Constantinos C. Markides

"The process of developing superior strategies is part planning, part trail and error, until you hit upon something that works."

"A fundamental part of any firm's corporate strategy is its choice of what portfolio of business to compete in. According to the academic literature, this decision should reflect the 'superiority' of r…"

"It is important here to clarify the difference between 'strategic assets' and 'core competences.' Strategic assets are assets that underpin a firm's cost or differentiation advantage in a particular m…"

"Traditional measures of relatedness provide an incomplete and potentially inaccurate picture of the scope of exploit interrelationships between its SBUs. This is because traditional measures look at r…"

"Successful innovators have CEOs who act as technology evangelists."

"We will argue that the long-run value of a related diversification lies not so much in the exploitation of economies of scope - where the benefit is primarily short-term - but in allowing corporations…"

"Successful innovators focused on technology as a driver of value, not just as a tool for operational efficiency."

"Successful innovators are early adopters of ICT in their industry, even if the technology is already dispersed in other industries."