A Harvard Business School post by Jim Heskett reviews: “Now comes a new book, The End of Competitive Advantage, by Rita Gunther McGrath. Hers is a frontal attack on accepted strategic planning methods designed, in… Read more »
Thought Sparks
Thinkers50 names Rita McGrath one of World’s Top 50 Leadership and Management Thinkers
Forbes Mike Myatt …being nominated for a Thinkers50 award is largely considered akin to being nominated for an “Oscar” in management and leadership thinking….These obvious disclaimers aside, I believe the Thinkers50 to be the gold standard… Read more »
Investing In An Age Of Transient Competitive Advantages: A Book Review
John Mason of SeekingAlpha.com reviewed The End of Competitive Advantage, by Rita Gunther McGrath, published by the Harvard Business Review Press in 2013. I like to think of myself as a “value investor.” That is,… Read more »
Deploying the M&A Counterattack
Sometimes it pays for a company to respond to a deal in its own backyard, and sometimes it doesn’t. by Matt Palmquist Authors: Thomas Keil (University of Zurich), Tomi Laamanen (University of St. Gallen), and Rita… Read more »
Research Technology Management Reviews End of Competitive Advantage
Porter’s five forces and Hamel and Prahalad ’ s core competencies remain central concepts in corporate strategy. But in this book, Rita Gunther McGrath questions whether these ideas—both based on a belief in the need… Read more »
Will the legal establishment allow a two-year law school?
CNBC reports that President Obama is quoted as saying that law schools would “probably be wise” to move away from three-year programs to two. Who will fight like crazy to prevent two-year schools from being… Read more »
Can Your Career Survive Transient Competitive Advantage?
Theodore Kinni of Strategy & Business highlighted a chapter in Rita McGrath’s book dealing with career change: If our employers begin rejiggering their businesses’ portfolios at a faster pace, our jobs are going to get… Read more »
Travel Weekly PLUS interviews Rita McGrath
Travel Weekly PLUS, the thought leadership publication for senior executives in travel, published a two-part interview with Rita McGrath by their Editor in Chief Diane Merlino, excerpted below: Sustainable Strategy Is Out. Short-Lived Opportunities Are… Read more »
Crain’s quotes Rita McGrath about AOL Firing
Rita McGrath was quoted by Crain’s in conjunction with their story Armstrong’s apology a mere Patch. Armstrong, AOL CEO fired a Patch employee during a video conference before 1000 staffers. “This is the kind of… Read more »
VoiceAmerica interviews Rita McGrath
Listen to Rita McGrath is interviewed by VoiceAmerica on competitive advantage here.
Making the Shift from Sustainable to Transient Advantage
Innosight recently interviewed Rita McGrath, excerpted below. To read the entire interview, click here. You argue that competitive advantage is dying and that companies need to embrace the idea of transient advantage. What do you… Read more »
Rita McGrath : Strategy in Volatile and Uncertain Environments
eTalks.com interviewed Rita McGrath recently in which she answered a question about strategy: Strategy is fundamentally about making choices. Choices, of course, about what to do but equally importantly about what not to do. I… Read more »