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Role of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in Enriching Firms Strategic Management Capability

Artificial Intelligence (AI) technologies which use complex computer systems and machine learning are emerging as powerful tools that enhance the capabilities of human intelligence to help in solving complex business problems and making effective strategic decisions where human intelligence has limitations. AI is not a business strategy but can be regarded as a functional strategy […]

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 […]

Design and Management of The Transition State of Strategic Change

This blog article attempts to describe the complex transition phase of the old and weak 3-state strategic change model in terms of two elements of the new and strong strategic management model: strategy formulation and implementation: which incorporates the portfolio management framework to facilitate and provide clarity to the implementation process. Basically, organizations undergo two […]

Importance of Portfolio Management in Innovation

The primary purpose of a strategic management system is to maximize the overall performance of the firm. However, a survey of Fortune 500 companies revealed that poor implementation has been the primary cause of strategic failures. Over time, portfolio management has gradually entered the strategic management system to become an essential part of it to […]

Managing Innovation through Dual Planning Systems

One of the issues a firm’s corporate directional strategy faces is about deciding its orientation towards growth. When a firm chooses to grow internally, innovation becomes the key driver to achieve that growth. Growth-oriented companies incorporate some kind of technology to generate innovation, and through innovation, they create a competitive advantage. Therefore, innovation provides a […]