Women on Business

AUGUST 24, 2011

For Harper, it was deciding to franchise her business as a practical way to expand, when she could not get working capital, plus be assured of an ownership base that would strictly follow her dictates. Lead & Brand — Harper was committed to producing and selling only organic, safe products in her salons.

Franchising 226

Franchising Succession Core Competence Follow-up 226

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 28, 2011

Why are food prices — which rose by 13.4% The price of pork, a staple meat in China, was 43.5% Any little thing — too much rain or too little, a crop failure in one region, anything at all — leads to a spike in prices today. However, prices rarely, if ever, return to their old levels.

Price 8

Price Sharpe Banking Class 8

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 28, 2018

Product expansion is often used as a path to growth, but it can have unintended consequences for other aspects of the business — including the customer experience central to the company’s value proposition. Each was set loose to develop or acquire products to satisfy those markets.

Productivity 8

Productivity Products Decentralization Resistance 8

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 10, 2012

And pretty much every product you can buy at Best Buy, you can get at Amazon cheaper and with free delivery — so people do. It's too bad they're doing so by fighting their biggest disruptor head-on: by offering to match Amazon's price on everything. Apple and Microsoft are driving computer shoppers to their own stores.

Price 10

Price Retail Business Model Christensen 10

Strategy Driven

MARCH 18, 2011

Further, they need to limit their focus to, at most, six capabilities, and make those capabilities work together as a mutually reinforcing system that perpetuates competitive advantage. Is it more important to consider capabilities when you develop a strategy now than it was, say, five years ago? SD : What is the ‘coherence premium?’.

Resources 51

Resources Industry System Strategy 51

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 7, 2010

It's a common assumption that offering more features or developing high-quality products and services is expensive, and that the products of these labors can command premiums. Are (extremely) high quality and (relatively) low prices entirely incompatible? Operating such restaurants is expensive.

Quality 14

Quality Working Capital Price Open-book 14

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 5, 2016

The UK’s Department for International Development uses “results-based” aid to improve the educational outcomes of young girls in Africa and Asia. Pearson, the educational publisher, measures the efficacy of its products to improve educational outcomes. Making PbR Work. Consider these examples: Education.

Incentives 8

Incentives Health Care Education Insurance 8