{"product_id":"the-essential-advantage-how-to-win-with-a-capabilities-driven-strategy-hardcover","title":"The Essential Advantage: How to Win with a Capabilities-Driven Strategy - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003ePaul Leinwand\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eCesare R. Mainardi\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eConventional wisdom on strategy is no longer a reliable guide. In \u003ci\u003eEssential Advantage\u003c\/i\u003e, Booz \u0026amp; Company's Cesare Mainardi and Paul Leinwand maintain that success in any market accrues to firms with coherence: a tight match between their strategic direction and the capabilities that make them unique. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAchieving this clarity takes a sharpness of focus that only exceptional companies have mastered. This book helps you identify your firm's blend of strategic direction and distinctive capabilities that give it the \"right to win\" in its chosen markets. Based on extensive research and filled with company examples--including Amazon.com, Johnson \u0026amp; Johnson, Tata Sons, and Procter \u0026amp; Gamble--\u003ci\u003eEssential Advantage\u003c\/i\u003e helps you construct a coherent company in which the pieces reinforce each other instead of working at cross-purposes. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe authors reveal: \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e- Why you should focus on a system of a few aligned capabilities \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e- How to identify the \"way to play\" in your market \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e- How to design a strategy for well-modulated growth \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e- How to align a portfolio of businesses behind your capability system \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e- How your strategy clarifies growth, costs, and people decisions \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFew companies achieve a capability-driven \"right to win\" in their market. This book helps you position your firm to be among them.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePaul Leinwand\u003c\/b\u003e is a Partner in Booz \u0026amp; Company's global consumer, media, and retail practice. He serves as chair of the firm's Marketing Advisory Council. \u003cb\u003eCesare Mainardi\u003c\/b\u003e is Managing Director of Booz \u0026amp; Company's North American business and is a member of the firm's Executive Committee. In 2005, Consulting magazine named him in its Top 25 Consultants list.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 240\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1 x 9.3 x 6.3 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e December 09, 2010\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47206108266745,"sku":"9781422136515","price":35.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/NXEJSUHaNN9781422136515.webp?v=1768032980","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/the-essential-advantage-how-to-win-with-a-capabilities-driven-strategy-hardcover","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}