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- (updated)From strategy + business: Booz Allen Hamilton’s Global Innovation 1000 study — the Global Innovation study started in 2005. Each year a different, yet related, hypothesis is tested by Booz Allen. Previously, their research showed that there is no statically significant linkage between R&D spending and corporate success. And that, you can be a highly efficient innovator without a heavy spending in R&D, i.e. high-leverage innovation (2006 study). 2007 focus was on innovation strategies and customer involvement in the innovation process. You can read about their findings and classifications of innovation strategies (Need Seekers, Market Readers and Technology Drivers) here.
- From Harvard Business Review’s January 2008 edition: “Five Competitive Forces That Shape Strategy” — revisit the Porter’s five forces.
- From strategy + business: “Blue Print for Strategic Leadership” — change is inevitable. This article highlights the critical elements that are required to build a company’s capacity for change: the commitment to the company’s purpose; the makeup of the top management team; the capabilities and motivation of people throughout the organization; and a sequence of focused, well-chosen strategic initiatives that can take the company forward.
- From The McKinsey Quarterly: “Corporate Transformation Without A Crisis” — it is one thing to lead a change under crisis, but how about when there is none? This article discusses the key principles of transformation: everyone is both actor and observer, each individual crosses a threshold of conviction and of experience, the process balances redundancy and control. The authors also highlight how to build your own transformation story.
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