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Articles
Published work from the partners and consultants at Oyster International.
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CREATING NEW GROWTH PLATFORMS
by Donald L. Laurie, Yves L. Doz, Claude P. Sheer
Harvard Business Review - May 2006
Most companies can't attain the growth rates expected by their boards and CEOs... For an short summary, click here. |
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THE WORK OF LEADERSHIP
by Ronald A. Heifetz and Donald L. Laurie
Harvard Business Review, January/February 1997
About the adaptive leadership challenges of managing change and new business creation. For a short summary, click here. |
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ENSURING ONE'S COMPETITIVE FUTURE
by Donald L. Laurie - The Corporate Venturing Report, October 2001
Supplementing existing product and business portfolios and entering new categories through acquisition and integration of ventures. To read this article, click here. |
Books
Books by partners and consultants at Oyster International.
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ALLIANCE ADVANTAGE
The Art of Creating Value through Partnering
by Yves L. Doz and Gary Hamel
Harvard Business School Press - 2001
Firms must turn to alliances - often with their rivals - to meld the right resources. For an short summary, click here. |
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FROM GLOBAL TO METANATIONAL
How Companies Win in the Knowledge Economy
by Yves L. Doz, Jose Santos and Peter Williamson
Harvard Business School Press - 2001
Taping underexploited potential. For an short summary, click here. |
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THE MULTINATIONAL MISSION
Balancing Local Demands and Global Vision
by C.K. Prahalad and Yves L. Doz - The Free Press - 1987
Managing the processes by which action, or the commitment of resources, is taken in an organization. For an short summary, click here. |
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THE REAL WORK OF LEADERS
A Report from the Front Lines of Management
by Donald L. Laurie - Perseus Publishing, May 2000
What leaders need to do to frame challenges, mobilize people, and adapt to constant change. To read a summary of this book, click here. |
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VENTURE CATALYST
The Five Strategies for Explosive Corporate Growth
by Donald L. Laurie - Perseus Publishing - October, 2001
How business leaders must meet quarterly expectations and still foster a steady flow of new technologies and products to fuel continuous double-digit growth. For a summary, click here. |
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THE CAPABLE COMPANY
Building the Capabilities that Make Strategy Work
by Richard L. Lynch, John G. Diezemann and James F. Dowling
Blackwell Publishers - May 2003
Provides a systematic way to translate strategy into action. For a summary, click here. |
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MEASURE UP!
How to Measure Corporate Performance
by Richard L. Lynch, Kelvin F. Cross
Blackwell Publishers - June 1995
Most company scorecards look in the rear mirror. Measure Up provides the tools to look ahead and measure what matters to present and future success. For a summary, click here. |
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CORPORATE RENAISSANCE
The Art of Reengineering
by Richard L. Lynch, Kelvin F. Cross and John J. Feather
Blackwell Publishers - 1994
Provides tools and methods to successfully reengineer business processes and set the renewal agenda for the corporation. For a summary, click here. |
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