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Summaries of the 50 Best Business Books

Destination Innovation

This is the list of sections and book summaries: Alltime Classics How to Win Friends and Influence People by Dale Carnegie – 1936 Think and Grow Rich by Napoleon Hill – 1937 The Power of Positive Thinking by Norman Vincent Peale – 1952 The One Minute Manager by Ken Blanchard and Spencer Johnson – 1981 In Search of Excellence (..)

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Business Model Innovation Basics Series - Part 1: What is a Business Model?

The BMI Lab Blog

However, very few managers are able to explain their company’s business model ad-hoc, and even fewer can define what a business model actually is in general. Magretta, 2002). WHO – Every business model serves a certain customer group (Chesbrough and Rosenbloom 2002; Hamel 2000). Magretta 2002). Christensen C. McDonald, R.

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Business Model Innovation Basics Series - Part 2: Why Business Model Innovation Matters

The BMI Lab Blog

Another frequent sign is that the number of ideas for further improvements is decreasing, and existing customers are increasingly turning to alternative products (Ovans, 2015). MIT Sloan Management Review. Interested to discuss your innovation challenge with Peter Brugger, our managing director in Zürich? link] Cliffe, S.

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Regulations Work – Applaud SOX and Dodd- Frank

Adam Hartung

Last week the National Association of Corporate Directors (NACD) pre-released some results of its 2015–2016 Public Company Governance Survey. Since passage of the Securities Act of 1933, little had been required of Board members other than to applaud management and sign-off on the annual audit. But this has changed.

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Innovation – Why Bezos Succeeded, While Lampert Failed at Sears

Adam Hartung

Quick Rundown: In January, 2002 Kmart is headed for bankruptcy. As a result, in October, 2015 The Washington Post had more unique web visitors than the vaunted New York Times. He became a very, very active “hands on” manager. He micro-managed costs, with no sense of important trends in retail.

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