VDM Verlag The Hermetic Principle in Strategy Development and Consulting: An unorthodox approach to innovative business strategy formulation in hypercompetitive markets - Theory, Case Study and Business Plan

The denomination of the hermetic principle in strategy development is derived from the ancient hermetic philosophers who believed that everything that was created is based on the same intrinsic principles, just applied to different levels of existence. It assumes that characteristic problems in a business environment of a venture can be well associated with characteristic problems in so called alternative subject rooms. These rooms are thematic clouds of evident problems and associated solutions that have already been proven by nature (e.g. physics, chemistry, biologiy, philosophy). Retransforming these generic solutions to the room of the specific business environment of the company through the application of appropriate stencils can result in strategy alternatives that shall differ substantially from strategies usually applied in the specific market environment. The book is exposing the hermetic principles from 3 different perspectives: In theory, through a case study and through a business plan for a start-up venture that is applying the hermetic principle as a strategy consulter. About the Author He holds a Diploma in Applied Physics from the Technical University of Graz and an MBA in International Entrepreneurship from the Donau University in Krems. Since 2000 he worked in several strategic management positions in globally oriented high-tech companies. At present he is primarily active in the field of Business Development.