Hardball: Are You Playing to Play or Playing to Win? by George Stalk (English) H

Description: Hardball by George Stalk, Rob Lachenauer, John Butman Argues that hardball competitors can gain extreme competitive advantage neutralizing, marginalizing, or even destroying competitors without violating their contracts with customers or employees, and without breaking the rules. This book redefines and reinterprets the meaning of competition. FORMAT Hardcover LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description Great companies stumble and fall when they lose it. Highfliers crash when a competitor notices they dont have it. Start-ups shut down if they cant develop it. "It" is a strategy so powerful and an execution-driven mindset so relentless that companies use it to gain more than just competitive advantage--they achieve an industry dominance that is virtually unassailable and that competitors often try to explain away as unfair. In their "hardball manifesto," authors George Stalk and Rob Lachenauer of the leading strategy consulting firm The Boston Consulting Group show how hardball competitors can build or maintain an enviable competitive edge by pursuing one or more of the classic "hardball strategies": unleash massive and overwhelming force, exploit anomalies, devastate profit sanctuaries, raise competitors costs, and break compromises.Based on 25 years of experience advising and observing a range of companies, the authors argue that hardball competitors can gain extreme competitive advantage--neutralizing, marginalizing, or even destroying competitors--without violating their contracts with customers or employees and without breaking the rules. A clear-eyed paean to the timeless strategies that have driven the worlds winning companies, Hardball Strategy redefines and reinterprets the meaning of competition for a new generation of business players. George Stalk and Rob Lachenauer are directors of The Boston Consulting Group. Stalk is the author of Competing Against Time, the classic work on time-based competition. Author Biography George Stalk and Rob Lachenauer are Directors of The Boston Consulting Group. Stalk is the author of Competing Against Time, the classic work on time-based competition. Long Description Great companies stumble and fall when they lose it. Highfliers crash when a competitor notices they dont have it. Start-ups shut down if they cant develop it. "It" is a strategy so powerful and an execution-driven mindset so relentless that companies use it to gain more than just competitive advantage--they achieve an industry dominance that is virtually unassailable and that competitors often try to explain away as unfair. In their "hardball manifesto," authors George Stalk and Rob Lachenauer of the leading strategy consulting firm The Boston Consulting Group show how hardball competitors can build or maintain an enviable competitive edge by pursuing one or more of the classic "hardball strategies": unleash massive and overwhelming force, exploit anomalies, devastate profit sanctuaries, raise competitors costs, and break compromises. Based on 25 years of experience advising and observing a range of companies, the authors argue that hardball competitors can gain extreme competitive advantage--neutralizing, marginalizing, or even destroying competitors--without violating their contracts with customers or employees and without breaking the rules. A clear-eyed paean to the timeless strategies that have driven the worlds winning companies, Hardball Strategy redefines and reinterprets the meaning of competition for a new generation of business players. George Stalk and Rob Lachenauer are directors of The Boston Consulting Group. Stalk is the author of Competing Against Time, the classic work on time-based competition. Details ISBN1591391679 Short Title HARDBALL Language English ISBN-10 1591391679 ISBN-13 9781591391678 Media Book Format Hardcover Year 2004 Subtitle Are You Playing to Play or Playing to Win? Place of Publication Boston Country of Publication United States Imprint Harvard Business Review Press DOI 10.1604/9781591391678 UK Release Date 2004-10-01 NZ Release Date 2004-10-01 US Release Date 2004-10-01 Author John Butman Pages 192 Publisher Harvard Business Review Press Publication Date 2004-10-01 DEWEY 658.001 Audience Professional & Vocational AU Release Date 2004-09-30 Illustrations Illustrations We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:11450509;

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