N2Growth Blog

DECEMBER 6, 2022

Although digitization has a significant catalytic effect on these processes, a successful diversification strategy would still need a solid basis and a set of scalable growth patterns that could apply to target markets. It will most likely overcome cross-cultural barriers as it expands into new markets.

Execution 380

Execution Banking Bond Diversity 380

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.

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Quality Working Capital Price Open-book 13

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

JANUARY 9, 2013

They lack customer insights that would help tune their business model to attract more customers. Their business plans often betray a misunderstanding of how scale generates financial returns. They need new executive talent, infusions of capital, and systems capable of supporting an expanding organization.

Finance 8

Finance Franchising Business Model Analysis 8

Harvard Business Review

MAY 19, 2016

Back in the 1980s, a company could set itself apart through scale, being the largest company in a category provided leverage over costs, back office processes, distribution, and marketing effectiveness. 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

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 5, 2017

However, higher accruals can reflect either innocuous aspects of certain business models, such as in the construction industry, where the time lag between earning income and realizing cash is long, or that growing firms retain higher working capital to meet greater current and future customer demand.

EPS 8

EPS Metrics Depreciation Short-term 8

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 5, 2016

And providers want the flexibility to deliver outcomes in the best, most innovative, and most efficient way possible without being micromanaged by the customer. Finally, some companies have struggled to finance their activities without payment while they work on delivering the results, limiting their ability to innovate too.

Incentives 8

Incentives Health Care Education Insurance 8