Harvard Business

JULY 18, 2017

Many large companies yearn to rekindle the innovative magic of entrepreneurship, but very few actually succeed. The reasons have been well documented and include: Large, established companies answer to investors who value predictable, consistent financial results, and so are intolerant of the risks inherent in bold innovation.

Enterprise 28

Enterprise Productivity Engineering Retail 28

Harvard Business

SEPTEMBER 29, 2017

My study of 18 chaebols from 2000 to 2014 investigates the impact of the criminal justice process on the stock value of the conglomerates. In late August, Lee Jae-yong, the heir apparent of Samsung, South Korea’s largest conglomerate, was sentenced to five years in prison. Two factors contributed. in the first half of the year.

Study 28

Study Company System Leadership 28

Harvard Business

MAY 8, 2017

In a study of S&P 500 and Global 500 firms, our team found that those leading the most successful transformations, creating new offerings and business models to push into new growth markets, share common characteristics and strategies. The team began by identifying 57 companies that have made substantial progress toward transformation.

Methodologies 52

Methodologies Culture Metrics Company 52

Harvard Business

JUNE 15, 2016

Beyond that, there are vague tech-speak promises of how LinkedIn’s social network might help Microsoft’s enterprise businesses. The company’s 2014 acquisition of Nokia’s mobile phone assets was intended to create added value by combining these hardware assets with Microsoft’s software and services.

Software 28

Software Enterprise Marketing Company 28

Harvard Business

AUGUST 2, 2016

True platform innovators aren’t just market matchmakers using data-driven algorithms to drive better buyer-seller matches; they invest in new value creation. No strategy is static. The power of digital platforms to profitably disrupt industries continues to impress. What really makes them work? Insight Center.

Insurance 28

Insurance Insurance Advertising Education 28

Harvard Business

APRIL 6, 2017

In the traditional media industry, some outlets differentiate themselves through quality, but social media hasn’t gotten there yet — there is no “ New York Times of social media.” The most common approaches are to specialize in either high-quality information, or to specialize in deep, emotional relationships.

Media 35

Media Metrics eBook Software 35

Harvard Business

APRIL 30, 2018

The digital industry is riding an important—and turbulent—wave of change right now. As Facebook and others grapple with tough questions about data privacy and security practices, trust in social platforms appears to be plummeting. I disagree with this argument. ” Wait, What's GDPR Again?

Data 28

Data Government Development Industry 28

Harvard Business

FEBRUARY 16, 2018

India has expanded her solar generating capacity eight fold since 2014 and achieved the target of 20GW of capacity four years ahead of schedule. This means significant growth potential for multinationals who have core competencies in high-tech infrastructure solutions such as jet engines, turbines, CT scanners, and satellite communications.

Engineering 28

Engineering Wireless Education Marketing 28

Kates Kesler

JUNE 11, 2014

Our sports-apparel CEO had the right idea in challenging his team to think about the organization and ask: are we fit for growth, given our strategies going forward? At a glance, the study revealed these themes: There is no common pattern for a ‘best organization design’ regardless of size, strategy, or industry.

Apparel 82

Apparel Healthcare Enterprise Chemicals 82

Harvard Business

SEPTEMBER 15, 2016

Senators Richard Burr and Dianne Feinstein have introduced a bipartisan bill that would require all tech companies to decrypt customer data at a court’s request. The debate over encryption—and decryption—has heated up as U.S. ” Opponents have criticized the bill, focusing on the privacy implications. Insight Center.

Government 28

Government Intellectual Property Data Software 28

Harvard Business

MARCH 24, 2017

What traditional investors don’t like about any of this is the regulatory uncertainty; the high valuations and over-capitalization; the lack of control over financials, strategy, and operations; and the lack of business use-cases. Insight Center. Business in the Era of Blockchain. Sponsored by Accenture.

Finance 40

Finance Financial Government Software 40

Harvard Business

MAY 4, 2016

Economists developed the theory of network effects in the 1970s and burnished it in the 1990s, and business gurus, entrepreneurs, and the tech media enshrined it as one of the guiding lights of the new economy. Yahoo’s core business is worth next to nothing, and buyers are struggling to see if there’s any there there.

Advertising 28

Advertising Marketing Information Technology Information Technology 28

Harvard Business

MAY 3, 2018

Sponsored by Accenture Strategy. The so-called tech unicorns, private companies in the tech sector whose value exceeds $1 billion, are playing the same game. Today’s digital world is organized around two centers of gravity: the U.S. West Coast and the east coast of China. A Concentration of Wealth, Value, and Power.

Company 28

Company Government Retail Policies 28

Harvard Business

DECEMBER 20, 2016

His pick for Labor Secretary is staunchly opposed to covering overtime pay or increasing minimum wages (something many leading companies have been doing on their own since 2014. In 2016, two dwarf the rest: the election of Donald Trump and significant action on climate change. The early signs from the Trump team are not promising, in my view.

Energy 28

Energy Chemicals Banking Financial 28