Business models

Most executives believe that competing through business models is critical for success, but few have come to grips with how best to do so. One common...

A top-down approach doesn't work anymore.

In health care, the days of business as usual are over. Around the world, every health care system is struggling with rising costs and uneven quality,...

The next era of competition is at hand. To succeed in an environment of high uncertainty, greater short-term pressure, and tighter resource constraints,...

What it missed was the business model.

A history, from Drucker to Christensen.

More and more manufacturing companies are talking about what's often called the circular economy--in which businesses can create supply chains that recover...

A guide to making health care more accessible, affordable, and effective.

Here's how to build one.

For decades, the five-forces model of competition has dominated the thinking about strategy. But it describes competition among traditional "pipeline"...

Today markets are being reshaped by a new kind of firm--one in which artificial intelligence runs the show. This cohort includes giants like Google, Facebook,...

How Nespresso used a simple business model canvas to change face of the coffee industry.

Over the past decade "freemium"--a combination of free and premium offerings--has become the dominant business model among internet start-ups and smartphone...

Alibaba is not a retailer in the traditional sense. It doesn't source or keep stock, and logistics services are carried out by third-party providers....

Roger Martin, coauthor of "Playing to Win," simplifies successful strategizing to two decisions.

Social media companies couldn't exist in their current form without content moderation. But while these jobs are essential, they're often low-paid, emotionally...

A business model that can link a new technology to an emerging market need is the key to industry transformation. When Apple coupled the iPod with iTunes,...

Disclosure: The author is a shareholder in AOL. It's been funny watching the financial press and the tech community eviscerate AOL's Patch.com since last...

For the past century, the publicly traded corporation has been the dominant structure in business. But that model may no longer satisfy the needs of critical stakeholders.

Digital transformation has become a necessity-and it's separating the organizational haves from the have-nots.