Hortons Inc.
Strategy & Execution Case Study11.95View Details In 2014, Tim Hortons Inc., a powerhouse in the Canadian quick service restaurant industry for 50 years, has a number of strategic choices to make if it... -
Rio Tinto Group's Sustainable Development Agenda
Leadership & Managing People Case Study11.95View Details During Sir Robert Wilson's 30+-year Rio Tinto career, the company evolved from taking a reactive response to external stakeholder criticism to a proactive... -
Federal Express: Early History
Innovation & Entrepreneurship Case Study11.95View Details Describes key events in the start-up of Federal Express. Outlines the company's value proposition and provides an overview of key competitors in the air... -
Telegraph Media Group: The Newspaper Is Dead, Long Live the... (A), Change, a Business and Leadership Imperative
Organizational Development Case Study11.95View Details The Barclay family, new owners (in July 2004) of the Telegraph Media Group in London, the United Kingdom, had acquired a great UK newspaper brand but...
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How Businesses Have Successfully Pivoted During the Pandemic
Strategy & Execution Digital ArticleA look at what's worked and why. -
Mapping Your Competitive Position
Product management Magazine ArticleA simple chart shows how much a customer will pay for a perceived benefit. This is more than a marketing aid, it’s a powerful tool for competitive strategy. -
Why Network Neutrality Is Good for Business
Web-based technologies Digital ArticleEditor’s note: For an opposing viewpoint on this topic, see Robert E. Litan’s and Hal J. Singer’s entry “Why Business Should Oppose Net Neutrality.” In business school, where I teach, students are often predisposed to see legal concepts as impenetrable and foreign. I watch the lightbulbs go on as they see that Microsoft’s antitrust woes, […] -
Diversification via Acquisition: Creating Value
Mergers and acquisitions Magazine ArticleDuring the past 25 years an increasing proportion of U.S. companies have seen wisdom in pursuing a strategy of diversification. Between 1950 and 1970, for example, single-business companies comprising the Fortune “500” declined from 30% to 8% of the total. Acquisition has become a standard approach to diversification. In recent years the productivity of capital […] -
The Race for Space, and the Invasion of the Electric Scooters
Competitive strategy AudioDoes Space represent a real economic opportunity or are expensive endeavors like SpaceX a form of billionaire hubris? Youngme, Felix and Mihir discuss the Race for Space, before debating the viability of the electric scooter market in cities around the world. -
The Risky Business of Diversification
Innovation Magazine ArticleOn the basis of a sample from the top 200 of the Fortune “500” and data from the PIMS (Profit Impact of Market Strategies) project, this author gives some guidelines for established companies on what to expect from new ventures. He points out that it takes an average of 10 to 12 years before the […] -
Companyism and Do More Better
Competitive strategy Magazine ArticleImagine yourself solving an arithmetic problem with the top managers of a leading Japanese automobile company. As a group, Japanese producers already export 2.3 million passenger vehicles a year to the United States. They are also building capacity for an additional 2.5 million vehicles in North America. You remind your friends across the table that […] -
Astralis Group: Determining a Brand Strategy
Strategy & Execution Case Study11.95View Details After launching a Danish esports company in July 2019, and going public in December 2019 with multiple brands associated with different games, the Astralis... -
Sierra Log Homes, Inc. (B6)
Strategy & Execution Case Study5.00View Details Supplements the (A) case. -
When Licensing New Tech Is Better Than Building It In-House
Innovation & Entrepreneurship Digital ArticleR&D isn't always the answer.