.... Jorge Rufat‐Latre can be contacted at: jrlatre@strategos.com © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2010 Innovation Product development Competences Organizational culture Leadership Partnership Open Innovation: seven years ago it was a bold and radical notion, challenging established...

... by making select global acquisitions at favorable prices and by continuing to develop partnerships. [4] Exploit ongoing industry transformation. A joint IBM and Carnegie Mellon Tepper School study analyzed the 2007 and 2008 financial performance of business‐model innovators that participated...

... to procure or copy are also the ones that are more tacit and difficult to share internally as well. Bala Chakravarthy can be contacted at: Chakravarthy@imd.ch © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2010 Corporate strategy Partnership Business development Knowledge sharing Networking...

... relationship by aligning managers of the client and the outsourcing firm around a one‐team strategic partnership that focused on end‐user (customer) issues. Project management Outsourcing Partnership Call centres Strategic planning Laura Stone can be contacted at: laura.stone...

... return through divestment or liquidation, especially when weighed against investment opportunities to improve or expand core businesses. Leaders should also explore alliances or partnerships that provide access to cash or cost‐effective capabilities, particularly if their preferred strategies require...

... and other areas. Furthermore, with the growing trend toward extended enterprise models, which involve more external partnerships, collaborative innovation is even harder to do well. Multiple sources show that failure rates for strategic partnerships exceed 50 percent, with problems related to collaboration...

... of extremes.” What capabilities will retailers need to remain relevant to demanding customers? How should retail executives begin preparing? Retail trade Retailing Demography Innovation Marketing intelligence Buying behaviour Partnership © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2005 Across...

... is not just about the technical capacity to share knowledge in real time, but also about the shared commitment to put the full knowledge of the company into every employee‐customer experience. © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2004 Organizations Value added Partnership A decade ago, when...

... to stretch the business boundaries and innovate around markets and business models, external collaboration with other firms and customers is critical. The author lays out practices that leaders can use to make collaboration work and pitfalls to avoid. Innovation Economic cooperation Partnership...