To avoid these traps, the authors recommend institutionalizing dissent within an organization:
Attempting to buy up an entire industry only to find that "economies of scale" turn into "diseconomies of scale" as systems break under the pressure. Billion Dollar Lessons: What You Can Learn from...
In , authors Paul B. Carroll and Chunka Mui analyze why major corporations with massive resources often collapse. Based on a two-year study of 2,500 corporate disasters, they argue that misguided strategy —not poor leadership or bad luck—is the primary cause of failure. To avoid these traps
Ignoring clear, existential threats to a business model for too long, often due to internal denial. 500 corporate disasters
The book identifies seven recurring "failure patterns" that frequently destroy billions in value: 7 Key Strategy Pitfalls