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Discussing the key theories in economics, business, management, strategy, innovation, marketing, and psychology. Your own personal pocket business school.

  1. APR 10

    Value Chain Analysis

    Value Chain Analysis (VCA) is a strategic method used to identify how a company’s internal activities generate competitive advantage.

    1h 2m

  2. APR 3

    Organisational Learning and Absorptive Capacity

    Successful learning is not a universal ability but a result of relational compatibility and the technical ease with which specific knowledge can be communicated. There are specific mechanisms and obstacles associated with interorganizational and internal knowledge transfer.

    45 min

  3. MAR 28

    Resource-based view and the VRIO framework

    The Resource-Based View (RBV) of the firm is a strategic framework that shifts focus from external market conditions to a company's internal tangible and intangible assets. Central to this perspective is the VRIO analytical framework, which evaluates whether resources are Valuable, Rare, Inimitable, and supported by the Organisation to determine their potential for creating a sustained competitive advantage.

    58 min

  4. 11/21/2025

    Power

    Power dynamics or political currency - How to execute your agenda in a complex organisation? How is power acquired, held and lost? Why do some people have power and others don't?

    38 min

  5. 11/20/2025

    Psychological Safety and the Fearless Organization

    Psychological Safety is often misunderstood as group cohesion, ignoring performance or softness. Nothing could be farther from the truth. In reality, it is about leaders demonstrating situational humility and responding productively. Psychological safety is a necessary but not sufficient condition for high performance - it must be balanced with high standards, accountability, and a focus on results.

    31 min

  6. 11/18/2025

    Motivation

    Human motivation in the workplace is a complex and widely misunderstood topic. This episode discusses intrinsic and extrinsic drivers of behaviour, from Maslow's foundational need hierarchy, to Herzberg's two-factor theory, to the latest in behavioural science.

    41 min

  7. 10/27/2025

    Leading change

    What makes organisational change and transformation fail, and what is needed to make change stick?

    43 min

  8. 10/26/2025

    Blue Ocean Strategy

    Intense competition leads to blood in the water - red oceans. Companies can win by leveraging innovation to create blue oceans - uncontested markets, where they can rule the waters.

    56 min
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Discussing the key theories in economics, business, management, strategy, innovation, marketing, and psychology. Your own personal pocket business school.

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  • Creator
    The Business School
  • Years Active
    2025 - 2026
  • Episodes
    19
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © The Business School
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    The Pocket MBA