Hypercompetitive Rivalries
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Book Overview
In this pathbreaking book, Richard D'Aveni shows how competitive moves and countermoves escalate with such ferocity today that the traditional sources of competitive advantage can no longer be sustained. D'Aveni argues that a company must fundamentally shift its strategic focus. He constructs a compre-hensive model that shows how firms move up "escalation ladders" as advantage is continually created, eroded, destroyed, and recreated through strategic maneuvering in "four arenas" of competition. Using detailed examples from hypercompetitive industries such as computers, automobiles, and pharmaceuticals, D'Aveni demon-strates how hypercompetitive firms succeed by disrupting the status quo and creating a continuous series of temporary advantages.
With its emphasis on real-world experiences of corporate warfare, this abridged paperback edition of D'Aveni's masterwork will be essential reading for scholars and managers alike - a perfect introduction to the battlefield of hypercompetitive rivalries.
With its emphasis on real-world experiences of corporate warfare, this abridged paperback edition of D'Aveni's masterwork will be essential reading for scholars and managers alike - a perfect introduction to the battlefield of hypercompetitive rivalries.
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:0028741129
ISBN13:9780028741123
Release Date:September 1995
Publisher:Free Press
Length:288 Pages
Weight:0.95 lbs.
Dimensions:0.8" x 6.2" x 9.2"
Customer Reviews
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The Sun Tzu of business strategy
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 24 years ago
Excellent work. This book is simply the Sun Tzu, Macchiavelli or Clausewitz of business strategy. Any company or organisation in competition with another can benefit hugely from the framework laid out in this book.I am really looking forward to new works from D'Aveni.
A challenge for every business.
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 25 years ago
I found every line of this book a challenge when related to current concepts of business.Not only did this book explain the concerns business people have with competing, but gave us new insights into why these factors exist, and what real time solutions can be applied. The challenge is that the more one considers the implications, the more one realises that new business skills and attributes will need to be applied.Sensible and relevant.
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