Profit Power Economics A New Competitive Strategy for Creating Sustainable Wealth

by de Kuijper, Mia

• ISBN13: 9780195171631
• ISBN10: 0195171632
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2009-11-20
• Publisher: Oxford University Press

Summary

Here is the first comprehensive manual on corporate strategy in 30 years, and the first to provide an updated framework that takes into account the idea of perfect information. Indeed, this groundbreaking book offers nothing less than a new economic paradigm for our age--and the tools to make the most of it. Visionary strategist, experienced corporate executive, banker, and economist Mia de Kuijper provocatively declares that it is high time that we update our ideas about competition, business models, market dynamics, and risks. The emergence of perfect information--fast-moving, very cheap, universally available information and unlimited connectivity--is transforming our fundamentals so dramatically that many of the most familiar principles of mainstream economics may no longer hold. The author offers new ideas and concepts, illustrated with lively lessons from her own experience and from other successful investors and organizations. Profit Power Economics gives readers a clear grasp of the underlying forces that are reshaping our world as well as a step-by-step approach to build (or find) exceptionally high-return enterprises and to navigate today's market dynamics.

Author Biography

Mia de Kuijper is Chair and CEO of the global strategy advisory firm de Kuyper Global Partners LLC.

Table of Contents

Introduction	p. I
The Key.to Profit Power
The Power Node Strategy	p. 15
Understanding the Transparent Economy
The Star Driver: The Vanishing Cost of Information	p. 37
The Two Trends of Transparency: Perfect Information and Interdependent Decision Making	p. 45
Perfect Information and Imperfect Markets	p. 60
The New Paradigm: Powerlaw Economics	p. 68
How Transparency Alters the Building Blocks of Profits
The Four Strategic Decisions in Transparency	p. 87
Ownership Focused on Profit Power	p. 91
The Shape of the 21st-century Firm	p. 105
Three-Dimensional Competition	p. 121
Strategies for Powerlaw Marketplaces	p. 131
The Four Rules for Maximizing Profits in Transparency
From the Four Strategic Decisions to the Four Rules	p. 145
Power Nodes: Transparency's Sources of Profits and Competitive Weapons
The 12 Power Nodes	p. 151
Brand	p. 151
Secret, special, or proprietary ingredients	p. 153
Regulatory protection	p. IS7
Focused financial resources	p. 158
Customer base with switching costs	p. 160
Proprietary processes or modus operandi	p. 162
Distribution gateways	p. 164
Dominant position in a layer	p. 166
Increasing mutual ucilicy	p. 167
Aikido assets	p. 168
Filters and brokers	p. 170
Hubs	p. 174
Managing the Power Nodes	p. 184
The Four Rules Method for Maximizing Profits
The Four Rules Templates and How to Use Them	p. 199
Rule #1: Power Node Evaluation and Action Plan Templates	p. 205
Rule #2: 21st-century Business Model Evaluation and Action Plan Templates	p. 212
Rule #3: 3-D Competition Evaluation and Action Plan Templates	p. 227
Rule #4: Powerlaw Marketplace Evaluation and Action Plan Templates	p. 234
Strategies for Investors
The Four Rules Method: Added Value for Investors	p. 243
Conclusion
On Gaining Perspective	p. 261
Notes	p. 265
Glossary	p. 275
Annotated Bibliography	p. 281
Bibliography	p. 287
Index	p. 297
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