Competing for the Future
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Printer-friendly version| Title | Competing for the Future |
| Publication Type | Book |
| Pub Year | 1994 |
| Authors | Hamel, G., & Prahalad C. K. |
| Publisher | Harvard Business School Press |
| Keywords | entrepreneurship, motivation |
| Notes |
motivation"There beats in every person the heart of an explorer. The joy of discovery may be found in the pages of a new cookbook, in a brochure of exotic vacations, in an architect's plans for a custom-built home, in the trek to a remote trout stream, in the first run down a virgin-powdered ski slope, by the opportunity to explore the unfamiliar. Thus, it's not surprising that when a company's mission is largely undifferentiated from that of its competitors, employees may be less than inspired." (p. 132) entrepreneurshipThe sheer size, scope, and complexity of future opportunities may also require a corporate rather than an individual unit perspective. Mega-opportunities don't yield easily to 'skunk works' or undirected entrepreneurship. A lone employee with a bit of free time and access to a small slush fund may create Post-it Notes but is unlikely to bring the interpreting telephone from conception to reality or make much progress on creating a new computing architecture. Consistent, focused competence-building requires something more than 'thriving on chaos.'" (p. 33) |
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