Bruce Greenwald's Competitive Demystified: A Clear and Concise Guide to Business Strategy

Competition Demystified: A Radically Simplified Approach to Business Strategy by Bruce Greenwald is one of the best Business Structural Adjustment Books available. It stands out for its high-quality binding and pages, making it easy to read and comprehend. It provides readers with a wealth of knowledge and is sure to leave them feeling satisfied with the overall content.

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Competition Demystified is a business strategy that helps organizations gain a competitive edge. It focuses on understanding the competitive landscape and developing strategies to gain a sustainable advantage. It provides a comprehensive approach to analyzing competitors and uncovering opportunities in the market. This strategy can help organizations identify potential threats, develop new products and services, and increase their market share. With the help of Competition Demystified, businesses can stay ahead of the competition and maximize their chances of success.
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Details of Bruce Greenwald's Competitive Demystified: A Clear and Concise Guide to Business Strategy

  • Item Weight ‏ ‎: 1.43 pounds
  • Dimensions ‏ ‎: 6.26 x 1.34 x 9.26 inches
  • ISBN-13 ‏ ‎: 978-1591840572
  • ISBN-10 ‏ ‎: 1591840570
  • Hardcover ‏ ‎: 416 pages
  • Best Sellers Rank: #1,953 in Strategic Business Planning#2,860 in Systems & Planning#10,228 in Business Management
  • Systems & Planning: Systems & Planning
  • Customer Reviews: 4.6/5 stars of 524 ratings
  • Publisher ‏ ‎: Portfolio Hardcover; 1st edition
  • Strategic Business Planning: Strategic Business Planning
  • Business Management (Books): Business Management
  • Language ‏ ‎: English
  • Reading age ‏ ‎: 18 years and up

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Guilherme Quadros dos Santos: Great for value investing and checking on different kind of competitive advantages

Brazil on Jan 26, 2023

Martin Zhong: Overall the book does have some useful points and case studies but the way it is written is overly complicated and hard to understand. Keep it simple and have short sentences. Don't try to be too verbose - just makes it a headache to read.

Australia on Jan 10, 2021

Sukethu Lalwani: This book changes the entire perception about competitive strategy and case studies are well articulated. This book is a must read for investors, analysts as well as anyone who wants to understand competitive advantages.

India on Aug 02, 2020

Kiran B.: This book is a revelation for everyone seriously involved in any part of the business world. I usually do not write reviews, but this book deserves appraisal and much more attention from stakeholders in business.

Based on his extensive knowledge gained through his career in investment academia, Bruce Greenwald authored a brilliant book which provides a general framework for analyzing competitive situations and their possible outcomes and impact on the involved firms. Beginning with a general introduction to strategy and tactics, Greenwald first pays tribute to Michael E. Porter's 5-Forces-Model and explains his approach to strategy by building on the groundwork of the Porter's model. However, a serious disadvantage of Porter's model is its complexity, which results in a difficulty of applying the model on competitve situations due to the exhaustive analysis required, i.e. keeping an eye on every force at all times during the analysis will inevitably confuse the analyst. Greenwald solves this dilemma by solely focusing on one force: Barriers to Entry. These barriers form the basis for every other force and define the market, in which the firm operates. Without barriers to...

Germany on May 12, 2020

Aliza Hausman: This is the best book on marketing I have ever read. It completely broadens one's thinking beyond the basics of brand recognition and product advertising. With numerous case studies ranging from the PC industry to the creation of CDs to Rupert Murdoch's decision to Create the Fox Television Network, the book presents thorough leasons in business alchemy in a highly readable fashion.

United States on Jan 13, 2017

brendan: Carefully read the first half of this book a couple times and you can expect to deeply internalize the most general, enduring principles of analyzing competitive advantage and entry barriers.

This book's value is its simplicity. There's nothing groundbreaking here. Greenwald's got no axe to grind, no TED-talk tailored concept to (over) sell. The ratio of insight to fluff is very high, so you'll actually remember what you read.

Non-practitioner's won't grasp how valuable a simple, deeply internalized analysis framework is. Researching a company you know nothing about- cracking open a fresh 10-K - can be overwhelming. A simple framework focuses your attention, let's you filter out the noise, and zoom in on the pertinent.

Porter's five forces isn't wrong, it's just excessive and distracting. Sure, it's nice for an MBA assignment: go analyze company X on these five dimensions. But if the lesson learned is that equal effort should be expended analyzing "supplier power" as "entry barriers", then the student has been deceived.

Scholars love excessive complication. I recall the corporate finance section of the CFA exam, wherein project go/no-go decisions depend...

United States on Apr 16, 2014

German Loewe: Me parece un muy buen libro de estrategia, porque se desarrollan las razones económicas que hay detrás de las famosas ventajas competitivas.

Spain on Feb 27, 2014

Chris Mannina: This book delves into competitive advantages, specifically looking at barriers to entry. Although the author acknowledges Michael Porter's work on competition as being invaluable, the author isolates barriers to entry as the single most important driver of an industry's competitive structure. There are numerous case studies which are very instructive and informative.

The only thing I would say that would give more insight would be to provide some framework for doing this analysis yourself. While I can fully grasp his analysis and conclusions, I don't believe there is sufficient information to help the reader to any of their own industry analysis (although that was not likely the scope of the book anyway).

United States on Apr 24, 2013

rene rosenthal: one of the best book I've read about competition, an easy-to-follow method for understanding the competitive structure of your industry and developing an appropriate strategy for your specific position. A simplified approach to strategy that cuts through much of the fog that has surrounded the subject.

United States on Mar 04, 2013

Kaihan Krippendorff: My two key takeaways from reading Greenwald's well-argued and counterintuitive premise are:

1. There are but a few fundamental sources of competitive advantage

2. Most companies can tap these sources at a local level (not a national or international level)

These show that the front-line manager - the regional coordinator of retail chain or the country manager of service firm - has the power (and the obligation) to pursue local competitive advantages. Greenwald provides a simple, intuitive method for helping such "front-line strategists" seek out a competitive edge.

I recommend this highly for anyone who aspires to be a strategist.

United States on Mar 09, 2006



Bruce Greenwald's Competitive Demystified: A Clear and Concise Guide to Business Strategy Unlock Your Potential: Overcome Overwhelm and Create Your Best Self Unlock Your Business's Potential: Make the Vital Change That Will Take Your Company to the Next Level
Bruce Greenwald's Competitive Demystified: A Clear and Concise Guide to Business Strategy Unlock Your Potential: Overcome Overwhelm and Create Your Best Self Unlock Your Business's Potential: Make the Vital Change That Will Take Your Company to the Next Level
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Item Weight ‏ ‎ 1.43 pounds 14.9 ounces
Dimensions ‏ ‎ 6.26 x 1.34 x 9.26 inches 6 x 0.79 x 9 inches
ISBN-13 ‏ ‎ 978-1591840572 978-1737893325
ISBN-10 ‏ ‎ 1591840570 1737893320
Hardcover ‏ ‎ 416 pages 238 pages
Best Sellers Rank #1,953 in Strategic Business Planning#2,860 in Systems & Planning#10,228 in Business Management #697 in Business Health & Stress#1,029 in Work Life Balance in Business#4,058 in Time Management #2 in Outsourcing #163 in Small Business #477 in Business Processes & Infrastructure
Systems & Planning Systems & Planning
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Publisher ‏ ‎ Portfolio Hardcover; 1st edition Jos Giezeman
Strategic Business Planning Strategic Business Planning
Business Management (Books) Business Management
Language ‏ ‎ English English
Reading age ‏ ‎ 18 years and up
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