Year: 2012

The following recommendations have been drawn from the research targeting a range of stakeholder groups who are involved with publicly listed companies. Management looking to…

Maturity models seem to be all the rage at the moment and as I did not want to be left out I have developed my…

Analysing listed Internet companies as one homogenous group there is no doubt that revenue is the strongest predictor for Internet market value. In fact my…

After researching the current literature I found no universally accepted method of classifying Internet business models. It was also noted that classification frameworks were out…

There are many business model classifications ranging from observed lists with no consistent classification criteria (e.g. Kotzberg 2001; Applegate 2001b; Eisenmann 2002; Laudon and Traver…

After many months of hard work I have submitted my thesis and can now reflect on the work I have done. My thesis titled What drives…

All too soon I have finished my two-year Executive MBA at Cass Business School. In this post I try to capture what I have learned…

Earlier this year I applied to the Lloyds Banking Group’s Future Executives Programme which is open to MBA graduates. When I first saw the programme…

I have just returned from my final MBA elective in China.  We had lectures from top speakers and thought-leaders and visited several of China’s top…

I was introduced to the corporate strategy turnaround framework on a recent strategy elective.  Once you understand the framework it is interesting to analyse turnarounds…

I had my penultimate MBA elective at the weekend on Corporate Strategy so my next few posts will concentrate on value creation, value capture and…

As part of my MBA thesis I am studying the business models of Internet companies. During my research I have been looking at how the Internet…

I have been working in retail banking recently and I thought I would write my high-level thoughts on the industry and some ideas for the…

I have really enjoyed my Mergers and Acquisitions (M&A) elective with our lecturer Scott Moeller. It has been a fascinating mix of strategy and financial analysis. For…