The Business Models Handbook: Templates, Theory and Case Studies

by Paul Hague (Author)

Business frameworks sit at the heart of every successful business. They add structure and clarity to business problems and can help practitioners overcome the everyday challenges they face. The Business Models Handbook brings together the most helpful and widely used templates and frameworks into a single, invaluable resource. Each chapter focuses on an individual business framework, giving an overview of 50 of the best known frameworks and how it will help an organization grow and be profitable. Each supported by a real-world case study, these include ANSOFF matrix, Price-Quality-Strategy model, Stage-Gate model, Service Profit Chain and many more.

Authored by a leading global market researcher with a background working on over 3,000 different research projects, The Business Models Handbook is an invaluable resource for any student or professional. Online resources include lecture slides that align with each chapter

Review
"As strategy is all about three things - implementation, implementation, implementation - The Business Models Handbook is especially useful because it not only discusses the most important business models, but also provides practical guidance on how each model can be used." (Rennie Gould, CEO, Customize UK Training)

"As well as being an absolute must for any MBA student, this superbly well-chosen collection of tools and models will not only save the life of many a business executive with a challenging presentation to make, but might just make life a little better for their audiences into the bargain. Too much time has been wasted at management meetings by businesses misusing or misunderstanding these hugely valuable and important tools. Now there is no excuse!" (Peter Cheverton, Director, INSIGHT Marketing and People Ltd)

"Paul Hague has produced an excellent all-in-one handbook that covers a multitude of business models that are used every day by marketing professionals. Thanks to his lifelong experience as a market researcher, Hague is able to thoroughly explain these models and also to provide case studies on how to use them. The Business Models Handbook is a practical text that all marketing experts should read." (Jeroen Beukeboom, Global Market Intelligence Leader and Senior Analyst, AkzoNobel Industrial Coatings)

"An excellent guide from a trusted source, this book will fast-track knowledge for managers wishing to develop their strategy or indeed their strategic thinking." (Professor Stuart Roper, Huddersfield Business School, University of Huddersfield)

"A comprehensive toolkit for managers wishing to learn the key insights from academic research of the last 60 years, and how they can help business." (Dr Chris Raddats, Senior Lecturer in Marketing and Operations, Management School, University of Liverpool)

About the Author
Paul Hague is the Founder of B2B International Ltd, a global market research company. He is fellow of the Market Research Society and the author of ten books, sharing 30 years of practical experience in market research and marketing. He is a visiting fellow at Manchester Metropolitan University and a guest lecturer at Manchester Business School. His books have been translated into Italian, Indonesian, Bulgarian, Polish, Portuguese and Chinese