Richard D'Aveni Quotes

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This is not an age of castles, moats, and armor, where people can sustain a competitive advantage for very long. This is an age that calls for cunning, speed, and enterprise.

Richard D'Aveni

It has become clear from the rumblings and soul-searching in the field of competitive strategy that a revolution is brewing. Managers and strategy researchers are discovering that existing models of strategy are nearly obsolete in the intensity of today's fast-paced competition. Some have called for a more dynamic approach, even questioning the sustainability of competitive advantage in this new environment. But so far, this revolution-waiting-to-happen has had no leader. Now it has.

Richard D'Aveni

Hypercompetition is an environment of intense change, in which flexible, aggressive, innovative competitors move into markets easily and rapidly, eroding the advantages of the large and established players.

Richard D'Aveni