Greenwald, Bruce C. N.. Competition demystified: a radically simplified approach to business strategy / Bruce Greenwald and Judd. Kahn. p. cm. Includes index. Competition Demystified: A Radically Simplified Approach to Business Strategy professor Bruce Greenwald offers a bold new theory of competition – a theory. In Competition Demystified, Bruce Greenwald and Judd Kahn define strategy as outward facing decisions addressing two primary issues: the.
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Competition Demystified
Like the DCF method and how it is fundamentally flawed by mixing good info with bad info past sales with future projections. Porter identified a complex five-force model for studying competition in any market. WMT, KO, Pepsi, Kodak, Coors – many case studies about how companies failed or succeeded based largely competifion barriers to entry and competitive strategy.
Quotes from Competition Demys It was, I think, the first book I read on competitive advantages. Jan 20, Patrick Voigt rated it it was amazing. In fact, I’m seriously dubious if the authors had adequately considered factors like hindsight bias demysticied choosing their examples.
He covers a wide range of examples, from retail to telecommunications to auction houses. This book came highly recommended but doubt if there are any surprising insights to anyone familiar with business. I am sure will reread for my investing study. That few pages made us realized a few things we were blind to and our entire structure of how our products are sold changed because of that.
Greenwald has build a framework from Michael Porter’s famous theories, but put My perspective on business has never been management, but rather investment. Greenwald draws on game theory to explain what you should do if barriers to entry are strong, weak, or nonexistent.
It is helpful in considering which grreenwald to develop, where to invest and what are good reasons to do so. Each theoretical concept, no matter how short, is accompanied by loads of examples.
Does the firm have a competitive advantage? At times, the book can be a bit dull to read. But, skip the chapters starting with “co-operation”. The book strikes me as non-saying. A good read for college business students.
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Through the use of thesis and hypothesis with real world examples. Supply- cost advantage, frequently from prop technology or by know-how 2. There are geographic limitations for economies of scale. My favorite chapter is about economies of scale, Big where it counts. Overall, this was a decent read, but at times become a bit one dimensional.
And of course, as a lifelong value investor “The guru of Wall Street’s gurus”, apparentlyGreenwald includes a really great chapter on firm valuation and the implications of strategic dynamics of a firm. Generally could have been explained all in half the number of pages. But every manager will find Competition Demystified useful as well. Aug 24, Julian Bu rated it liked it. Dec 12, J rated it really greenwald it. Is differentiation a value creating strategy? There are multiple chapters with detailed case studies, which are conpetition relevant if you want to practice strategy.
He clearly explains a lot of concepts with real world examples. Also, and more ggreenwald, its WAY too long for the information given.
I found the analysis in this book very sharp, and most of the case studies very relatable and enjoyable.
Feb 11, Joe Cosentino rated it really liked it. Another example is from an investment perspective and being able to come up with true market values. Im very unimpressed by the analytical framework presented, and wish the book would’ve sticked to more economically important ideas, and not try demystifid predict the future and drag all opinions to absolute conclusions. Aug 19, Mike rated it liked it.
This book is the only book I know that goes kind of against Porter’s competigion forces and makes legit arguments. The book is very well written and easy to grasp. I was not disappointed!
Trivia About Competition Demys This is a failure. The title aptly describes what this book is about: It would benefit from being more structured and to the point. For me, I expected more to be written about luck, managerial prowess, and brand value even though he touches on these topics.