Art Kleiner and Nadia Kubis

Over the years corporate decision makers have been propelled by four [management] theories. The positioning theory, whose champions include Michael Porter, based its actions on staking out a place in a growing industry with manageable competition; success went to those who held a commanding place in their market. The theory of execution, led by W. Edwards Deming, Ram Charan, and Larry Bossidy, proposed that continuous … [ Read more ]