Strategy Driven

MARCH 18, 2011

Those companies that focus on building a system of three to six best-in-class, interlocking capabilities that support their way to play achieve a right to win in their industries. This, in turn, increases the company’s leverage with suppliers and allows it to be extraordinarily efficient in moving inventory and managing working capital.

Resources 70

Resources Industry System Strategy 70

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 7, 2010

But it's this set of beliefs that explains why Western companies fail to succeed in emerging markets where middle class consumers demand good quality at low prices, and why these companies struggle to develop value-for-money products for their home markets during slow growth times like these. Operating such restaurants is expensive.

Quality 13

Quality Working Capital Price Open-book 13

Harvard Business Review

MAY 27, 2015

We see ourselves as risk-takers and innovators. Although it’s difficult to measure directly, entrepreneurship is understood to be a way to a middle class life. In fact, we know a lot about what works from observing this recent experimentation. A supplier might need a working capital loan to finance a big order.

Entrepreneur 8

Entrepreneur Policies Banking Innovation 8

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 17, 2012

As product is sold, some of the initial working capital that SHE puts up is paid back, with the entrepreneurs eventually owning their local franchises. In turn, SHE reinvests its profits in new geographies or other disruptive enterprises. I've found," says Scharpf, "that the common language is the one of emotion.".

Franchising 13

Franchising CEO GDP Entrepreneur 13

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 12, 2017

Income volatility was more extreme for poorer families, but middle class families felt it too. As employment in the service and retail sectors has grown, and dynamic staffing policies have spread, more workers depend on income from commissions, tips, and hourly work with fluctuating schedules. It doesn’t have to be that way.

Health Care 10

Health Care Insurance Video Transportation 10

Harvard Business Review

MAY 8, 2012

Due to huge capital requirements, these investments could exert considerable pressure on the working capital of the carrier company. Bharti's innovative business model converted fixed costs in capital expenditure to a variable cost based on usage of capacity.

Outsourcing 10

Outsourcing Wireless Telecommunications Core Competence 10