Harvard Business

MAY 22, 2018

The traditional drivers of brand premium are being joined (and to varying degrees supplanted) by newer, tech-enabled variables: software, interactive products, digital interactions, immersive experiences, and predictive services, to name a few. Data-Driven Marketing. Marketing and sales: offline vs. online. Insight Center.

Automotive 28

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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

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Harvard Business

APRIL 2, 2018

When PwC asked CEOs to name the most important ingredients for successful innovation, 31% said having the capability for creativity. PwC’s 2017 Risk in Review report revealed that 47% of corporate officers said they track their risk appetite – up from 36% in 2015. That means you need to be willing to try–and fail.

Culture 28

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Martinka Consulting

JULY 15, 2017

On May 25, 2017, the Wall Street Journal’s tech column was about how almost all of us have personal information exposed online, much more than we realize. In fact, I’d say there are more good surprises (opportunities, meaning poor processes, unexploited markets, weak sales efforts, etc.) than bad surprises.

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SkillQuo

OCTOBER 10, 2018

Article Credit: CB Insights. High deductible plans and new technologies are turning patients into savvy healthcare consumers, with higher expectations around service and experience. Companies are positioning themselves to take advantage of this shift. In healthcare, that change has come more slowly. TABLE OF CONTENTS. MOBILE TAKES OFF.

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Harvard Business

DECEMBER 19, 2017

Technological innovations have radically transformed the business landscape in many ways over the last two centuries, from the introduction of steam power to the market conquest of radial-ply tires. In our survey, we found that one-fourth of high-tech companies are on the offensive, 2.5 joshua sortino/unsplash.

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Harvard Business

JULY 14, 2017

Singapore has overtaken Silicon Valley as the world’s innovation hub after FDA regulation prompts a brain drain from California. Rising sea levels flood Manhattan in Kim Stanley Robinson’s New York 2140 , prompting hedge fund managers and real estate investors to create a new intertidal market index.

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Harvard Business

NOVEMBER 20, 2018

It is their control and use of this data that has enabled the likes of Google, Amazon, Alibaba, and Facebook to dominate online markets. The obvious consequence from these trends is that the big tech firms will find it increasingly difficult to legally use the personal data they collect. Mark Wilson/Getty Images.

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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?

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Harvard Business

SEPTEMBER 29, 2017

For example, in 2017 the profits of the 30 largest South Korean conglomerates rose by 48%, compared with one year before, but the number of workers employed by those companies decreased by 0.4% How has the stock market responded to the guilty verdict? The other is related to a more fundamental factor. in the first half of the year.

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Harvard Business

FEBRUARY 19, 2018

Here are some of our initial findings, drawn from the study, “Digital Planet 2017: How Competitiveness and Trust in Digital Economies Vary Across the World.” Fanatic Studio/Getty Images. The year 2018 is barely underway and, already, digital trust initiatives have captured headlines. ” Trust Eases Friction.

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Harvard Business

MAY 23, 2017

2nd Lieutenant Riley’s background is any employer’s dream, and his retention in the armed forces is a good thing for the Department of Defense, the organization I had the honor to lead from 2015 to 2017. That was where the trouble began. Today he continues to wear the uniform.

Talent 34

Talent Recruiting Recruitment Training 34

QEmploy

JULY 16, 2019

For instance, you have consulting within Business Strategy, Marketing, IT, Management and so on. This guide contains everything you need to know about being a freelance consultant, answer the questions you might have, and tell you what to be aware of. How to start? What are the steps? And what can you get out of it? Why consulting?

Consulting 64

Consulting Case Interview Interviews Survey 64

Harvard Business

FEBRUARY 16, 2018

While India remains a formidably challenging market, there are at least three reasons why global firms cannot overlook India without consequences. 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

Harvard Business

JULY 2, 2018

Today, Shenzhen-based DJI , of which one of us is a board member, holds a global market share of 70% in consumer drones and offers a window into the future of competition from China. But DJI is testament to China’s transformation from copycat to high tech innovation. In 2017, DJI’s sales were around $2.7

Engineering 28

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Cheryl Cran

MAY 2, 2017

Want to know the top ten places to work in 2017 and why? Wegmans Food Markets – Wegman’s motto: Every Day You Get our Best. Each company’s score is based on Trust Index survey feedback from a random sample of employees. Fortune provides tools and resources for companies to get certified as a Great Place to Work.

Boston Consulting Group 21

Boston Consulting Group Survey Culture Insurance 21

Harvard Business

MARCH 24, 2017

Then, via price dynamics determined by market supply and demand, the value is settled on by the network of participants, rather than by a central authority or government. For example, the cryptocurrency used for the Ethereum network, called Ether , saw its value double in just a few days in March 2017. Insight Center.

Finance 41

Finance Financial Government Software 41

Harvard Business

MAY 3, 2018

These gold coasts are home to nine of the top 10, and 18 of the top 20, internet companies, as measured by market capitalization. and China that were able to take advantage of large domestic markets to achieve scale and to surround themselves with rich ecosystems of startups, suppliers, complements, and customers. Insight Center.

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Harvard Business

FEBRUARY 9, 2018

If 2017 was the year that tech became a lightning rod for dissatisfaction over everything from the last U.S. Innovation and its discontents are nothing new, of course, going back at least to the 18 th century, when Luddites physically attacked industrial looms. Alberto Manuel Urosa Toledano/Getty Images. In the U.S.,

Enterprise 28

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Harvard Business

DECEMBER 20, 2016

The context for sustainable business in 2017 may center on the competition between these two stories; that is, how will Trump and his team impact or impede progress on climate and other sustainability issues? In 2016, two dwarf the rest: the election of Donald Trump and significant action on climate change. This is all promising. In the U.S.,

Energy 28

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Harvard Business

JUNE 6, 2017

Therefore, one of the main questions to ask of our fractured state-level climate policy is whether it can unleash the same level of innovation. It depends, in part, on what states and cities do next. For the time being, U.S. climate policy will be fractured by political geography. The Background. Blue States. Blue States.

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Harvard Business

SEPTEMBER 19, 2016

Vincent Tsui for HBR. Trade is in trouble in U.S. Both the Republican and Democratic presidential candidates, Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton, have blamed U.S. trade agreements for loss of jobs and a rash of economic ills. Democratic support for trade in Congress has withered over the years, and now more Republicans in Congress are hesitating, too.

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