The opportunity paradox

• Autores: Christopher B. Bingham, Nathan R. Furr, Kathleen M. Eisenhardt
• Localización: MIT Sloan management review, ISSN 1532-9194, Vol. 56, Nº 1, 2014
• Idioma: inglés
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• Resumen

  • Capturing new growth opportunities is fundamental to strategy, innovation and entrepreneurship. But how can managers best meet this challenge? With flexibility or focus? The answer, as it turns out, can be more complex and more crucial to a company's success than previously thought. Our research on mature corporations, growing businesses and new ventures suggests a paradoxical tension between focus and flexibility that can define or break your business. In this article, we explore when and where to be focused and disciplined versus when to be flexible and opportunistic