@othman To understand better these drivers, read “Clockspeed: Winning Industry Control in the Age of Temporary Advantage” Perseus Books, 1998. All of these is predicted and the dynamics are laid out clearly. https://t.co/8QbtXqlqZh
Tough day today:
Retirement of a great sociologist, friend & mentor who, over 30 years, had as much positive impact on me as any
Basically followed Roberto from Stanford to MIT. & later, my main reason for staying was doubt I could reproduce our partnership w anyone else
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Errors in three management areas.
1) Taking a firm private can reduce short-termism (e.g. Porter, 1992). Taking a firm private with a capital structure that compels short-termism, no. It might force you to make panicky cost-cutting choices.
Very much enjoyed @katiehafner novel The Boys. Pleasant surprise that much of book is set in Philly @penn. Main character Ethan is an ex @Wharton computing staffer working for Wh alums (who clearly got their start @vntrlab) https://t.co/bbp3EsiXa6
Get your free ebook on Amazon for 24h only starting June 30! Visit https://t.co/P9zfCCM6M2 why? Because the job is easy, the people are not!! @clockspd @ASBmba @seanoferguson
Great article that touches on basically every theme of Competitive Strategy. I plan to use this case for my final exam next month. A few points that stand out threaded below.
https://t.co/cdNB8AWDBn via @WSJ
I was an MBA student @StanfordGSB 1998-2000, and it was an exhilarating time to be there. I was in the school's first "E-commerce" course taught by Garth @saloner, and some classmates wrote cases with him on emerging online businesses, many of which are freely available... 1/