HYPERCOMPETITION
Author: Richard A. D'aveni
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ISBN: 0029069386
Publisher: Free Press (28 March, 1994)
Sales Rank: 60,308
Average Customer Rating: 4 out of 5
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Rating: 1 out of 5
LET"S COME UP WITH AN IMPRESSIVE TITLE TO OVERCOME TRITENESS
Did you ever wonder how these guys sit around and come up with a title that will make them feel good when they are introduced at a dinner of pinhead academics? "Good evening, please let me introduce you to John Doe, author of Managing the Dynamics of ever-changing paradigms in cross-functional systemic horseshoes." WOW! This guy must be smart!I only got about 2/3 thru this book before I gave up. Every time I turned a page I felt myself saying, "Yeah, right!".
If it is possible to be trite and nauseatingly academic at the same time, this book does a magnificent job of accomplishing both.
Rating: 5 out of 5
First clear definition of modern competition
D'Aveni manages to convey and explain the current competitive environment. Why nobody has defined it so easily before, I don't understand (everything is simple after you've had it explained to you). The great thing about D'Aveni, is that he in principle challenges the Porter's and Ansoff's of this world, and explains that competition today is intense, not very well-ordered and competitive advantages is fleeting and has to be constantly renewed. In short, this is the first book in Strategy that I've read and immediately felt at home with. You can't loose, buy it, read it and contemplate it. If you don't agree with its main theme, you're probably of a dying breed of managers, otherwise you need this book to make sense of the competitive landscape of today.
Rating: 5 out of 5
Must have.
The strategy challenge is "to know all gurus, but to follow none". You need to resolve your own strategy paradoxes by creatively combining aspects from different approches. There is no one best way to make strategy. However, D'Aveni offers training manual for managers to formulate the desired strategy. Excellent. MUST HAVE. Similar Products
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