BOOKS
Alexander Osterwalder, Yves Pigneur, Alan Smith, Frederic Etiemble.
The Invincible Company: How to Constantly Reinvent Your Organization with Inspiration From the World?s Best Business Models.
Hoboken, John Wiley & Sons Inc, 2020.
€ 15.00
Softcover, 377pp., 24x19cm., oblong, richly illustr. in colour and b/w., in good condition (covers with some traces of use on the edges and corners, inside very good). ISBN: 9781119523963.
The Invincible Company begins with a review of the principles behind innovative business models, building on the authors? earlier work with the Business Model Canvas and Value Proposition Design. The text is organized into sections that explain how to build and manage a portfolio of business model opportunities, how to balance exploitation of existing strengths with exploration of new growth engines, and how to foster an organizational culture ready for innovation. Each chapter combines conceptual frameworks, case examples from leading companies, and visual tools designed for practical application in strategic planning and innovation management. Concepts such as the Portfolio Map for plotting existing and emerging business models, metrics for innovation performance, and strategies to institutionalize cultural readiness are explained and illustrated to support decision?making at all organizational levels. Alexander Osterwalder is a Swiss business theorist and entrepreneur best known for co?creating the Business Model Canvas, a widely adopted framework for designing and analyzing business models. Yves Pigneur is a Belgian professor of management and information systems at the University of Lausanne and co?author of Business Model Generation. Alan Smith and Frederic Etiemble are practitioners and co?authors associated with Strategyzer, the company co?founded by Osterwalder that develops tools and content for innovation and strategy. Together the authors have produced works that influence strategic thinking and business design in academic and corporate settings worldwide.






