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STRATEGY & GOVERNANCE
EXCELLENCE
SERIES
LATEST AND BEST HARVARD CASES
WORKSHOP JANUARY 13TH 2015
BIG FOUR IN INNOVATIVE MARKETS
January 13th 2015
Innovative Markets
Harvard Business Case
Amazon, Apple, Facebook and Google
The workshop Innovative Markets is developed for executives
dealing with the right balance between innovation, expansion,
and competition. Are you a decision-maker operating in or
working with companies in innovative markets? This workshop
facilitates a platform to discuss the major challenges involved
with your job and how to deal with issues arising from it.
During the workshop the Harvard Business Case of Amazon,
Apple, Facebook, and Google (indicated as the big four) is
discussed. These four businesses had, by 2012, grown to
dominate the infrastructure that all firms rely on to reach
online customers. Will the balance of power among the four
remain the same, or will one take command at the expense of
the other three, or are all four more vulnerable than they
seem to outside forces?
Key learning points:
1.
Striking a balance between innovation, expansion, and
competition.
2.
Infrastructure risk and the fight for platform dominance.
3.
How to stay on the winning side of a balance of power.
The Economist (Dec. 2012): ‘The four giants of the Internet
age – Google, Apple, Facebook, and Amazon – are
extraordinary creatures. Never before has the world seen firms
grows fast or spread their tentacles so widely.’
“The workshops gave a clear overview in a
relatively short amount of time.”
“Plenary discussions and the diversity of the
audience were the best parts of the session.”
“It was great that the workshop was so
interactive.”
Teaching
Practical information
Tuesday 13 January, 2015
16.00u: Arrival & Refreshments
16.10u: Welcome & Acquaintance
16.30u: Innovative Markets
17.30u: Break
17.45u: Innovative Markets
18.30u: Drinks in the bodega ‘het Proeflokaal’
Fee
Registration
1 workshop: €295, ex BTW
www.thedecisioninstitute.org
Series of 3: €750, ex BTW
Program of 9: €2.100, ex BTW
Prof. dr. Fred van Eenennaam is ranked with
an 8.2 for his case teaching skills in 2013. He
teaches Strategy & Governance to Executives,
Board Members, MBA and Health MBAs at
several universities on a regular basis. Prof.
Michael Porter PhD. added him to his wall of
fame at Harvard Business School in 2013.
Mr. drs. Henrik Verzijl is co-facilitator of the
Strategy & Governance Excellence Series. He
has both a business administration and law
background and graduated from Erasmus
University Rotterdam.
The Decision Institute
Location Workshops
Huis de Salentein
Puttersstraatweg 5
Nijkerk
Program management
Rianne Oostwoud Wijdenes, MA
[email protected]
www.thedecisioninstitute.org
020-4040111
The Decision Institute
The Excellence Series
The Decision Institute provides and collaborates in various major
executive and MBA programs on Strategy & Governance around
the world. The institute organizes and develops executive
education, seminars, masterclasses*, symposia and workshops for
c-level and inhouse or TDI-branded. Since, 1996 Strategy &
Governance is one of the core pillars and has a re-buy rate of
86.2%.
* PE-points can be obtained by participation in the
Strategy and Governance Excellence Series.
No time to go to Harvard, but you need the latest insights? We
invite you to our workshop Strategy & Governance Excellence
series. Learn from the latest, best and most impressive Harvard
cases, by experts in case teaching and writing such as prof. dr. Fred
van Eenennaam. The Excellence Series makes the latest
international insights on strategy and governance quickly available
and practically applicable for professionals in the Netherlands.
Every workshop touches on today’s issues; making it possible to
learn from recent themes on strategy and governance.
Strategic Leadership Track
The Strategy & Governance Excellence Series 2014 agenda consists of three tracks: Innovation & Change, Governance and Strategic
Leadership. In this strategic leadership track, we offer national as well as international cutting edge cases, fitting the Excellence Series
to a tee. Get inspired, create new insights and stay ahead of the curve.
Date
Topic
Harvard Business Case
Track
January 13th
Innovative markets - Competitive advantages
Amazon, Apple, Facebook and Google Innovation & Change
March 12th
Changing markets – growing in a satiated market
Tesla Motors
Innovation & Change
April 14th
Building and Keeping Business – Fast
LEGO
Innovation & Change
May 12th
Creating Shared Value
Royal DSM
Governance
June 26th
SUMMER EDITION: Uncertainty & Decision Making
Samsung and Coca Cola
Innovation, Governance & Strategy
September 10th
Responding to Crises
The Latest Crisis Case
Governance
Audience
It is possible to register as an organization with various
participants. Accessible to an exclusive but broad audience,
from executives and supervisors to policy makers and
business analysts. Feel free to forward this invitation.
This workshop, as well as all others, can be tailored to the
needs of your organization/department and can be
conducted as an inhouse original.
For any questions, please contact Rianne Oostwoud via
020-4040111 or [email protected].
Affiliates
Leading universities such as
Harvard Business School, The
George Washington University, St.
Gallen University and Networks as
Microeconomics of Competitiveness and The Netherlands
Center of Competitiveness are
part of The Decision Institute’s
international
network.
They
provide their expertise and
collaboration in the Excellence
Series