Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 22, 2010

As Nike's Senior Portfolio Manager Adam Day says, "The global development sector had overlooked the enormous potential of investing in adolescent girls to reduce global poverty. Day says, "we have been able to use the best of our Nike DNA, but have the freedom to operate as an independent force for change in the development sector.

Core Competence 15

Core Competence Market Segmentation Globalization Reputation 15

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 12, 2012

They get stuck making incremental improvements that are rooted in existing competencies, markets, and business models. I call these types of insights core insights, a concept which I first introduced in my book, Innovation X. But whereas core competencies are about know-how, core insights are about know-why.

Core Competence 14

Core Competence Prahalad Hamel Brand 14

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 3, 2014

One of the most significant came in early 2004 when we decided to relocate from San Francisco to Las Vegas. But we were reluctant to relinquish control of something that is one of Zappo’s core competencies. Usually when marketing departments do their ROI calculations, they assume that the lifetime value of a customer is fixed.

CEO 8

CEO Call Center Real Estate Merchandising 8