BS for SMEs
In a new book 'The Keystone Advantage: What the New Dynamics of B. Ecosystems Mean for S., Innovation, and Sustainability' - Marco Iansiti and Roy Levien argue niche players should think of their B. environment as a series of ecosystems.
These ecosystems feature "keystone" companies such as Microsoft and WalMart, providing for the health of all who do B. with them.
Iansiti and Levien recommend small companies in such ecosystems should follow a specialization BS by taking explicit advantage of the opportunities provided by the ecosystem, while avoiding the traps that challenge firms in such environments.
Amongst the many tips the writers have for small companies in these ecosystems around leaders such as Microsoft or Walmart are:
- Specialize in unique capabilities.
- Leverage other capabilities from keystones
- Sustain innovation
- Tight coupling: Manage risk and dependencies
- Loose coupling: Embrace mobility and flexibility
- Niche leverage: Power over keystones
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Has anyone done much work in the area of Business Strategies for SME's (closely held enterprises) vs. Publicly held Multinationals (PM)?
How do strategies differ? Are the methods similar? Do stakeholders committed to executing strategy differ because privately held companies' owners have more at stake? Is the rapid CEO turnover (<3 yrs) in the large multinationals a concern that strategies within them are too short in focus for there truly to facilitate sustained strategy development and implementation?
Has there been any discussion or work in the area of exponential value creation?
I hope this is a catalyst for new conversations and concepts to unfold.
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