Eddielogic

– Thoughts on Strategy and Management

Quotes on strategy and innovation from my readings

September 28, 2015
by Dagmar
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The best quotes from my September readings

I read a lot about strategy making in today’s dynamic environment and about innovation – two areas that are closely interrelated. The business environment has changed dramatically over the last couple of years; it is now described as a VUCA-world. … Continue reading

Quote about companies and change

July 13, 2015
by Dagmar
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What is your approach to strategy? Two quotes on change give direction

As with many things, it is much easier to write about good strategy making than to actually do it. Every strategist and every business needs to make up his own guiding theme that gives him direction in the wide field … 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

Porters Five Forces Model

October 24, 2012
by Dagmar
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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

October 18, 2009
by Oliver
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Tuck professors named to top 50 management thinkers list

Tuck professors Vijay Govindarajan and Richard D’Aveni have once again been named to the Thinkers 50, the 4th biennial ranking of the world’s most influential living management thinkers. Tuck professor Sydney Finkelstein is also named as a management thinker to … Continue reading

April 21, 2009
by Dagmar
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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