Understand the essentials of benchmarking (also known as standardization or comparative analysis) in just 50 minutes with this practical and concise book. Benchmarking is a strategy which is mainly used in business to evaluate a range of elements - including products, the market and competitors - in a given sphere. Benchmarking therefore allows businesses to identify the practices that have been...
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Understand the essentials of the Blue Ocean Strategy Concept in just 50 minutes with this practical and concise book. The Blue Ocean Strategy is a concept which was developed by W. Chan Kim and Renée Mauborgne and combines strategy, marketing and innovation. The strategy redefines the classic method of representing development strategies and encourages businesses to use value innovation to break free from...
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Understand the essentials of the business plan checklist (also known as a business plan or a development plan) in just 50 minutes with this practical and concise book. A business plan is a financial plan which details the points relating to the launch of a business, including the market, market research and marketing mix. Producing a business plan is an essential part of setting...
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Understand the essentials of game theory (also known as strategic behavior theory and interactive decision theory) in just 50 minutes with this practical and concise book. Game theory involves studying the consequences of strategic interaction (namely negotiation, competition and mutual assistance) between different 'players' who are each pursuing their own goals. It clearly demonstrates the interdependence of companies, countries and...
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Learn how to carry out effective market research in just 50 minutes with this practical and concise book. While market research may seem like a trivial, time-consuming part of starting a new business, it is absolutely essential if you want to identify your target audience and your catchment area. Understanding how useful market research can be will allow you to...
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Learn about the ideas of Milton Friedman in just 50 minutes with this practical and concise book. Friedman was a Nobel Prize-winning economist who lived through many of the most significant economic periods in the USA: he witnessed the roaring twenties, the Wall Street Crash and the Second World War. His work spans multiple domains of economics, including in particular consumption...
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Understand the essentials of Porter's five forces in just 50 minutes with this practical and concise book. Porter's five forces is a model which examines customer bargaining power, supplier bargaining power, the threat of substitute products, the threat of new entrants and intra-industry competition, with the aim of allowing users to anticipate industry trends and changes in the competitive environment that could pose...
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Understand the essentials of the Greiner Growth Model (also known as Greiner's model for organizational growth) in just 50 minutes with this practical and concise book. The Greiner Growth Model allows users to identify indicators from a company's past that are critical to its future success, making it a valuable tool in our current economic reality marked by globalization and increased competition. This book...
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Understand the essentials of the SWOT analysis (also known as the SWOT method) in just 50 minutes with this practical and concise book. SWOT stands for strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats; these are the factors which have an impact on the growth of a business and should be taken into account when making strategic decisions and drawing up business plans....
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