Porter's value chain enables managers to isolate the underlying sources of buyer value that will command a premium price, and the reasons why one product or service substitutes for another. He shows how competitive advantage lies in activities and in the way they relate to each other, to supplier activities, and to customer activities.
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"Redefining Health Care" lays out a breakthrough framework for redefining health care competition based on patient value over the full cycle of care - from prevention and diagnosis through recovery or long-term disease management. With specific recommendations for hospitals, doctors, health plans, employers, and policy makers, this book shows how to move to value-based competition on results that will unleash stunning improvements in quality and ...

A noted leader in the field of competitor intelligence shows business owners how to understand exactly what they are up against today and how to anticipate the competitive threats they may face in the future. ...

Offshoring can often cut costs significantly, giving the company a competitive advantage in the marketplace. This reference examines the two common forms: hiring a foreign firm to run the operation or hiring foreign employees to work in an overseas office of the domestic organization. Complete with case studies, Offshoring Opportunities: Strategies and Tactics for Global Competitiveness examines key underlying concepts; the conditions in foreign ...

Die Netzökonomie liefert das mikroökonomische Instrumentarium zur Analyse von Netzsektoren, wie Telekommunikation, Luftfahrt, Schienen- und Straßenverkehr oder Energieversorgung. Sowohl auf der Kostenseite (Größen- und Verbundvorteile) als auch auf der Nutzenseite (positive und negative Effekte) kommt es zu netzspezifischen Besonderheiten, die innovative unternehmerische Wettbewerbsstrategien erforderlich machen. Damit Netzbetreiber ...

Gegenstand des Werkes sind Krankenhausmärkte im Spannungsfeld zwischen dem geltenden Kartellrecht und der sozialrechtlichen Regulierung. Das Werk zeigt, dass wir in der Bundesrepublik Deutschland ein ausdifferenziertes System der Regulierung mit starken Wettbewerbselementen sozialrechtlicher Art praktizieren. In diesem System wäre der ergänzende Einsatz des Kartellrechts - insbesondere der Fusionskontrolle oder das Kartellverbot - ...

Praise for RESULTS RULE!"What on earth could pre-thawed turkeys, Eva the dolphin, and toothpaste tubes squeezed from the middle have to do with the success of your business? Everything. Results Rule! is that rare business book that you can't put down, and you shouldn't, because the lessons within aren't just helpful, they're vitally important. Don't put Results Rule! on the stack of books you mean to read soon. Buy it, take it home, and read ...

Was heute noch Tendenz war, gehört morgen schon zum Standard. Wer sich qualifizieren möchte und auf dem neuesten Stand sein muss, kommt nicht mit Ratgebern und Rezepten aus, sondern braucht fundiertes Hintergrundwissen.
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Die Handbücher bieten einen umfassenden Überblick und den aktuellen Stand des betreffenden Fachgebiets für - Anfänger in qualifizierten Berufen - Praktiker, die bereits länger ...

By sharing scores of stories from her decades of consulting experience, Smith reveals how to identify a company's competitive advantages and turn them into powerful weapons of persuasion in the fight for market share. ...

This handbook presents an authoritative and up-to-date analysis of how thinking on strategy has evolved and what are the likely developments in the near future. All the contributors are experts in their area, and bring to the topic an understanding informed by many years' experience of<br>research, teaching, and practice. Chapter examine six key areas: Approaches to Strategy, Strategic Analysis and Formulation, Corporate Strategy; ...