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Vivek Raghuvanshi Strategic Inflection Points - Watches

cited by : http://www.corporaterisks.info/ Strategic Inflection Points - Wristwatches 1. Oris Big Crown - 1910s 2. Waltham - 1920 3. Cocktail watch - 1930 4. Bulova Accutron - 1960 5. Oyster Perpetual - 1965 6. Speedmaster - 1969 7. Lasser digital - 1970s 8. Gold watch - 1970s 9. Casio digital - 1990s 10. Seiko Kinetic - 1990s 11. Omega Seamaster - 1995 Continue

Added by Vivek Raghuvanshi on November 20, 2009 at 6:51am — No Comments

Vivek Raghuvanshi Strategic Inflection Points - Cars

Cited by : http://www.corporaterisks.info/ Strategic Inflection Points - Cars Few things map the development of design better than a car. 1. De Dion - Bouton Model Q - 1903 2. Model T Ford - 1908 3. Rolls Royce 40/50 - 1907 4. Citroen Traction Avant - 1934 5. Auburn 851 Speedster - 1935 6. Volkswagen Beetle - 1939 7. Citroen 2CV - 1948 8. Bentley R-type Continental - 1952 9. Mercedes - Benz 300SL - 1954 10. Fiat 500 - 1957 11. Buick Ro… Continue

Added by Vivek Raghuvanshi on November 18, 2009 at 7:10am — No Comments

Vivek Raghuvanshi Strategic Inflection Points - Perfume

Cited by: http://www.corporaterisks.info/ STRATEGIC INFLECTION POINTS - PERFUME 1. L'heure bleue - 1912 Blend of roses, irises, vanilla and musk. Positioned as Romantic perfume. The Baccarat glass bottle reflects this romanitcism. Art Nouveau swirls at the shoulders of the bottle and delicately drawn label, the design suggests sensuality. 2. Chanel No 5 - 1921 Remains the essence of Simplicity. It is square, with a plain wedge stopper and a… Continue

Added by Vivek Raghuvanshi on November 16, 2009 at 7:30am — No Comments

Vivek Raghuvanshi Key Success Factors

Cited by: http://www.corporaterisks.info/ Key Success Factors for Future Competitive Success Key Success Factors [KSFs] could be: 1. Product attributes 2. Competencies 3. Competitive capabilities 4. Market achievements Having greatest impact on future competitive success in the markets. 1. It could be technological expertise or scientific research in high technology industries such as pharmaceuticals or telecommunications. 2. It could be proven… Continue

Added by Vivek Raghuvanshi on November 14, 2009 at 11:30pm — No Comments

Vivek Raghuvanshi Competitive Environment Analysis

Cited by: http://www.corporaterisks.info/ To generate Competitive Intelligence we need to get clarity of the Competitive Environment in which the organisation operates : 1. Economic Features We need to identify and analyse the most important economic features of the industry in which the organisation operates in. 2. Competitive Forces We need to identify and analyse multiple competitive forces which industry members are facing and assess the str… Continue

Added by Vivek Raghuvanshi on November 14, 2009 at 11:30pm — 1 Comment

Vivek Raghuvanshi Hostile Takeovers - Using OODA Loop in Competitive Intelligence

Cited by: http://www.corporaterisks.info/ When a Corporate Raider attempts a hostile takeover of an organisation, we need to understand the interplay in the Quicksilver environment: The Players: 1. White Knight 2. Black Knight 3. Gray Knight 4. Yellow Knight Further when a Corporate Raider attempts Greenmailing or hostile takeover threat still persists, do we have options such as: 1. Moat 2. Golden Parachute 3. People Pill 4. Poison Pill 5. Lobs… Continue

Added by Vivek Raghuvanshi on November 14, 2009 at 2:30pm — No Comments

Vivek Raghuvanshi Key Intelligence Topics

Cited by: http://www.corporaterisks.info/ I. Assessment of Strategies A. Focused Differentiation B. Best Cost C. Differentiation D. Low Cost E. Focused Low Cost F. Market Skimming G. Market Penetration H. Related Diversification I. Unrelated Diversification J. Backward Integration K. Forward Integration L. Horizontal Integration II. Consumer Perceptions A. Negative Moment of Truth B. Positive Moment of Truth C. Usage D. Attitude E. Image F. Mark… Continue

Added by Vivek Raghuvanshi on November 14, 2009 at 1:30pm — No Comments

Vivek Raghuvanshi Mergers & Acquisitions

Cited by : http://www.corporaterisks.info/ Mergers & Acquisitions presents CORPORATE RISKS which has to be mitigated. Success of merger / acquisition depends how we have actually prepared at: 1. Pre Merger stage 2. Post Merger stage Pre Merger stage: Here compatibility issues need to be addressed under : A.Courtship phase B. Evaluation and Negotiation phase While we are looking at compatibility issues at during Courtship phase, have we loo… Continue

Added by Vivek Raghuvanshi on November 12, 2009 at 7:00pm — 5 Comments

Vivek Raghuvanshi Corporate Risks

Cited by: http://www.corporaterisks.info/ Macro Risks of Globalisation [ Domino Effect ] 1. Retrenchment from globalisation 2. Oil & Gas spike 3. Infectious diseases in the Developing world 3. Trans-national crime and corruption 4. Chronic diseases of the Developed world 5. Middle East instability 6. Heatwaves and droughts 7. Natural catastrophy : cyclone, earthquake, extreme inland flooding 8. Interstate and civil wars 9. Fiscal crisis in adva… Continue

Added by Vivek Raghuvanshi on November 11, 2009 at 6:30am — 3 Comments

Vivek Raghuvanshi AEROSPACE - 10 Billion Dollar Budget - Medium Multirole Combat Aircraft - Indian Air Force

