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How to Drive Value Your Way
Jacobides, Michael G.; MacDuffie, John PaulArticle HBS-R1307H-EStrategyThe story of the PC industry has been etched in the minds of strategists as a template for how industries evolve in the knowledge economy. In the natural order of things, so the story goes, industries disaggregate as interfaces between various stages of the value chain become open and standardized, allowing value to migrate up or down the value chain. But value migration away from established players doesn't have to be inevitable, argue authors M...Starting at €8.20
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In the Ecosystem Economy, What's Your Strategy
Jacobides, Michael G.Article HBS-R1905J-EStrategyIn many contexts, the firm is no longer an independent strategic actor. Its success depends on collaboration with other firms in a designed ecosystem spanning multiple sectors. In these cases, traditional strategy frameworks are of little help. Instead, the author says, companies should focus on five questions: (1) Can you help other firms create value? Success is as much about helping other firms innovate as it is about innovating yourself. (2) ...Starting at €8.20
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Strategy Tools for a Shifting Landscape
Jacobides, Michael G.Article HBS-R1001D-EStrategyIt's time to reinvent the way companies develop strategy. Traditional strategy frameworks operate under the assumption that industries have distinct boundaries and that companies know who their rivals, customers, and suppliers are. Moreover, those frameworks create categories and visual representations that are static, using, for instance, maps and comparative value curves. Today, as the competitive landscape is continually redrawn and most indus...Starting at €8.20
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Adapt Your Business to the New Reality
Jacobides, Michael G.; Reeves, MartinArticle HBS-R2005E-EStrategyEven in severe economic downturns and recessions, some companies are able to gain advantage. In the past four downturns, 14% of large companies increased both their sales growth rate and their EBIT margin. A shock like the Covid-19 pandemic can produce laStarting at €8.20