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"Yu's research exemplifies how management theory is rigorously built and improved. He carefully documents how companies in the past have spotted and seized opportunities for growth. I find the case studies compelling and the principles intriguing for all business leaders." "Yu's research exemplifies how management theory is rigorously built and improved. I find the case studies compelling and the principles intriguing for all business leaders."
Clayton Christensen | Kim B. Clark Professor of Business Administration, Harvard Business School Clayton Christensen | Kim B. Clark Professor of Business Administration, Harvard Business School

What are the elements of a business growth strategy?

Outlasting competition is difficult. Doing so over decades or a century is nearly impossible. Yet some pioneering companies have managed to endure and even prosper over the course of centuries.

How did they do it? The answer lies with the development of an internal, innovative and long-term strategic plan for their business. The art of formulating, implementing and evaluating business strategies should be based on your organizational objectives.

Ready to define your corporate business goals and start building growth for the future?

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Lowell: American espionage at its best

Topics: strategy, business growth, copycat competition

Knowledge can move across borders. Watch how Francis Lowell's interest in the textile industries of Lancashire and Scotland lead him to establish the Boston Manufacturing Company.

GDPR isn’t enough to protect us in an age of smart algorithms

Topics: data analytics, digital, GDPR

Europe’s new privacy law comes with teeth. Within hours of the General Data Protection Law (GDPR) coming into effec a legal complaint was filed against Facebook and Google.

Why corporate earnings matter so little to Amazon

Topics: strategy, finance, investment

A look at how chief executive Jeff Bezos’ alternative playbook achieves fantastic stock price appreciation.

Google and Facebook: the real reason they should be broken up is China

Topics: agility, competitiveness, digital

Monopolies are bad for innovation and dismantling them would help the US economy compete

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