June 2, 2015
by Dagmar
Comments Off on The benefits of being a private company
Private companies are less in the spotlight than public companies. Thus, they have less stress with quarterly reports and analyst calls. But, are there any real strategic benefits from being a private company than these more practical advantages?
July 25, 2013
by Oliver
Comments Off on 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
January 7, 2013
by Oliver
Comments Off on 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
November 20, 2012
by Oliver
Comments Off on The role of your competition
There are several opportunities for an organization to fail, i.e. becoming too big to be responsive for changes in the corporate environment or starting to believe its marketing folders. To reduce the risk to end up in these kinds of … Continue reading
October 24, 2012
by Dagmar
Comments Off on The Porters Five Forces Model Revisited – What else to do with it
The Porters Five Forces Model has lasted a number of years now. Nevertheless, it is still well known and still part of the curriculum of many courses on management and strategy. Much has been written on it. Still, it has … Continue reading
April 21, 2009
by Dagmar
Comments Off on Porters Generic Strategies During the Current Financial Crisis
Last week I was asked about my opinion about Porters Generic Strategies during the current financial crisis. My first spontaneous thought was: Why ask that question? Is it less important to have a distinctive strategy during a crisis than it … Continue reading
January 9, 2008
by Oliver
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DVD business is one the biggest profit makers in Hollywood. Taking this issue into consideration it easy to see why movie makers of the big media companies (e.g. Time Warner, News Corp., and NBC Universal) can be very happy now. … Continue reading
January 5, 2008
by Oliver
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In a competitive and dynamic environment it is crucial to stay ahead of your competitors. To achieve this position your organization has to focus on certain aspects like innovation, quality leadership and branding to create some kind of advantage. If … Continue reading
October 18, 2007
by Oliver
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A couple of days ago I received a question concerning an external growth strategy. The core of that question had three different parts. When might this strategy route be appropriate? What are the conditions for an organization to consider this … Continue reading
July 9, 2007
by Dagmar
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I made a quick and dirty competitor benchmarking today in the office. This was a spontaneous idea when I worked on the profile of one of my company’s competitors. When doing this I realised how many buzzwords this company used … Continue reading