Eddielogic

– Thoughts on Strategy and Management

July 25, 2013
by Oliver
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More benefits from knowledge management

Knowledge management is an important approach for organizations to manage their insights and experiences. Hence it can play a vital role in the strategic management of a firm, in particular in the area of maintaining and developing competitive advantages. In … Continue reading

June 11, 2013
by Oliver
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Inflight advertising and its impact on the purchasing of the Chinese traveler

The impact of marketing on potential buyers represents a frequent research objective. In my news box I found these interesting figures and statements today. A survey was conducted in collaboration with the JMG-Research firm in Paris to measure the impact … Continue reading

January 7, 2013
by Oliver
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Does your company know its core competencies?

It is unquestioned, that core competencies are essential for the success of a company. Hamel and Prahalad, two top strategic management thinkers employed the term core competencies in order to highlight the combined “set of skills, activities and resources that, … Continue reading

January 3, 2013
by Oliver
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Top 4 bank customers‘ expectations

The financial turmoil has changed customers’ perceptions and expectations regarding banking significantly. Hence it is recommended that (retail) banks undertake different measures to rebuild and to maintain customer trust in the banking business. One approach for so doing is to … Continue reading

December 28, 2012
by Oliver
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The characteristics of strategic decisions

In corporate practice it is possible to observe discussions concerning the nature of strategic decisions and strategic activities. In some case terms like “strategic” or “strategy” will be employed to emphasize the long term benefits (in detail) and / or … Continue reading

October 29, 2012
by Oliver
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Link tip: 3 practical secrets of innovative leaders

Innovation management can be a very difficult management task. My personal observation is that often companies and their managers struggle with the hard facts (i.e. complexity) and the soft matters (i.e. corporate culture) which are linked with innovation issues. In … Continue reading

July 16, 2012
by Oliver
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The impact of cognitions on strategy formation

The financial turmoil and its different levels of regulatory gaps and organizational mismanagement have caused several questions regarding general management education, risk and profit orientation as well as personal and corporate ethics. In some discussions I have observed the opinion, … Continue reading

April 28, 2012
by Oliver
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Calculus trust

In this former post I discussed three alterations of trust. With this new post I would like to discuss the concept of confidence building. To do so I will employ the banking industry as an example. One has to have … Continue reading