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Are The Best Innovations For Society Those That Are Non-Disruptive?

The Horizons Tracker

Chan Kim and Renee Mauborgne believe that not only is this form of innovation not as predominant as we perhaps think, but that other forms of innovation may actually be better for society. “This creates positive-sum growth, because there are no losers, and no market player is made worse off.” INSEAD’s W.

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What Is Strategy, Again?

Harvard Business Review

Strategy, it follows for Porter, is a matter of working out your company’s best position relative not just to pricing pressures from rivals but to all the forces in your competitive environment. When they are strong, as in the airline and hotel industries, almost no company earns an attractive return on investment.