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Strategic advantage

There is more vacuity about strategy than about any other topic in business today. But there is a real issue, and a real subject of strategy for the corporation.

Why the last shall be first and the first shall fade...

Being the first to innovate is rarely the road to riches many presume. Business history is paved with industries dominated by followers.

We’re all postmodern now

The architects of modern companies are repeating the errors of the architects of modern buildings. Perhaps it is time to develop a theory of post-modern management?

The Role of Business in Society

The view of business as necessarily selfish, narrow and instrumental, is, as it always has been, nonsense. Business which is selfish in motivation, narrow in outlook, and instrumental in behaviour is rarely successful business.

Why gurus should cross the bridge into business

Michael Porter’s models were based on a tool for industrial policy, not strategy. Now economists are beginning to understand the workings of firms as well as industries.

Getting to the truth behind the one-stop shop

Doctor’s surgeries, supermarkets, and travel agents are all one-stop shops - which should tell us that there are different justifications for one-stop shopping.

A world of difference

While accounting firms are “going global”, their rationale for doing so does not apply to other industries.

A boardroom fable

The Tortoise, the Hare and the Management Consultant.

Know your place

Successful businesses have unique competitive advantages, but times change and they can be faced with strategic dilemmas. Sometimes, these dilemmas have no solution.

Happy combination

Core competencies is one of the most used and abused phrases in business strategy. But a proper understanding of the idea behind the jargon is essential

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