picture source: US Army All to often the teaching of business models and practices is not only stiff but also overly academic. In other words its full of a academic phraseology while seemingly irrelevant to the typical day-to-day battle. Well I’m set on not only changing that but also
Don’t Call It A Comeback: Porter’s Five Forces Model
In part one of this series, which can be found here, we started to take a look at strategic analysis methodologies. The first up was the Flagship Model developed by Alan Rugman and Joseph D’Cruz. It is presented as an alternative to the better known and used Five Forces Model which was developed by
Do you see Pop-Up Strategic Alliances in your future?
To some of us when we hear the word pop-up our mind immediately pulls up a picture of children's books, frozen treats, or being interrupted while surfing online by a completely uninteresting promotion. Well, you might just have to reboot your thinking, especially if you're looking to leverage unique
3 Ramifications of the Emerging Broadband 2.0 World
The two diagrams below provide a great example of how one can use the Flagship Model discussed in my last post to discover and build advantageous strategic collaborations. Figure 1: Correlation between Broadband Growth & Productivity Figure 2: Pushing Beyond Broadband’s Current Capability
Part 1: Diagram
Download now or preview on posterous flagship-model.pdf (23 KB) This is a diagram of Rugman and D'Cruz's 'Flagship Model'. Posted via email from donaldmcmichael's posterous
Part 1: Competitive Advantage without Michael Porter?
I was posed with a simple yet very poignant question today on Linked-In, is Michael Porter's Competitive Advantage Model incomplete? First off, here is the boiled down version of Michael Porter's concept. There are two types of competitive advantages a business can obtain: low-cost and
4 Requirements for a Solid Partnership
image credit: Cliff Dwelling The other day Hewlett-Packard and Microsoft announced the formation of a strategic alliance to go against IBM, Oracle, and others in the data center space. The alliance will specifically focus on helping businesses efficiently setup and operate their
From the Crate: The Past is not Prologue
I was cycling through iTunes U and ran across a Fuqua School of Business Distinguished Speakers video of Ron Nicol, Managing Director at BCG. Ron provided his insights on many current issues, but what really stood out was his prediction that what we currently consider emerging markets will birth the
5 Reasons to Go Strong…Make that Smart
The world is a global marketplace, period. The velocity of change is accelerating. Customer’s expectations have become increasingly precise. We don’t know it all, and more importantly there’s not time to learn it all. Success only comes when others embrace your efforts and