Harvard Business Review on Rebuilding Your Business Model

by Harvard Business Publishing

Revise your game plan--and profit from the change.

If you need the best practices and ideas for creating business models that drive growth--but don't have time to find them--this book is for you. Here are 10 inspiring and useful perspectives, all in one place.

This collection of HBR articles will help

- Reinvent your business profitably

- Set your model up for success with a winning competitive strategy

- Test and change your assumptions about customers

- Spot trends that could transform your business

- Exploit disruptive technologies

- Give traditional offerings a shot in the arm

- Produce game changers for your industry or market

- Build a new business in an established organization

Genres: Business

278 pages, Paperback

First published May 10, 2011

About the author

Harvard Business Publishing (HBP) is a publisher founded in 1994 as a not-for-profit, independent corporation and an affiliate of Harvard Business School (distinct from Harvard University Press), with a focus on improving business management practices. The company offers articles, books, case studies, simulations, videos, learning programs, and digital tools to organizations and subscribers.
HBP consists of three market units: Education, Corporate Learning, and Harvard Business Review Group. Their offering consists of print and digital media (Harvard Business Review, Harvard Business Review Press books, Harvard Business School cases), events, digital learning (Harvard ManageMentor, HMM Spark), blended learning, and campus experiences.

Reviews

[Jacek Bartczak · Rating 3 out of 5]

Recently I've heard Harvard Business Review is for people who are too busy for reading books. It is probably true because most of the book is superficial and very general. Each chapter was written by a different author so the book (or collection of articles) was uneven. Some authors showed trailers, some showed short but quality movies. This how I rate them:

Clayton M. Christiansen - 5. The level of detail helped make his chapter valuable and understand why his observations were relevant.

Scott D. Anthony - 5. As above.

W Chan Kim,  Renée Mauborgne - 4. A good summary of the Blue Ocean Strategy

Others - 2. Examples of game-changing innovations described in 2 paragraphs.

The book is about innovations in companies with hundreds of employees. If you work in SMB "Getting to Plan B" is much more applicable. Unless you run a startup and try to convince Corpo they should acquire you (instead of making innovation by themselves) - that may give you arguments.

Each chapter includes sections like "idea in brief" and "idea in practice". You can skip them. They are summaries of usually too general chapters - which means they are useless.

[Said AlMaskery · Rating 4 out of 5]

Very useful book.

The concept of a business model is not normally well understood, these selection of articles give you an understanding of the concept and ideas on how to implement such thinking on your business.

This, along with other books on the topic, are essential for any entrepreneur.

[Jonathan · Rating 4 out of 5]

HBR created a great resource for understanding innovation and what drives it. The use of subject experts writing individual chapters helped bring an in depth views and real world examples to supplement their point. Good read!

[Harshdeep · Rating 5 out of 5]

Awesome collection of articles from HBR for understanding how company builds Business Model and how to survive in thriving market by changing their Business Model.