Courtsey - Hudson Hawk http://www.corporaterisks.info/ insight@corporaterisks.info I will like to thank Hudson Hawk for permitting me to use the following Alert. The Americans, Swedes, Russians and the French are at daggers drawn to retain Indian Air Force as their client. Lockheed Martin F-16 IN Super Viper - Costs USD 50 Million Boeing F/A - 18 Super Hornet - Costs USD 57 Million Eurofighter Typhoon - Costs USD 123 Million Mikoyan 29 OVT - C… Continue

Added by Vivek Raghuvanshi on November 7, 2009 at 4:30am — 1 Comment

Steve Duncan AEM now offering a variety of industry intelligence on the AEM store

The Association of Equipment Manufacturers has for many years conducted surveys of its membership on a variety of topics, including employment, parts practices, and general industry conditions. These survey results are now available for purchase at the AEM store. Continue

Added by Steve Duncan on November 2, 2009 at 2:30pm — No Comments

Mark Chussil Winning: The How and Why of Business War Games (invitation to free webinar)

This post is an invitation for you to attend a free webinar presented by Mark Chussil (that's me) of Advanced Competitive Strategies on behalf of the LinkedIn group “Corporate Planning & Global Industry Segmentation.” The webinar will be on Tuesday, November 17, 2009, at 1:30 pm east-coast time, 10:30 am west-coast time. It will be one hour in duration. You can access video through a web link that you will receive 30 minutes before the webinar begins. (See “How to sign up,” below.) You can… Continue

Added by Mark Chussil on November 1, 2009 at 2:49pm — No Comments

Vivek Raghuvanshi MITIGATING RISKS OF GLOBALISATION

Dedicated to the band of brothers at International Technical Advisory Corps and friends at Corporate Risks http://www.corporaterisks.info/ Addressing Macro Issues of Risks such as : 1. Middle East instability 2. Interstate & Civil Wars 3. Failed and failing states 4. International Terrorism 5. Collapse of NPT Understanding Cross-Cultural Differences - Mitigating Risks of Globalisation for American & European Businesses in Middle East and… Continue

Added by Vivek Raghuvanshi on November 1, 2009 at 12:00pm — No Comments

Carlos de Azevedo INCNEWS® & INCNEWS.access® by INC IC

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Added by Carlos de Azevedo on October 16, 2009 at 11:06am — No Comments

Angelo Pratt European CI Summit - Amsterdam - November

I'm looking forward to my first European CI Summit in Amsterdam in November. Interested to know who plans on being there. Also any hotel recommendations since I missed the deadline for the special SCIP rate for the conference hotel? Angelo Continue

Added by Angelo Pratt on September 22, 2009 at 12:04am — 5 Comments

V. Shuman Intelligence Collaborative - Compilation of initial ideas

There's been a lot of great discussion on the Intelligence Collaborative idea. I've organized and documented it in the file below - edits/other ideas/better proposals on how to collaborate welcome! Intelligence Collaborative v1 2009-09-17.pptx Continue

Added by V. Shuman on September 18, 2009 at 11:18am — No Comments

Joseph di Candeloro Intelligences' Future

Business is new to me, but epistemology and data-gathering are not. This site is fun for me because I get to see people who are brilliant in business try their luck at "ways of knowing" as Arik Johnson says, which in many cases may amount to little more than having the right connections to reduce unknowns within a given context (still a tall order most of the time, but nevertheless fairly simple). No one commented on my Panopticon post. Which is interesting. If you are reading this now, please t… Continue

Added by Joseph di Candeloro on July 16, 2009 at 1:55pm — No Comments

Tom Hawes Competitive Intelligence: Check Your Sparkplugs (or 10 signs of impending failure)

I was eighteen years old, fiercely independent and ready to go to college. We were living in Wyoming at the time and the college was in Florida. The long road trip ahead of me was the first one that I had ever undertaken by myself. I would have to make all the preparations beforehand, all of the decisions along the way and, of course, I was responsible for how I performed in school.

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Added by Tom Hawes on June 30, 2009 at 3:00pm — No Comments

Richard Competitive Intelligence from a Capture Manager's viewpoint

After leading a major capture for 4 years I think I picked up a few pointers on the value of Competitive Intelligence and Competitive Analysis. Obviously, the links between developing win themes, ghosting strategies and a PTW approach are the major areas, but later when working a major proposal, I found that having good CI/CA on hand is extremely important. There is a NORAD/NORTHCOM saying "The time to exchange business cards is not at the start of a crisis". Well I would say the time to look up… Continue

Added by Richard on June 25, 2009 at 7:24pm — No Comments

Joseph di Candeloro The Commercial Intelligence Panopticon

The CI community seems to have mixed feelings about its future given the fact that technology threatens to make access to "intelligence" an un-exclusive virtual free for all. I shall explore some possibilities here, and attempt to locate my own place with the winning team of the future in the bargain as well. Here is the issue: Technology and the "Intelligence 2.0" phenomenon are poised to present to industry a kind of Commercial Intelligence Panopticon (hereafter CIP). First of all--and this… Continue

Added by Joseph di Candeloro on June 19, 2009 at 2:34pm — No Comments

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cited by : http://www.corporaterisks.info/ Strategic Inflection Points - Wristwatches 1. Oris Big Crown - 1910s 2. Waltham - 1920 3. Cocktail watch - 1930 4. Bulova Accutron - 1960 5. Oyster Perpetual - 1965 6. Speedmaster - 1969 7. Lasse...
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Cited by : http://www.corporaterisks.info/ Strategic Inflection Points - Cars Few things map the development of design better than a car. 1. De Dion - Bouton Model Q - 1903 2. Model T Ford - 1908 3. Rolls Royce 40/50 - 1907 4. Citroen Trac...
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