Astute competition : the economics of strategic diversity /

Main Author: Johnson, Peter, 1956-
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Amsterdam ; Boston : Elsevier, 2007.
Edition:1st ed.
Series:Technology, innovation, entrepreneurship, and competitive strategy series
Subjects:
Online Access:http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=185815
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300 |a 1 online resource (xiii, 226 pages). 
490 1 |a Technology, innovation, entrepreneurship, and competitive strategy series 
500 |a Title from PDF title page (viewed Jan. 2, 2010). 
504 |a Includes bibliographical references and index. 
505 0 |a Part I: Concepts -- Chapter 1. The Economics of Strategic Diversity -- Strategy as a Solution to the Problems of Economics -- Key Elements in ESD -- The Impact of a Successful ESD on Economics -- Lasting Distinct Features of ESD -- ESD as a Fourth Leg -- Summary -- Questions -- Chapter 2. Strategic Ecology -- Strategic Ecology -- Examples of Strategic Ecology -- Other Notions of Strategic Ecology -- Ecosystem Characteristics -- Ecosystem Dynamics -- Summary -- Questions -- Chapter 3. Business Models -- How to Formalise the Intuitive Account -- Formal Interpretation of Coherence and Consistency -- An Example of the Business Model Matrices -- Application to Wireless Data Services -- Further Development of the External Attributes of the Business Model -- Internal Attributes of the Business Model -- The Application of Metrics -- Business Genomics -- Summary -- Questions -- Addendum: Strategometrics -- Chapter 4. Routes to Competitive Advantage -- Business Models -- Multiple Routes to Advantage -- Personal Career Analogy Revisited -- Modes, Themes and Contexts -- Competitive Control of Resources -- Conclusion -- Summary -- Questions -- Chapter 5. Economic Rents -- Summary -- Questions -- Chapter 6. The Return on Resources -- Traditional Measures of Performance -- Resource Margins -- Investor Requirements -- Resource Margins and Economic Value Added (EVA) -- Testing of the Value Relevance of RMs -- Link to Strategic Ecology and to Business Strategy -- Summary -- Questions -- Part II: Techniques -- Chapter 7. Business Development -- Putting Adjacency to Work -- Synergies or Strategic Revision -- Strategic Revision -- Summary -- Questions -- Chapter 8. Corporate Strategy: Purpose -- Market Failures -- The Performance Enhancement of Businesses -- Synergies -- Coordination -- Business Model Engineering -- Reinforcement -- Investment and Major Initiatives -- Corporate and Business Model IP -- Recapitulation -- Summary -- Questions -- Chapter 9. Corporate Strategy: Techniques -- Portfolio Analysis -- Scenario-Based Retrospective Valuation -- Traditional Performance Measures -- Real Options -- Infinite Projections -- Retrospective Horizons -- M & A Business Logic -- M & A Screening -- Conclusion -- Summary -- Questions -- Chapter 10. Start-up Strategy -- The Entrepreneurial Concept -- The Strategy to Build the Business -- The Strategy of the Business Once Built -- A Mnemonic: the Six T's -- Summary -- Questions -- Chapter 11. Summary, Observations and Conclusion -- Executive Summary -- Major Insights -- Constraints and Practice -- Future Research. 
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