Kim Warren on Strategy

Strategy insights and living business models

· Strategy

Another dot-com bubble?

Back in 1999 I got booed for saying the dot-com boom was mostly hot air, after which the NASDAQ dropped from 1000 to 200. The Economist now warns…

Kim Warren

analysts, boom and bust, business model, CFA, dot-com, economist, private equity

· Strategy

German secret of success

Fascinating Economist article on two recent studies of Germany’s outstanding long-run success. It’s down to their ‘Mittelstand’ mid-sized companies relentless pursuit of apparently boring but lucrative niches, and…

Kim Warren

analysts, economist, German firms, mid-sized companies, Mittelstand

· Strategy

eBay/Skype split

Sad to see the ill-fated marriage of eBay and Skype end in divorce. Though it’s more fun to celebrate strategy triumphs, disasters can offer important lessons too. An Economist…

Kim Warren

acquisition, corporate strategy, eBay, economist, merger, Skype

· Strategy

Big car-makers 'nibbled' to death

Seeing in the Economist these firms seeking billions in aid recalls a comment years ago by Tom Peters re their long, slow demise. They were not killed by…

Kim Warren

big-3, car makers, Chrysler, economist, Ford, General Motors, professional strategic management, Tom Peters

· Strategy

Strategy in asset-heavy firms + model

the Economist says Mr Obama plans big spend to fix US infrastructure. Origins of problems that led to bridges collapsing, water mains bursting, and massive sewage leaks are…

Kim Warren

asset-based industries, capital investment, economist, gas, Government investment, mystrategy, oil, power, simulation, steel, strategic management, strategic management dynamics, strategy dynamics, water

Strategy Dynamics Essentials

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Strategic Management Dynamics

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