The Resilient Enterprise: Thriving amid Uncertainty

Published by De Gruyter 2021

The Resilient Enterprise

Thriving amid Uncertainty

Edited by: Martin Reeves and François Candelon

In the series Inspiring the Next Game

https://doi.org/10.1515/9783110745511

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Contents

About this book

The Covid-19 crisis caused massive disruptions to businesses around the world. Many were caught unprepared by the pandemic, putting some in danger of collapse. But not all were equally affected—some emerged from the crisis in a position of advantage. Research on corporate performance over decades shows that the dispersion between companies consistently increases in times of crisis. In other words, resilience to unexpected shocks has a disproportionate impact on long-term competitive advantage.

Furthermore, ongoing trends are making it harder for businesses to sustain success over time. New offerings are being adopted, matched, and made obsolete faster, and competitive advantage is becoming less durable. In order to survive in the long run, businesses must reinvent themselves regularly—doing the same thing over and over will eventually lead to failure.

Many business leaders are now expressing an intention to make their companies more resilient, but there is not yet a well-codified playbook for doing so. This book, drawing on research from the BCG Henderson Institute over many years, provides a set of perspectives on how to thrive under adverse conditions and how to reinvent businesses for the changing context. Overcoming both of these challenges is necessary for leaders to build long-lasting companies.

Author / Editor information

Martin Reeves is chairman of the BCG Henderson Institute, BCG’s think tank dedicated to exploring and developing valuable new insights from business, technology, economics, and science by embracing the powerful technology of ideas. Martin is also a member of the BCG Henderson Institute's Innovation Sounding Board, which is dedicated to supporting, inspiring, and guiding upstream innovation at BCG. Martin is a regular contributor to HBR, MIT SMR, Fortune and other management journals on business strategy and management.

François Candelon is the Managing Director & Senior Partner at The Boston Consulting Group and Global Director of the BCG Henderson Institute.

Reviews

"I recommend to make sure your strategy agenda explicitly covers the question of how to future-proof your business with the best possible degree of efficiency AND resilience – irrespective of the industry you operate in. Learn from empirical evidence why it’s worth the effort – and get inspired by the authors’ broad range of successfully tested strategic concepts."

--Katharina Kohn, Former Head of Business Strategy, Mercedes-Benz AG and Member of the Group Sustainability Board

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Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	I
Acknowledgments Publicly Available Download PDF	V
About the BCG Henderson Institute Publicly Available Download PDF	VII
Contents Publicly Available Download PDF	IX
Introduction Publicly Available Download PDF	XI
Part I: Building Resilience
Chapter 1 Resilience vs. Efficiency: Calibrating the Trade-off Martin Reeves, Simon Levin, Sasi Desai and Kevin Whitaker Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	1
Chapter 2 When Resilience is More Important than Efficiency Martin Reeves and Raj Varadarajan Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	11
Chapter 3 Advantage in Adversity Martin Reeves, David Rhodes, Christian Ketels and Kevin Whitaker Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	17
Chapter 4 Die Another Day: What Leaders Can Do About the Shrinking Life Expectancy of Corporations Martin Reeves and Lisanne Püschel Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	27
Part II: Developing Ambidexterity
Chapter 5 Tomorrow Never Dies: The Art of Staying on Top Martin Reeves, Knut Haanæs and Johann D. Harnoss Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	37
Chapter 6 How Vital Companies Think, Act, and Thrive Martin Reeves, Gerry Hansell and Rodolphe Charme di Carlo Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	45
Chapter 7 The 2% Company Knut Haanæs, Martin Reeves and Jules Wurlod Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	55
Chapter 8 Ambidexterity: The Art of Thriving in Complex Environments Martin Reeves, Knut Haanæs, James Hollingsworth and Filippo Scognamiglio Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	65
Part III: Reinventing Businesses
Chapter 9 Business Model Innovation Zhenya Lindgardt, Martin Reeves, George Stalk and Michael S. Deimler Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	73
Chapter 10 Lessons from Mavericks: Staying Big by Acting Small Martin Reeves, George Stalk and Jussi Lehtinen Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	83
Chapter 11 Leaping Before the Platform Burns: The Increasing Necessity of Preemptive Innovation Martin Reeves, Simon Levin and Kevin Whitaker Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	89
Chapter 12 Postmerger Integration Rejuvenation Martin Reeves, Axel Reinaud, Johann D. Harnoss and Rachel Bergman Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	97
Chapter 13 Walking the Tightrope: Successfully Integrating while Transforming Martin Reeves, Chris Barrett, Salman Bham and Ask Nørgaard Heje Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	107
List of Figures Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	115
Index Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	117

(Deutsch)

Language: English
Publisher: De Gruyter
Audience: Business professionals with an interest in Strategy & Leadership, Business students, MBA, Executive Training courses.
Pages
- Front matter: 13
- Main content: 119
Illustrations
- Illustrations: 1
- Coloured Illustrations: 29
Keywords: Resilience; Crisis; Shocks; Ambidexterity; Reinventing Business

eBook

Published: August 23, 2021
ISBN: 9783110745511

Paperback

Published: August 23, 2021
ISBN: 9783110745382