The Core Competence of the Corporation C.K. Prahalad & Gary Hamel Harvard Business Review, May-June, 1990

The Core Competence of the Corporation C.K. Prahalad & Gary Hamel Harvard Business Review, May-June, 1990  The collective learning and competence of an organization, at the production / operations / technology level.

Core Competence Perspective  Production / Operations / Technology should not be thought of as end-product specific.  Core Competencies infuse the majority of an end products’ benefit, but are not specific to any particular product

Competing through Competencies  Competitive Advantage stems from leveraging Core Competencies across varying products and markets, and in new ways. – “In the core competencies underlying them, disparate businesses become coherent.”

The “Roots” of Competitiveness

Core Competences are…  The appropriate level for top management strategic attention, and for global competition.  The foundation for new business development.