Successful Business Model Transformations in Disruptive Times

5 Challenges and Guiding Principles for Corporate Governance

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In the previous chapters we learned a great deal lot about the ‘what’ of self-disruption and which key drivers need to be taken into account for self-disruption. However, companies also have to answer the question of ‘how’ to achieve a successful transformation: What are the structures and processes that will ensure a successful transformation of the business model? This chapter serves to shed light on the framework and the soft factors for change.

For existential reasons, people and organizations have always had to adapt to the world around them and constantly change. The forces of change are not a new ...