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Can Your Alliance Network Lift a Stealth Bomber Off the Ground?
Why the first stealth bomber never took off, but the second one did.
Cheat-Proof Your Partnerships
Even trusted partners can sometimes turn on you, as demonstrated in a recent case from New York’s diamond trade.
Is Losing Talent Always Bad? Management Lessons from Prada
The recent departure of Marc Jacobs from Louis Vuitton might seem like terrible news for the company. But if you look a little more closely at the fashion industry you’ll find that turning over your talent isn’t always a bad thing.
Samsung Beats Blackberry in the Global Alliance Game
To the investors of Research in Motion (RIM), the maker of Blackberry, the recent years have been really disappointing. It lost the fight to Apple and Samsung. There may be several explanations to this failure, but one which particularly stands out is the failure of RIM to build a strong alliance network. Alliances and partnerships are the sources of “network advantage”–the ability to improve operating efficiency and increase product innovation by combining resources and knowledge with partners.
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The impact of social media on industry structure
In the previous post, I discussed some results of a survey where we asked about how companies can use social media to achieve competitive advantage.
In that survey, Prof. Quy Huy and I, also asked participants to tell us how the structure of their industries was affected by the introduction of social media tools.
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How to Make Your Company More Creative? Hire a Senior Executive Who Worked Abroad
Creativity is an important driver of competitive advantage for companies. One way your company can be more creative is to hire executives who worked abroad. These people are likely to offer non traditional solutions to your problems.