ALEXANDER OSTERWALDER
In a nutshell, this post shall help entrepreneurs and intrapreneurs develop better business models by designing and exploring multiple alternatives, closely listening to customers and continuously adapting their early models until they find the right business model to scale. I believe a start-up or new venture’s quest for the right business model should [...]
Many of Africa’s national parks and protected areas face an uncertain future. Governments have committed large tracts of land to the establishment of national parks to conserve their natural heritage, but suffer from the same constraints - a lack of financial resources and limited management expertise and commercial skills that drive successful businesses worldwide. At the [...]
Safaricom, the largest mobile operator in Kenya, is noted for its innovative telecom services. The company seeks to deliver services that are relevant on a local level, and with this in mind has developed a localization strategy that generates revenue, adds value for subscribers, and fortifies the brand equity of Safaricom. After receiving the Best [...]
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Nigeria’s science and technology policy, widely seen as inadequate, will be rewritten to serve the wider goals of the country, its science and technology minister said last week (7 September) at a stakeholders’ meeting in Abuja.
Mohammed Ka’oje Abubakar told representatives from government ministries, international agencies and professional bodies [...]
Techno-innovation has been competitive edge for most manufacturing companies. Rapid advancement in technology-innovation geared-up with global mega-competition has resulted in unprecedented economic growth where TQM has played major role. Despite slow economic growth in developing countries caused by incapability to develop their own technology, failure to make wise decision in adopting competent technology, and inability [...]
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