
161
A
ABN AMRO, 101
Abundance approach, 68–69,
71, 79
Abundance gap, 69
Accountability, 86
Acquisitions. See Mergers and
acquisitions
Acronyms, 59–61, 60t
Advanced Research Projects
Agency, 127
Advocacy statements, 72
Alignment. See Organizational
alignment
Ambani, Mukesh, 2
Anders, Bill, 143
Anheuser-Busch InBev, 41,
85–86
Apple, 17–18, 17f
ARAMARK, 108, 108f, 109
Asahi Kasei, 13
Asset turnover, 31–32
Assumptions, 133–135, 136
Autonomy, 86
B
“Bad growth,” 6
Bank of America, 95
Barnes & Noble, 135
Bassler, Bonnie, 133
Beijing 2008 Olympics, 117, 118f
Berkshire Hathaway, 17–18, 17f
Bloomberg, Michael, 61, 61f
Blue growth strategies, 96–112
advantages and disadvantages