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Note on the Impact of Industry and Firm Factors on Firm Profitability: An Analysis of the Fortune 1000 from 1996-2004
Bourgeois, L. J. III; Ganz, Adam; Gonce, Andrew; Nedell, KeithTechnical Note DARDEN-S-0152-EStrategyBuilding on previous research, this note examines the results of a study of firms on the Fortune 1000 list from 1996 to 2004. The note brings those studies up to date by introducing more recent industry return data and extends the analysis to include a discussion of how profitability within and across industries may and does vary over time, as well as the implications of such a phenomenon. The note also details the impact of competition-specifica...Starting at €8.20
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The World is Flat...The World is Lumpy?
Yemen, Gerry; Venkataraman, S.Technical Note DARDEN-S-0191-EStrategySuitable for MBA, EMBA, GEMBA, and executive education programs, this note sets the stage to unfold an analysis of popular notions about how the world works. On one hand, some believe that global competition has created a flattened world and that globalization has leveled the playing field. Yet a zest to view the world as flat, others have said, results in an underestimation of the differences between countries-standardization, exact replication,...Starting at €8.20
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Growth Is Much More Than Just A Strategy: It's A System
Hess, Edward D.Technical Note DARDEN-S-0197-EStrategyThis note states that growth research demonstrates that growth is much more than a strategy and it happens when the right kind of leadership, internal environment and processes come together to create a small-company-entrepreneurial soul in a large-company body. The Growth System Assessment Tool that illuminates the presence of growth inhibitors, nonalignment, and bad growth behaviors is discussed, and students are provided with a mini-assessment...Starting at €8.20
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The Power of One
Chen, Ming-Jer; Tucker, CharlesTechnical Note DARDEN-S-0204-EStrategyEach of us possesses an inner force that enables us to be optimally effective in all aspects of life. The power of one is much more than an abstraction that animates our actions. It has practical applications for day-to-day life, from school to work, and throughout our personal lives. The power of one provides a way to converse with ourselves, to crystallize what is important, thereby enabling us to make coherent decisions. And because it emanate...Starting at €8.20
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Strategy Planning Sequence
Bourgeois, L. J. IIITechnical Note DARDEN-S-0232-EStrategyThis document provides a step-by-step guide to the sequence of tasks involved in the strategy development process including the eight activities necessary for strategic planning.Starting at €8.20
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Note on Warfare in Eastern Philosophy
Bourgeois, L. J. III; Eygenson, Serge; Namasondhi, KanokratTechnical Note DARDEN-S-0304-EStrategyThis note on warfare summarizes treatises by Chinese (e.g., Sun Tzu, The Art of War, ca. 500 BC) and Japanese (e.g., Miyamoto Musashi, The Book of Five Rings, 1643 AD) warriors, reviews their philosophies and leadership lessons, and offers modern applications.Starting at €8.20
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Integrative Analysis of Competitive Dynamics and Multipoint Competition: The Case of "Cat Fight in the Pet Food Industry"
Chen, Ming-Jer; Hovick, MichaelTechnical Note DARDEN-S-0337-EStrategyThis technical note aims to guide discussion on three strategic moves that are designed for multipoint competition: thrust, feint, and gambit. It will examine how these moves might be applied for multipoint competition within the pet food industry. In the 1980s, pet food companies competed across many different subsegments of cat and dog food, requiring complex and creative multipoint competition strategies to win market shares.Starting at €8.20
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Introduction to Corporate Governance
Cheng, Yo-JudTechnical Note DARDEN-S-0356StrategyThis note provides an introduction to corporate governance from a managerial perspective, covering key aspects of board responsibilities and board composition, the regulatory environment and legal duties of directors, and changes in governance systems over time, with a focus on publicly traded firms in the United States.Starting at €8.20
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Expanding the MBA Experience: The Student Case Writer Perspective
Chen, Ming-Jer; Fairfax, Lydia; Whittle, Mary SummersTechnical Note DARDEN-S-0358-EStrategyAt many leading business schools, cases are written only by professors or professional case writers. At the Darden School of Business, however, MBA students may also write cases. Case writing helps students to gain tangible business writing and communication skills, to sharpen their business acumen, to understand better the key concepts learned in the classroom, and to prepare for the practical rigors of the workplace. This technical note explo...Starting at €8.20
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Zen for Strategy
Bourgeois, L. J. III; Eygenson, Serge; Namasondhi, KanokratTechnical Note DARDEN-S-0318-EStrategyIconoclasts with strongly held beliefs and a willingness to buck orthodoxy, Apple's Steve Jobs and the Chicago Bulls' Phil Jackson shared similarities in character, leadership style, and life experience that extended beyond the extraordinary successes they achieved in their chosen fields. Both came of age in the United States of the mid-20th century, a time and place characterized by Americans’ growing interest in philosophical traditions outside...Starting at €8.20