Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 3, 2011

Focus on capabilities rather than just fixed assets: Fixed assets, including brands, are more difficult to leverage across diverse businesses and tend to expire, become obsolete, or give way to related services. Paul Leinwand is a Partner in Booz & Company's global consumer, media, and retail practice.

Strategy 15

Strategy Fixed Assets Competitive Advantage Long-term 15

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 29, 2018

Previously strong barriers to entry have perished; fixed assets such as car fleets, hotels, bank branches, and landline infrastructure have become weaknesses. One way is by reducing dependence on fixed assets. Another is by taking underused assets and monetizing them.

Industry 8

Industry Fixed Assets Retail Market Penetration 8

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 6, 2013

China’s global economic power continues to grow, yet the decision-making dynamics of its top leadership remain a mystery. China Economy Global business' This complicates the ability of outsiders to understand the purpose for and implications of policy changes. Do You Really Want to Bet Against China?

GDP 8

GDP Fixed Assets Globalization Survey 8

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 17, 2018

After the murder of dissident Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi , many companies had to urgently decide whether to attend Saudi Arabia’s Future Investment Initiative, a global business conference scheduled to take place just days after news of Khashoggi’s killing broke. ” The raison d’etre can also differ per industry.

Politics 12

Politics Short-term Long-term Banking 12

Strategy Driven

MARCH 18, 2011

These choices historically conferred advantage – first-mover, scale – but asset-based scale advantages have diminished in recent years, thanks to technology, cheap information, and outsourcing. Assets are important, but they are, increasingly, table stakes in most competitive industries; everyone in the game has them.

Resources 53

Resources Industry System Strategy 53

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 3, 2011

How crazy is it that companies are willing to invest in preventative maintenance on fixed assets such as their machinery, but typically won't make a comparable investment to enhance and sustain the health and well-being of their employees? Zappos is an example of a company that began with something as prosaic as selling shoes on line.

Fixed Assets 15

Fixed Assets Competitive Advantage Commitment Definition 15

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 7, 2017

New research, led by a team from McKinsey Global Institute in cooperation with FCLT Global , found that companies that operate with a true long-term mindset have consistently outperformed their industry peers since 2001 across almost every financial measure that matters. but we know the problem is a global one.

Long-term 8

Long-term EPS Short-term Management 8