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Business Model Generation : Blog | Executive Coaching | CO2 Partners

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(It is useful to to distinguish between two broad classes of business models Cost Structures: cost cost-driven and value-driven from the following categories Cost-driven, Value-driven. His book Just Ask Leadership - Why Great Managers Always Ask The Right Questions (McGraw Hill 2009). John Sullivan FORA.tv

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The Company Outsmarting Big Pharma in Africa

Harvard Business Review

You could argue that Cipla's formula is simply to piggyback on other companies' products, so it doesn't have to pay for R&D. In the US, Cipla sells its products generic pharmaceutical companies such as Teva and Eagle. It has also formed a partnership with the Clinton Foundation to distribute ARVs in Africa. laç Ticaret Anonim ?irketi

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China’s Slowdown: The First Stage of the Bullwhip Effect

Harvard Business Review

While the contractions in business activity along global supply chains will cause companies to cut capital investments and inventories, we should remember that this is only the first leg of the phenomenon. Consequently, although companies should cut costs now, they should be on the lookout for the quick rebound that is likely to follow.

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What BMW’s Corporate VC Offers That Regular Investors Can’t

Harvard Business Review

At the time, BMW had no dedicated, company-spanning unit to leverage the creative power of startups. Among the 30 top companies in seven of the largest industries, almost half had a VC-fueled accelerator in 2015, up from just 2% in 2010. And the fixed cost from “touchpoint-to-pilot” are immense.

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Joint Ventures Reduce the Risk of Major Capital Investments

Harvard Business Review

But on the other hand, in order to safeguard the company’s future competitiveness, CEOs may have no other choice than to invest now. To escape this quandary, a number of companies are considering alternative asset ownership and operation models, whose objective is to reduce capital outlays, investment risk, or both.

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How to Know If a Spin-Off Will Succeed

Harvard Business Review

There is little consensus as to whether firms that find themselves spun off from other companies – either as new, standalone companies, or under the stewardship of new parent companies – perform better or worse than they did before. Does the business have a complete, balanced, and cohesive management team?

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Cool Alone Won't Save Your Company

Harvard Business Review

A succession of CEOs prior to Rick Wagoner (who fought heroically to overcome the dreadful hand he was dealt) allowed all manner of legacy costs to build up (retiree health, Jobs Bank, etc.) and those largely fixed costs were more painful and debilitating if GM shrank in the U.S. — as it did — than if it grew.

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