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Using a Lean Six Sigma approach to drive innovation
George Byrne, Dave Lubowe, Amy BlitzThis article describes the five‐year success of a lean Six Sigma approach to improving operations that is also a way of doing better things – innovating in products, services…
Discovering new business models for knowledge intensive organizations
Norman T. Sheehan, Charles B. StabellAssists senior managers with generating new business models by mapping the competitive space occupied by knowledge intensive organizations and outlining strategic positioning…
A new competitive analysis tool: the relative profitability and growth matrix
Joseph Calandro, Scott LaneThe purpose of this paper is to introduce the relative profitability and growth matrix and to demonstrate its use as a competitive analysis tool.
For top insurance companies, customer focus and merger mastery produce superior results
Nick Palmer, Scott Tanner, Christine Detrick, Ingo WagnerThe purpose of this article is to identify what truly propels property and casualty insurance industry leaders to reach their peak performance.
Why is synergy so difficult in mergers of related businesses?
Sayan ChatterjeeWhen a merger or an acquisition fails, usually integration problems or overpayment gets the blame. The authors illustrate that a common cause of failure is the traditional notion…
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