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A good business strategy need not be difficult: How Simply Strategy can improve your business

Peter Nieuwenhuizen (Internationally experienced manager who has made a specialty of assisting business managers in developing practical strategies for their units, and improving their results. Peter holds a PhD in chemistry and is currently employed with Arthur D. Little, the consultancy, Rotterdam.)
Richard Koch (Author of 18 highly acclaimed books, including the best selling The 80/20 Principle. Formerly a consultant, today he is an entrepreneur and investor – his latest venture being Betfair, the world's largest betting exchange – and outside director of several companies including listed venture capital houses in Luxembourg and the UK.)

Strategic Direction

ISSN: 0258-0543

Article publication date: 20 February 2007

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Abstract

Purpose

Reviews the latest management developments across the globe and pinpoints practical implications from cutting‐edge research and case studies.

Design/methodology/approach

This briefing is prepared by an independent writer who adds their own impartial comments and places the articles in context.

Findings

In the final chapters, Simply Strategy helps to put all the elements of the puzzle together, and develop a simple, succinct strategy that is understood by everyone in your business. After all, your employees are the ones to carry out your carefully crafted vision. Finally, your strategy is immediately used to make some short‐term profit improvements. With Simply Strategy there are no years of waiting to see the fruits of your labor.

Practical implications

Provides strategic insights and practical thinking that have influenced some of the world's leading organizations.Originality/valueThe briefing saves busy executives and researchers hours of reading time by selecting only the very best, most pertinent information and presenting it in a condensed and easy‐to‐digest format.

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Citation

Nieuwenhuizen, P. and Koch, R. (2007), "A good business strategy need not be difficult: How Simply Strategy can improve your business", Strategic Direction, Vol. 23 No. 3, pp. 3-5. https://doi.org/10.1108/02580540710730729

Publisher

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Emerald Group Publishing Limited

Copyright © 2007, Emerald Group Publishing Limited

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