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Business Strategy

Business Strategy

By: Stephen Jones Ph.D.
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Audio versions of business strategy articles by Stephen Jones, Ph.D. Find them at stephen-l-jones.github.io/articles.

Stephen Jones 2026 Economics
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  • Profitability analysis

    Profitability analysis
    Feb 11 2026

    Analyzing a firm’s profitability can reveal its strategy⁠—and how well it’s working. View the article: https://stephen-l-jones.github.io/articles/profitability-analysis.

    (01:57) Profitability as return on invested capital

    (14:00) Benchmarking ROIC

    (16:11) Going deeper: Return on sales and capital turnover

    (20:53) Going even deeper: Expense, asset, and unit-based ratios

    (26:21) Analyzing profitability
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    31 mins
  • Strategic avenues to superior performance

    Strategic avenues to superior performance
    Feb 11 2026

    Five strategic avenues lead to superior performance, each using a different economic logic. View the article: https://stephen-l-jones.github.io/articles/strategic-avenues-to-superior-performance.

    (00:37) Value composition

    (05:56) Pricing avenue

    (12:01) Value-creation avenue

    (16:30) Efficiency avenue

    (20:34) Market-expansion avenue

    (26:09) Rivalry-reduction avenue

    (29:53) Choosing an avenue
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    33 mins
  • Value creation and value capture

    Value creation and value capture
    Feb 11 2026

    Winning firms create and capture value using economic fundamentals. View the article: https://stephen-l-jones.github.io/articles/value-creation-and-value-capture.

    (00:28) Industries

    (04:05) Customer demand and firm profit

    (12:47) Value creation

    (18:06) Value capture
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    25 mins
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