25年前,西蒙教授第一次提出“隐形冠军”概念,20年前出版了《隐形冠军》一书。正如西蒙教授所言,隐形冠军从“默默无闻的全球市场领导者”成长为真正的全球化运营企业。的确,隐形冠军潜行在各行各业,成为各自市场领域的翘楚和领导力量。1986年,德国管理学家赫尔曼·西蒙(Hermann Simon)在杜塞尔多夫遇到哈佛商学院教授西奥多·利维特。两 Twenty-five years ago, Professor Simon first proposed the concept of “Invisible Champion,” and published “Invisible Champion” 20 years ago. As Prof Simon has said, Invisible Champions have grown from being “an obscure global market leader” into a truly global player. Indeed, stealth champions sneak in all walks of life, become the leaders and leaders in their respective fields of the market. In 1986, German management scientist Hermann Simon met Theodore Levitte, a Harvard Business School professor in Düsseldorf. Two