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What is the Price?

Kevin Eikenberry

I’m looking forward to reading it (my copy is on the way) and after I’ve read it I will share more. My friend and colleague Daniel Decker has written a great review of it that I think you should check out.

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Business Model Generation : Blog | Executive Coaching | CO2 Partners

CO2

It seems that they are adapting their work from Micheal Porters 5 forces. Strategy : In this chapter they look at the business model environment: context, design drivers, and constraints. Then delving into questions like, how should your business model evolve in light of a changing environment? John Sullivan FORA.tv

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The 4 Types of Small Businesses, and Why Each One Matters

Harvard Business Review

A 2010 poll by The Pew Research Center found that the public had a more positive view of them than any other institution in the country – they beat out both churches and universities, for instance, as well as tech companies. America loves small businesses.

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Can Companies Both Do Well and Do Good?

Harvard Business Review

Porter and Mark R. We also looked at CEOs whose companies had high social and environmental performance in 2010 but whose financial performance kept them out of the top 15% of the group studied that year. One of Adidas's latest sustainable innovations is DryDye technology, which removes the need for water in the dyeing process.

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Elon Musk’s Patent Decision Reflects Three Strategic Truths

Harvard Business Review

By contrast, disruptors like Tesla (or, for that matter, Google ) gain a new advantage by understanding, leveraging, and ultimately staking a claim in the broader ecosystem, drawing heavily on innovation from outside traditional industry boundaries. Designers innovate new ways to bring together existing components in a unique fashion.

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The Comprehensive Business Case for Sustainability

Harvard Business Review

Michel Porter and Mark Kramer pioneered the idea of “creating shared value,” arguing that businesses can generate economic value by identifying and addressing social problems that intersect with their business. billion in mining projects since 2010. Fostering innovation. Improving Financial Performance.

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Can the U.S. Become a Base for Serving the Global Economy?

Harvard Business Review

The evidence indicates that the United States is losing its ability to attract and expand the operations of multinationals and their significant contributions to productivity growth, innovation, and high-wage employment. competitiveness, for example, and the 2010 study of U.S. multinationals by the McKinsey Global Institute.