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Combining Scenarios and Real Options to Address Uncertainty in Strategy Formulation

  The 21st-century business environment has become even more turbulent and uncertain, and therefore unpredictable. Every firm deals with uncertainty in its lifecycle. Uncertainty impedes management’s ability to make strategic decisions. There are many sources of uncertainty, but the most important ones are related to the firm’s external environment and black swan events. Scenario techniques […]

Successful Innovative Companies Exploit Complex Sources of Competitive Advantages

A company’s successful innovation outcome doesn’t necessarily result in successful commercialization. When the product progresses from idea generation to the development process into the marketplace is called innovation but can be an unsuccessful one. Kodak developed the Kodak Disc Camera, but it was not commercially successful. To generate profits from innovation your firm should be […]