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Six fundamental forces underlie the need for business change. These forces are each integrated in the later chapters of this book. Taking a broad-brush approach, we can see the reach and impact of these six forces, each of which interacts with others to multiply both the effect and complexity of any given trend.
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Jordan, J.M. (2008). Economic Trends of Change. In: Pantaleo, D., Pal, N. (eds) From Strategy to Execution. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-71880-2_2
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