How to get strategic planning and business model design wrong: the case of a mobile technology provider

The major mistakes a firm's top management can commit when undertaking the strategic planning and business model design process are analyzed to provide an anti-advice manual for entrepreneurs wishing to avoid common strategic pitfalls.

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