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Delta Project: Discovering New Sources of Profitability in a Networked Economy »

Book cover image of Delta Project: Discovering New Sources of Profitability in a Networked Economy by Arnoldo C. Hax

Authors: Arnoldo C. Hax, Dean L. Wilde, Dean L. Wilde
ISBN-13: 9780312240462, ISBN-10: 0312240465
Format: Hardcover
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
Date Published: September 2001
Edition: (Non-applicable)

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Author Biography: Arnoldo C. Hax

Arnoldo Haxis a professor at the Sloan School of Management at MIT. He has consulted for companies such as Merck, Saturn, and Motorola. He ives on Martha's Vineyard, Massachussets.

Dean Wildeis founder and Chairman of Dean & Company, a strategy consulting and investment firm. He lives in northern Virginia.

Book Synopsis

Delta, the mathematical symbol for change, is the key to a radically new strategy for business success introduced in The Delta Project by two expert consultants to today's top global firms.

Niall FitzGerald

The ability to build strategic clarity and define the practical business action shines through in The Delta Project.

Table of Contents

List of Figures
List of Tables
Preface
Acknowledgments
List of Abbreviations
Prologue1
Ch. 1The Delta Model: The End of Conventional Wisdom7
Ch. 2The Triangle: Strategy Based upon Bonding27
Ch. 3The Best Product: Winning through Costs and Features50
Ch. 4Total Customer Solutions: Winning through Relationships63
Ch. 5System Lock-In: Winning through Complementors81
Ch. 6Creating a Strategic Agenda: The Case of Motorola Semiconductor105
Ch. 7Execution is not the Problem: Aligning Execution with Strategy Is!120
Ch. 8Delta.com: Reinterpreting the Internet Industry143
Ch. 9Measuring Success: Aligning Strategy, Processes and Metrics175
Ch. 10Managing by Averages Leads to Below Average Performance: The Need for Granular Metrics192
Ch. 11The Restructuring of the Electric Utility Industry: Applying the Delta Model to an Industry in Transition225
Ch. 12Toward a Unified Framework of Strategy251
Index269

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