Competition Demystified: A Radically Simplified Approach to Business Strategy



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Chapter 1: Strategy, Markets and Competition

Chapter 2:
Competitive Advantages I: Supply and Demand

Chapter 3:
Competitive Advantages II: Economies of Scale and Strategy

Chapter 4:
Assessing Competitive Advantages

Chapter 5:
Big Where it Counts: Wal-mart, Coors, and Local Economies of Scale

Chapter 6:

Niche Advantages and The Dilemma of Growth: Compaq and Apple in the Personal Computer Industry

Chapter 7:

Production Advantages Lost: Compact Discs, Data Switches and Toasters

Chapter 8:

Games Companies Play: A Structured Approach to Competitive Strategy, Part I: The Prisoner’s Dilemma Game

Chapter 9:

Uncivil Cola Wars: Coke and Pepsi Confront the Prisoner’s Dilemma

Chapter 10:

Into the Hen house: Fox Becomes a Network

Chapter 11:

Games Companies Play: A Structured Approach to Competitive Strategy, Part II: Entry/Preemption Games

Chapter 12:

Fear of Not Flying: Kiwi Enters the Airline Industry

Chapter 13:

No Instant Gratification: Kodak Takes on Polaroid

Chapter 14:

Cooperation Without Incarceration: Bigger Pies, Fairly Divided

Chapter 15:

Cooperation: The Dos and Don’ts

Chapter 16:

Valuation from a Strategic Perspective: Improving Investment Decisions

Chapter 17:

Corporate Development and Strategy: Mergers and Acquisition, New Ventures, and Brand Extensions

Chapter 18:

The Level Playing Field: Flourishing in a Competitive Environment




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