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Business Model Generation : Blog | Executive Coaching | CO2 Partners

CO2

Strategy : In this chapter they look at the business model environment: context, design drivers, and constraints. It seems that they are adapting their work from Micheal Porters 5 forces. 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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What Tops Your 2011 Agenda?

Harvard Business Review

The range of challenges is immense, from creating a sense of urgency about the environment in China (Jack Ma), to providing the cost data to fix healthcare (Michael Porter), to unleashing innovation in the energy grid (Paul Kedrosky), to funding much-needed infrastructure (Laura Tyson). What if HBR's call for input had gone out to you?

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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. This can disrupt a firm’s ability to operate on schedule and budget. ” Improving risk management.

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The Big Picture of Business: Leadership for the New Order of Business Part 1

Strategy Driven

It occurred to me that this was a talent to watch, as I was already familiar with established composers such as George Gershwin, Cole Porter, Irving Berlin and others. Copyright 2007-2011 by StrategyDriven, Inc. Please consider the environment before and after printing this article. All rights reserved.

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Finding My Own Path to Shared Value

Harvard Business Review

But to name the one piece that has resonated most with me in recent years, I would have to single out " Creating Shared Value " by Michael Porter and Mark Kramer. The article has enjoyed much attention since it first appeared in January 2011. May Porter's and Kramer's work inspire many more to join the fight.

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Value-Based Health Care Is Inevitable and That’s Good

Harvard Business Review

To remain viable in today’s rapidly evolving environment, health care systems must reduce costs while continuing to improve quality and outcomes. Health care spending topped $2 trillion in 2011. It’s analyzing processes, measuring outcomes, and changing practices until you get it right. The Cleveland Clinic’s Journey. percent in 1960.

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18 of the Top 20 Tech Companies Are in the Western U.S. and Eastern China. Can Anywhere Else Catch Up?

Harvard Business Review

Indeed, from 2011 to 2017, the GAFAM companies (Google/Alphabet, Amazon, Facebook, Apple, and Microsoft) acquired more than 65 leading-edge European technology companies. By partnering with companies in other markets, Chinese giants could help balance the global competitive environment now largely under the sway of U.S.