Strategic management

Planning for a company's responses to external issues

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2024
Market Opportunity Navigator
Bacq and Wang adapted MON principles to impact startups, expanding the conventional lean startup model by integrating a multi-stakeholder approach for addressing societal grand challenges. They used MON in the 'value search' phase to map stakeholders and prioritize market opportunities based on potential social and environmental impact.
2024
Market Opportunity Navigator
Stevenson et al. recognized MON as one of the core tools within the lean start-up framework, highlighting its role in helping innovators test and explore market opportunities.
2024
Market Opportunity Navigator
Saras D. Sarasvathy described MON as an essential addition to lean startup methods, noting its unique ability to help entrepreneurs generate and evaluate a portfolio of market opportunities.
2023
SWOT analysis
Richard W. Puyt and colleagues published a history of SWOT, criticizing Mintzberg's account and asserting that the Long Range Planning Service at Stanford was the true originator of the SWOT concept.
2022
Technology scouting
DZSF initiated a preliminary investigation project focused on designing and operating a partially automated technology scouting system
2022
Market Opportunity Navigator
York et al. utilized the Market Opportunity Navigator (MON) to guide strategic development and market entry for Bioneedle technology, a novel needle-free vaccine delivery platform. They applied MON in three key steps: identifying potential market opportunities, evaluating opportunities using an attractiveness map, and creating an agile focus dartboard to prioritize short and long-term opportunities.
2022
Porter's five forces analysis
Dhliwayo published research on competitive rivalry, highlighting how price cuts, advertising expenditures, and product innovations can limit profitability and drive competitive moves in industries.
2021
Market Opportunity Navigator
MON was described in 'Entrepreneurial Strategy: Starting, Managing, and Scaling New Ventures' by Shepherd & Patzelt as a critical tool for helping entrepreneurs identify and evaluate market opportunities during the startup process.
2021
Dominant logic
Dwipayana et al. expanded the concept of dominant logic to overcome its 'blinder effect' by introducing the idea of dynamic dominant logic, suggesting a more flexible approach to understanding corporate strategy and thinking.
2019
Strategic planning
A meta-analysis of nearly 9,000 public and private organizations was conducted, finding that strategic planning has a positive impact on organizational performance, particularly in enhancing an organization's effectiveness when the planning process includes formality, comprehensiveness, and careful stakeholder management.
January 2019
Vendor lock-in
Nvidia announced advancement of compatibility with FreeSync-compatible monitors, moving away from its proprietary G-Sync technology.
September 2012
Vendor lock-in
Original K-Cup patents owned by Keurig (Green Mountain Coffee Roasters) expired, allowing other manufacturers to create compatible single-serving coffee pods.

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