Profit or growth? Why you don't have to choose
Author: Chakravarthy, Bala ; Lorange, PeterPublisher: Wharton School Publishing, 2007. ; Pearson Education, 2007.Language: EnglishDescription: 173 p. : Ill. ; 24 cm.ISBN: 9780273711728Type of document: BookBibliography/Index: Includes bibliographical references and index
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Includes bibliographical references and index
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Profit or Growth? Why You Don't Have to Choose Contents List of figures About the authors Acknowledgements 1 The performance dilemmas The elusive targets Tension between profitability and growth Managing performance dilemmas Wisdom from the field Driving profitable growth About this book What to expect PART ONE: STRATEGY 2 Renewal strategies Renovation and innovation The traditional renewal strategies Protecting and extending the core Transforming the core Two important bridging strategies Leveraging the core Building the core Risks in renewal Summary 3 Continuous renewal Continuous renewal strategies An exemplar: Best Buy Summary 4 A blended approach The wrong preoccupation Supporting the transform strategy 19 20 21 23 27 28 29 31 36 41 43 44 45 55 57 58 61 xi xii 1 1 3 4 7 8 13 14 Supporting the protect and extend strategy Supporting the build strategy Supporting the leverage strategy A blended approach to spurring continuous renewal An exemplar: Medtronic Summary PART TWO: EXECUTION 5 The entrepreneur-manager Skills of an entrepreneur-manager Personal traits Professional experience Summary 6 Sponsoring renewal Defining the scope of a renewal project Staffing the renewal project Locating a proper organisational home Tailoring the context for implementation Coaching and support Summary 7 Directing renewal Continuity and change Accountability and sharing Managing dilemmas Summary 8 The multi-actor process Renewal strategies The entrepreneur-manager The sponsor's role Top management support The outcomes Summary 63 65 69 72 75 80 85 90 96 99 102 103 104 108 111 116 121 122 125 126 135 138 141 143 143 144 147 148 149 150 Notes Appendices 1 The empirical study 2 Performance across subsectors 3 Performance across firm sizes 4 Performance across regions 5 Major firms in the field study Index 151 155 155 159 165 166 167 000
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