Sales Wolf Blog

JULY 9, 2010

Prahalad, but you'll also get the thoughts and opinions of business professionals from successful start-ups, non-profits, and boutique enterprises that serve very specific niches in their respective markets.  This week I've got a unique and excellent resource from Fast Company that I would like to point you to.

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Company Human Resources Prahalad Resources 140

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 22, 2012

Prahalad's 1989 HBR article "Strategic Intent" brought about a discontinuous shift in my career — from a professor of accounting to a researcher on strategy and innovation. Hamel and Prahalad have an entirely different point of view. But according to Prahalad and Hamel, firms should set unrealistic goals, not realistic goals.

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Goal Prahalad Hamel CPA 9

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 13, 2012

Prahalad and his colleagues more than a decade ago in a series of articles and books, and it has stuck in the minds of businesspeople, policy makers, and nonprofits despite results that can only be described as dismal. Prahalad's brilliance and persuasiveness certainly had something to do with it. It's practically the law of the land.

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Microfinance Prahalad Bottom-up Banking 14

Harvard Business Review

MAY 17, 2011

Prahalad, put it there), the struggle to understand its role as a market and as a source of innovation continues. Income Volatility — The focus on affordability alone cannot create a BOP success story. Cell phone makers, for example, have used ethnography to ensure that their devices can be shared easily among family members.

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Prahalad Business Model Early Adopters Innovation 15

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 14, 2011

From Alexander the Great to the modern day, the elements of management — from organizational behavior to supply chain management — have made the difference between success and failure. In 2010, the government of Malaysia launched the third wave of its National Blue Ocean Strategy.

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Blue Ocean Strategy Management Christensen Balanced Scorecard 15

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 15, 2011

This is driven by the successes of product-design leaders like Apple, and a macroeconomic environment that demands better risk management. I've found shortcutting this process, or failing to explore how design can align with strategy, will only limit market and financial success. These tips can't guarantee ultimate design success.

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Prahalad Budgeting Creativity Fashion 14