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Management Tools For Leaders: Red Ocean/Blue Ocean Strategy

Rich Gee Group

Tool #5 - Red Ocean/Blue Ocean Strategy This week, let’s understand how companies position themselves in the marketplace to succeed - The Red Ocean/Blue Ocean Strategy. Chan Kim and Renée Mauborgne, professors at INSEAD. History: Red Ocean/Blue Ocean is a strategy developed by W.

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Uniqueness Helps When It Comes To Getting Investment

The Horizons Tracker

Chan Kim and Renée Mauborgne published their hugely influential book Blue Ocean Strategy, in which they popularize the concept of seeking unknown market spaces that are untainted by competition. “They are more likely to encourage management to implement these strategies, ” the researchers say. Back in 2004 INSEAD’s W.

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HBR’s 10 Must Reads on Strategy: A book review by Bob Morris

First Friday Book Synopsis

HBR’s Ten Must Reads on Strategy Various contributors Harvard Business Press (2011) How to create “a unique and valuable position” by deciding what to do…and not do This volume is one of several in a new series of anthologies of articles that initially appeared in the Harvard Business Review, in this instance from 1960 until [.].

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You Can Win Without Differentiation

Harvard Business Review

From Michael Porter to Costas Markides and through the Blue Oceans of Kim and Mauborgne, strategy scholars have been urging executives to distinguish their firm’s offerings and carve out a unique market position. For decades, strategy gurus have been telling firms to differentiate. Underestimate them at your peril.

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Closing the Gap Between Blue Ocean Strategy and Execution

Harvard Business Review

Here, differentiation and low cost represent alternative strategic positions in an industry. And its people proposition is about the positive incentives and motivations put in place for its employees and network of volunteer fund-raisers, corporate partners, and celebrities. Chan Kim Renee Mauborgne. Excerpted from. Add to Cart.

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Toys ‘R’ Us Is Dead, but Physical Retail Isn’t

Harvard Business Review

The local toy store seemed positively drab in comparison. Yet instead of going high-touch, Toys “R” Us has opted for high-tech, rolling out new features like Find It Fast , to let customers see which stores had which toys, and using the loyalty program for better targeted ads and better product life cycle management.

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Stop Trying to Engineer Success

Harvard Business Review

But how should managers go about unlocking the lessons of those efforts? Similarly, in the management world, we constantly see the engineering approach being urged and falling short. Chan Kim and Renée Mauborgne examined the emergence of outrageously successful companies like Cirque du Soleil, and claim to have discovered the keys.