Strategic Innovation: New Game Strategies for Competitive Advantage

ISBN-13: 9780415997812 / Angielski / Twarda / 2009 / 484 str.

Afuah Allan; Allan Afuah

Opis

In today's fast-changing business environment, those firms that want to remain competitive must also be innovative. Innovation is not simply about developing new technologies into new products or services, but in many cases, finding new models for doing business in the face of change. It often entails changing the rules of the game. Strategic Innovation demonstrates to students how to create and appropriate value using new game strategies to gain competitive advantage. The book begins with a summary of the major strategic frameworks and showing the origins of strategic innovation. Next, Afuah gives a thorough examination of contemporary strategy from an innovation standpoint, including:

• how to develop strategy in the face of change
• a detailed framework for assessing the profitability potential of a strategy or product
• consideration of how both for-profit and non-profit organizations can benefit from new game strategies.

With a wealth of quantitative examples of successful strategies, as well as descriptive cases, Strategic Innovation will complement courses in strategy, and technology and innovation.

Spis treści

Part 1: Introduction  1. Introduction to New Game Strategies and Overview  2. Assessing the Profitability Potential of a Strategy  3. The Long Tail and New Games  Part 2: Strengths and Weaknesses  4. Creating and Appropriating Value in the Face of New Games  5. Resources and Capabilities in the Face of New Games  6. First-mover Advantages and Disadvantages  7. Implementation of New Game Strategies  Part 3: Opportunities and Threats  8. Disruptive Technologies as New Games  9. Globalization Through New Games  10. New Game Environments and the Role of Governments  11. Coopetition and Game Theory  Part 4: Applications  12. Entering a New Business Using New Games  13. Strategy Frameworks  Part 5: Cases  Case 1: New World Invades France’s Wine Terroir  Case 2: Sephora Takes on America  Case 3: Netflix: Responding to Blockbuster, Again  Case 4: Threadless in Chicago  Case 5: Pixar Changes the Rules of the Game  Case 6: Lipitor: The World’s Best-Selling Drug  Case 7: New Belgium: Brewing a New Game  Case 8: Botox: How Long Would the Smile Last?  Case 9: Ikea Lands in the New World   Case 10: Esperion: Drano for Your Arteries?   Case 11: Xbox 360: Will the Second Time Be any Better?  Case 12: The Nintendo Wii: A Game-Changing Move

O autorze

Allan Afuah is Associate Professor of Strategy and International Business at the Stephen M. Ross School of Business, University of Michigan.