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Blue Ocean Strategy, Expanded Edition
How to Create Uncontested Market Space and Make the Competition Irrelevant
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A global phenomenon now published in a record 44 languages. Over 3.5 million copies sold. A bestseller across five continents.
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Blue Ocean Strategy, Expanded Edition by W. Chan Kim and Renée A. Mauborgne is an essential guide for anyone looking to transform their business strategies and leap into untapped market spaces. This acclaimed book illustrates how companies can break free from the traditional war of competition and instead, create their own "blue oceans" of uncontested market space. The authors delve into over a century of strategic decision-making across multiple industries to illustrate their revolutionary approach to business success. Instead of competing in overcrowded industries, companies can chart a new path by innovating and exploring areas free of competition, thereby unlocking new demand and accelerating growth.
This international bestseller defies conventional wisdom about strategic success, offering insights that go well beyond the norm. By meticulously studying 150 strategic moves across 30 industries, Kim and Mauborgne argue that true success comes from creating market opportunities rather than simply fighting over a dwindling profit pool. The book encourages businesses to think beyond competitive strategies, urging them to discover and develop areas where they can become pioneers and thrive without the pressure of rivals breathing down their necks.
Now updated with new content, including an insightful new chapter, the expanded edition of Blue Ocean Strategy enriches its readers with additional tools and principles that further refine its strategies. For organisations striving for innovation and market leadership, the book lays out a clear, actionable framework to navigate past the conventional red ocean filled with rivals, towards the peaceful waters of blue oceans.
The narrative is not just about guidance and strategies; it provides a shift in perspective, motivating readers to engage with possibilities previously unimagined. Blue Ocean Strategy, Expanded Edition is more than just a business book; it is a groundbreaking manifesto of strategic paradigm that revolutionises the essence of achieving success in the modern world.
With over 3.5 million copies sold, published in an astonishing 44 languages, and becoming a bestseller on five continents, its impact is undeniable. Blue Ocean Strategy is a must-read for business leaders, innovators, and anyone eager to understand and implement strategies that make the competition irrelevant.
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Blue Ocean Strategy, Expanded Edition by W. Chan Kim and Rene A. Mauborgne is highly celebrated, having sold over 4 million copies and being translated into 49 languages. It is praised for revolutionising business strategy and helping leaders find a competitive edge by creating new market spaces. It has received numerous accolades, including the Thinkers50 Strategy Award and places in bestseller lists of noted publications such as The Wall Street Journal and BusinessWeek.
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ISBN: 9781625274496
Publisher: Harvard Business School Publishing
Format: Hardback
Date Published: 20 January 2015
Country: United States
Imprint: Harvard Business School Press
Illustration: illustrations
Audience: Professional and scholarly
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 30.0mm
Width: 155.0mm
Height: 234.0mm
Weight: 538g
Pages: 320
About the Author
W. Chan Kim and Rene Mauborgne are Professors of Strategy at INSEAD and Codirectors of the INSEAD Blue Ocean Strategy Institute. They are the authors of the New York Times and #1 Wall Street Journal bestseller, BLUE OCEAN SHIFT and the international bestseller BLUE OCEAN STRATEGY, which is recognized as one of the most iconic and impactful strategy books ever written. Blue Ocean Strategy has sold over 4 million copies, is being published in a record-breaking 49 languages, and is a bestseller across five continents. In 2019, Chan Kim and Rene Mauborgne were named the world's most influential business thinkers by Thinkers50. They are the recipients of numerous academic and management awards around the world including the Nobels Colloquia Prize for Leadership on Business and Economic Thinking, the Carl S. Sloane Award by the Association of Management Consulting Firms, the Leadership Hall of Fame by Fast Company, and the Eldridge Haynes Prize by the Academy of International Business, among others. They are Fellows of the World Economic Forum and the founders of the Blue Ocean Global Network. For more on these authors and their new book, BLUE OCEAN SHIFT, see blueoceanstrategy.com.
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