Building a strategic advantage is central to any organisation’s future, but with the fourth industrial revolution set to unleash technologies that could side-swipe any industry, create new ones and deconstruct the very notion of an ‘industry,’ strategists need new tools.
From open strategy and behavioural strategy to strategy process and practice, how organisations decipher what they need to do today will help them shape the future to their advantage.
With our research in top journals like Academy of Management Review and Organization Science, WBS is helping companies large and small to build the guiding principles they need to succeed, and our students benefit on highly-ranked courses like the MSc Marketing & Strategy.
John Colley reveals how Just Eat broke four key rules of M&A when buying Grubhub and paid the price, ultimately being taken over itself.
Coventry City of Culture set out to involve diverse communities. Haley Beer reveals how the results can teach organisations to embrace inclusion.
Much will depend on giving local Mayors more agency and developing investment clusters in the nations and regions, writes Nigel Driffield.
What are the key issues facing executives and middle managers during 2025? Christian Stadler finds out in his annual survey.
Christian Stadler argues that firms should learn from General Electric's 1990s success rather than trying to emulate today's tech giants.
Organisations that thrive for decades shift their strategy to remain market leaders. Loizos Heracleous and Sotirios Paroutis reveal how.
Two stranded astronauts will now return to Earth on the SpaceX Crew Dragon. Loizos Heracleous reveals what the setback means for Boeing.
GenAI is approaching a trough of disillusionment. Christian Stadler urges firms to keep exploring how to harness it.
Stefano Li Pira shares three steps for strategic imitation and reveals why it is more nuanced than simply copying competitors.
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