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Competitive Advantage from the Bottom of the Pyramid

LDRLB

In a world where global competition is absolute, companies are looking at new ways to gain sustained competitive advantages. Global firms have employed blue ocean strategies to cater their services and offerings to the BoP (Bottom of Pyramid). Prahalad , the brilliant management guru. You can find him at [link].].

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CMI Hong Kong: updates from the board

Chartered Management Institute

Ann also met with Titania Woo of The Hong Kong Management Association to discuss partnership opportunities in the region. Furthermore, Ann was delighted to be able to personally present a number of Chartered Managers and Fellows with their certificates. Learn more here.

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The $2,000 Car

Harvard Business Review

Increasingly, Western companies are developing products in countries like China and India, and then distributing them globally. To compete, global corporations must be just as nimble innovating abroad as they are at home. Phase 2: Glocalization. and which they now sell in Europe and the U.S. The future is far from home.

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3 Ways Social Entrepreneurs Can Solve Their Talent Problem

Harvard Business Review

Lack of early-stage capital remains a top challenge to the industry’s growth, according to last month’s Global Impact Investor Network survey of 158 impact investors. Almost half (48%) said raising funds was “very” or “extremely” challenging, even as the impact investing industry continues to grow.

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Great Advertising Is Both Local and Global

Harvard Business Review

With increasing heterogeneity in every market and global exposure just one tweet away, all brands, even local ones, must begin to think globally or suffer the consequences. By getting the glocal model right, Johnnie Walker reversed a continuing decline and more than doubled its global business in ten years.