The Only Sustainable Edge
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The Only Sustainable Edge is a business and management book that explores how companies can gain long-term competitive advantage through continuous learning, collaboration, and leveraging global networks.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Only Sustainable Edge canonical | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8195439 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Only Sustainable Edge Context triple: [John Seely Brown, notableWork, The Only Sustainable Edge]
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A.
The Wisdom of Sustainability
The Wisdom of Sustainability is a book by Thai activist and Buddhist scholar Sulak Sivaraksa that explores socially engaged Buddhism, environmental responsibility, and alternative development grounded in ethical and spiritual values.
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B.
Reinventing Fire
Reinventing Fire is a book by energy expert Amory B. Lovins that outlines a comprehensive roadmap for transforming the global energy system toward efficiency and renewable sources without economic sacrifice.
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C.
Natural Capitalism
Natural Capitalism is an influential book that argues for redesigning business and industrial systems to align profitability with environmental sustainability and resource efficiency.
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D.
The New Economy of Nature: The Quest to Make Conservation Profitable
"The New Economy of Nature: The Quest to Make Conservation Profitable" is a book that explores how economic incentives and market-based approaches can be used to protect ecosystems and biodiversity.
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E.
Steady-State Economics
Steady-State Economics is an influential work in ecological economics that argues for an economy with stable or mildly fluctuating levels of consumption and population within ecological limits.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Only Sustainable Edge Target entity description: The Only Sustainable Edge is a business and management book that explores how companies can gain long-term competitive advantage through continuous learning, collaboration, and leveraging global networks.
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A.
The Wisdom of Sustainability
The Wisdom of Sustainability is a book by Thai activist and Buddhist scholar Sulak Sivaraksa that explores socially engaged Buddhism, environmental responsibility, and alternative development grounded in ethical and spiritual values.
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B.
Reinventing Fire
Reinventing Fire is a book by energy expert Amory B. Lovins that outlines a comprehensive roadmap for transforming the global energy system toward efficiency and renewable sources without economic sacrifice.
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C.
Natural Capitalism
Natural Capitalism is an influential book that argues for redesigning business and industrial systems to align profitability with environmental sustainability and resource efficiency.
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D.
The New Economy of Nature: The Quest to Make Conservation Profitable
"The New Economy of Nature: The Quest to Make Conservation Profitable" is a book that explores how economic incentives and market-based approaches can be used to protect ecosystems and biodiversity.
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E.
Steady-State Economics
Steady-State Economics is an influential work in ecological economics that argues for an economy with stable or mildly fluctuating levels of consumption and population within ecological limits.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
book
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management book ⓘ |
| addresses |
globalization
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knowledge work ⓘ offshoring ⓘ organizational change ⓘ outsourcing ⓘ |
| arguesThat |
collaboration with external partners enhances innovation
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firms should participate in global process networks ⓘ learning at the edge of the firm is critical ⓘ sustainable advantage comes from accelerating capability building ⓘ traditional static advantages are eroding ⓘ |
| author |
John Hagel III
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John Seely Brown ⓘ |
| emphasizes |
capability platforms
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collaborative advantage ⓘ continuous improvement ⓘ learning ecosystems ⓘ network-based competition ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
capability building
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continuous learning ⓘ dynamic capabilities ⓘ leveraging global talent ⓘ long-term competitive advantage ⓘ outsourcing and offshoring as strategic tools ⓘ |
| genre | non-fiction ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
shifting from cost arbitrage to learning arbitrage
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strategic use of partnerships and ecosystems ⓘ using global networks to innovate faster ⓘ |
| intendedAudience |
business leaders
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managers ⓘ strategy professionals ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainTopic |
business strategy
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collaboration ⓘ competitive advantage ⓘ global networks ⓘ innovation ⓘ organizational learning ⓘ |
| proposesConcept |
accelerated capability building
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global process networks ⓘ the edge as a locus of innovation ⓘ |
| setInContextOf |
global economy
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rapid technological change ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Subject: The Only Sustainable Edge Description of subject: The Only Sustainable Edge is a business and management book that explores how companies can gain long-term competitive advantage through continuous learning, collaboration, and leveraging global networks.
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