In MBA programs, students are taught that companies can’t compete on the basis of internal managerial competencies because they’re too easy to copy. Operational effectiveness — doing the same thing as other companies but doing it exceptionally well — is not a path to sustainable advantage in
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Raffaella Sadun, HBR
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