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The Well-Timed Strategy

Thursday, 23 February 2006

The Well-Timed Strategy Will Give You a Competitive Advantage

Peter Navarro

"In the face of turbulence and change, business leaders need new ways of thinking to sustain performance and growth."
Clear, concise, and exceptionally readable, Peter Navarro's new book, The Well-Timed Strategy, Managing the Business Cycle for Competitive Advantage makes complex business cycle strategy and tactics easy to understand -and even easier to act upon. You'll learn how to tailor your marketing messages and product lines to the business cycle "seasons"...manage production and inventories to anticipate recessions, recoveries, and sector rotation...exploit recessionary "soft spots" to negotiate better deals...use tactical hedging and long-term contracts to insulate against inflation...prepare for layoffs before a recession...hire earlier in an upswing, when you can "cherry pick" better staff at lower wages...time strategic acquisitions, divestitures, and major capital investments.

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About Peter Navarro
Peter Navarro is a business professor at the University of California, Irvine. Navarro has been an award-winning TV commentator for KUSI-9 in San Diego. His radio commentaries have aired on both NPR and Marketplace. He has appeared frequently on PBS affiliates KCET and KOCE in Los Angeles and Orange County as an analyst and commentator.

Peter is author of many best selling books, including If It's Raining in Brazil, Buy Starbucks. He has appeared on Bloomberg TV, CNN, CNBC, and all major network news shows. His articles have appeared in a wide range of leading publications, including Barron's, Business Week, Harvard Business Review, The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, and Sloan Management Review. Professor Navarro holds a Ph.D. in economics from Harvard.

"Peter Navarro is that rare academic whose expertise spans both strategic management and technical economics -- and writes like a dream. [In The Well-Timed Strategy], he clearly explains how an understanding of the economics of business cycles gives managers a huge advantage in strategic planning while offering many compelling examples of how companies have succeeded or failed according to their reading of the impact of macroeconomics on their industries. - Peter Passell, Editor, Milken Review

Resources:
Peter's Web Site
The Well Timed Strategy (Link to Amazon.com)

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