From Strategy to Business Models and to Tactics
Drivers such as globalization, deregulation, or technological change, just to mention a few, are profoundly changing the competitive game. Scholars and practitioners agree that the fastest-growing firms in this new environment appear to have taken advantage of these structural changes to compete “differently” and innovate in their business models. However, there is not yet agreement on what are the distinctive features of superior business models. … [ Read more ]
Content: Article | Authors: Joan Enric Ricart, Ramon Casadesus-Masanell | Source: Harvard Business School (HBS) | Subject: Strategy
Technological Innovation: Show Me the Money
In today’s business environment, innovation seems to be the one thing that nobody can get enough of. Nevertheless, is there really an automatic link between technological innovation and increased profitability? And if not, do we know what factors determine when technological innovation will be translated into money in the bank? In their working paper, “What Do We Really Know about When Technological Innovation Improves Performance … [ Read more ]
Content: Article | Authors: Joan Enric Ricart, Tunji Adegbesan | Source: IESE Insight | Subject: Innovation
“Parenting” Style and Performance
When it comes to corporate strategy, managers, like parents, manage and organize companies in different ways. Some focus on strategic planning, others on financial control and still others on strategic control. In the research paper, “A Formal Evaluation of the Performance of Different Corporate Styles in Stable and Turbulent Environments,” Professors Adrián A. Caldar and Joan Enric Ricart test the relationship between “parenting style” and … [ Read more ]
Content: Article | Authors: Adrián A. Caldart, Joan Enric Ricart | Source: IESE Insight | Subject: Strategy
Sustainability Enters the Boardroom
While there’s a great deal of literature on the different constituent elements of good governance, little has been said about how these measures affect each other mutually. To fill this gap, the authors have carried out a study on how existing corporate governance systems are evolving in order to integrate sustainable development into them.
Content: Article | Authors: Joan Enric Ricart, Miguel Ángel Rodríguez, Pablo Sánchez | Source: IESE Insight | Subjects: Corporate Governance, Social Responsibility (ESG)