Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 3, 2011

Putting Capabilities at the Foundation of Your Competitive Advantage. Competitive advantage stems from what the company does better than any other and from using those capabilities over and over again to create value for customers. That's because winning strategies don't start outside the company.

Strategy 15

Strategy Fixed Assets Competitive Advantage Long-term 15

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 29, 2018

For the latter, we measured incumbents’ operational efficiency, commitment to innovation, and defenses against attack. Previously strong barriers to entry have perished; fixed assets such as car fleets, hotels, bank branches, and landline infrastructure have become weaknesses.

Industry 8

Industry Fixed Assets Retail Market Penetration 8

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. Assets are important, but they are, increasingly, table stakes in most competitive industries; everyone in the game has them.

Resources 52

Resources Industry System Strategy 52