Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 29, 2012

While social media doesn't shift Porter's model , the social era surely does. Most existing big organizations — the 800-pound gorillas — subscribe to Michael Porter's value chain framework. There is no question that Porter's work has helped shape (some would say, "invent") modern-day strategy. Big Isn't Enough.

Porter 16

Porter Mass Marketing Supply Chain Retail 16

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 24, 2013

But then we end up debating what counts as best — important? According to Clay Christensen and his coauthors Dina Wang and Derek van Bever, the strategy consulting industry is about to blow up the same way the legal world just did. Why the Lean Start Up Changes Everything. And rudeness in the workplace hurts the bottom line.

Management 18

Management Health Care Middle Management Agility 18

Harvard Business Review

MAY 25, 2011

Within hours of the earthquake, this corporate foundation dispatched a team of journalists to Port-au-Prince to set up an Emergency Information Service (EIS) for the affected population, disseminating verified, actionable information by SMS messages in Creole. Many graduates join Cisco as employees, contributing to the firm's bottom line.

Porter 12

Porter Core Competence Globalization Business Model 12

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 19, 2015

The underlings in this equation have little control; overwork cascades from the top of the organizational pyramid to the bottom. But they’re also terrible for a company’s bottom line, showing up as absenteeism, turnover, and rising health insurance costs. At least, that’s one narrative of overwork.

Company 8

Company Stress Porter Long-term 8

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 14, 2012

But I'm not willing to give up on these firms. Because it has shown up in bits and pieces, via freemium models, crowdsourcing, online communities, virtual workforces, social networks, and so on, it is easy to miss how much the overall context has changed for the way value is created. Conversations, not chains.

Banking 15

Banking Business Model Supply Chain Mass Marketing 15

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 21, 2016

Today’s executives are dealing with a complex and unprecedented brew of social, environmental, market, and technological trends. Hoping to alleviate their concerns, this article also provides concrete examples of how sustainability benefits the bottom line. These require sophisticated, sustainability-based management. Some 62.4%

Supply Chain 8

Supply Chain Price Loyalty Efficiency 8

Harvard Business Review

MAY 12, 2015

It was this received opinion Michael Porter was questioning when, in 1979, he mapped out four additional competitive forces in “ How Competitive Forces Shape Strategy.” In “ What Is Strategy ,” Porter argues against a bevy of alternate views, both old and then new, that were circulating in the intervening years.

Strategy 8

Strategy Porter Blue Ocean Strategy Luehrman 8