Purpose Adopting and implementing a platform-based business model is fraught
with problems and complications, many of which are poorly understood even by
industry insiders. As they try to sort through the best practices for operating
in this new business environment, senior managers need to carefully analyze the
strengths of the business model of some of most successful companies before
trying to ... hiện toàn bộ
Michaël Kolk, Rick Eagar, Charles Boulton, Carlos Mira
Purpose Hyper-collaboration means managing ecosystems not just as candy stores
full of opportunities, but as fiercely competitive arenas in which companies
fight for the best partners, technologies and networks to create, build and
defend added value. Design/methodology/approach To address the challenges
inherent in the dynamic world of hyper-collaboration, the authors identify the
five pillars of... hiện toàn bộ
The concept of constellations of communities is a big picture view of how
communities of practice in organizations relate to one another. These
communities are voluntary, and over time they form a complex, informal network
of relationships, knowledge sharing, learning, and conversations that can be
woven together into a powerful strategic fabric with the right kind of
leadership. Like a garden, th... hiện toàn bộ
Adjacency judgments – which, if any, related businesses should your firm expand
into – are among the most difficult and critical decisions senior executives
face as they search for sources of sustained and profitable growth. These
determinations can make or break a company. The key is in understanding how to
systematically boost your odds of success by moving into territories at the
fringes of you... hiện toàn bộ
PurposeAdvising top management how to find the right balance between corporate
creativity and efficiency in order to turn innovation into commercial
reality.Design/methodology/approachThe author interviewed senior corporate
managers and reviewed the literature.FindingsInventiveness is required in
everything that is done by the company, not just in marketing or in new product
development. A key fac... hiện toàn bộ
Innovation is at the top of many CEO’s agendas. To increase the odds of success,
leaders need to understand why they should collaborate with outsiders and how to
do it effectively. There are two major benefits of engaging “outsiders”: they
challenge company‐internal assumptions, and they bring a new body of knowledge
to the party. The theory that external collaboration is linked to radical
innovat... hiện toàn bộ