Steve Jobs vs Bill Gates-The Cartoon of the year
Will it be Apple, or Will it be Microsoft? Who wins the battle of the titans? Check out this humorous cartoon on Steve Jobs vs Bill Gates.
The Future of Apple products
So whats the next level of innovation Steve Jobs is going to announce next? The I-Pad appears to be an extended and enlarged version of the I-Phone. Following this trend,…
A business that makes nothing but money is a poor business
Henry Ford never said something more meaningful. A business has more implications on the society and environment in which it functions. Its not only the philanthropic activities which matter but…
Complexity and Adaptivity of Buyer-Supplier Networks
Buyer-Supply networks are composed of multiple numbers of firms from a variety of interrelated industries. Such networks are subject to shifting strategies and objectives within a dynamic environment, guided by…
Growth Strategies of Web Based New Generation Firms
The cyber world has really come alive with the onslaught of WEB 2.0 technologies. Today, many start ups are being formed by students and entrepreneurs across the world. The web…
The GE-McKinsey matrix and its Limitations for Business Portfolio analysis
A business portfolio is defined as a collection of Strategic Business Units, commonly called SBUs, that make up a firm or a corporation. The optimal business portfolio (a dream for…
FIFA 2010 the other side
Madness. That’s the only word to describe FIFA World Cup 2010 South Africa. Making the headlines have been the big strikers, players who in days will become larger than life…
How to Curb Gray Markets
Gray markets are a perennial problem in some industries and even some of the biggest of companies are searching for a solution to this problem. While no fool-proof plan has…
How the internet affects Porter’s generic strategy models
In the emerging global economy, e-commerce and e-business have increasingly become a necessary component of business strategy and a strong catalyst for economic development. Michael Porter (1980) has argued that…
Marketing Strategies: Selling Sand In The Desert
Have you ever heard the saying: “A bad salesman couldn’t sell water in the desert”? Honestly, there is a lot of truth behind that statement. Personality plays a huge role…
Walter Kiechel of Harvard on Business Strategy
Walter Kiechel, from Harvard Business School, talks about the impact that business consultants and academicians can have on your bottom line. A must watch video for all entrepreneurs, management practitioners…
How the internet affects Porter’s 5 forces model
In the emerging global economy, e-commerce and e-business have increasingly become a necessary component of business strategy and a strong catalyst for economic development. Porter, the strategy guru, used concepts…