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If America Is a Land of Abundance, Why Are We So Divided?

Harvard Business Review

These common examples all embody the us/them architecture--but the divisive framework is so embedded in modern business models that it's difficult to discern. More and more companies embrace consumers as "co-creation" partners in their innovation efforts, instead of as buyers at the end of a value chain.

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Old Management Systems Stifle New Business Models

Harvard Business Review

Unlike their industrial peers, managers of asset-light businesses focus little on the balance sheet. Instead, they’re taught to focus on their income statement and optimize their operations around preserving profitability. ” Every modern business operates in a highly networked economic environment.