N2Growth Blog

DECEMBER 6, 2022

The fast-paced expansion of FinTech companies into long-distance geographies has increased the Penrose effect , thus escalating the managerial constraints affecting organizational growth and development. Those are all prerequisites of successful business growth, especially when dealing with international expansion to distant markets.

Execution 380

Execution Banking Bond Diversity 380

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 10, 2013

But like the terms "strategy" and "business model," the word "entrepreneurship" is elastic. For some, it refers to venture capital-backed startups and their kin; for others, to any small business. For example, a new venture might employ a new business model for an innovative product.

Definition 10

Definition Entrepreneur Tactics Business Model 10

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. At least one Italian entrepreneur is showing that it's possible to meet both criteria in an intensely competitive business: Italian food and wine.

Quality 13

Quality Working Capital Price Open-book 13

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 10, 2012

In this month's HBR, Professor Clayton Christensen and I have an article that describes how to develop core business strategy in the face of disruption. The article, " Surviving Disruption ," represents our first attempt in two decades to outline the other side of disruption — how to manage legacy businesses.

Price 9

Price Retail Business Model Christensen 9

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. And providers want the flexibility to deliver outcomes in the best, most innovative, and most efficient way possible without being micromanaged by the customer.

Incentives 8

Incentives Health Care Education Insurance 8

Harvard Business Review

MAY 19, 2016

The heart of differentiation therefore is your company’s ability to develop and promote distinctive products, services, and branded experiences on a consistent basis. It became easier and easier for small enterprises to gain customer reach and awareness (along with working capital).

IAM 11

IAM Productivity Products Company 11