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When Companies Want to Innovate, But Investors Won’t Let Them

Harvard Business

Businesses understand the power of digital innovations to reshape industries and markets. Yet, time and again, they have struggled to innovate with new and disruptive technologies. In our research , we first examined the drivers of firms’ investments in digital innovation and their subsequent market valuations.

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For Some Platforms, Network Effects Are No Match for Local Know-How

Harvard Business

Three months after the sale, in June 2018, Toyota decided to pour $1 billion into Grab, in a bid to expand other offerings in the region including food delivery and electronic payments. Uber’s setback in the international market, however, wasn’t its first. When and how can a smaller local player fend off a global giant?

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 Consultant or Vendor? Pick only one!

Women in Consulting

It might be a course in time management or project management or a one-day team building retreat. Maybe it is a “package” of marketing materials for a new product launch. The biggest advantage of being a vendor is the ease of marketing and contracting. Role of a Vendor.

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Transforming from a Good to Great Coach

Rick Conlow

The Conference Board’s “Executive Coaching Survey” (2018): This survey found that 68% of organizations use internal coaching programs, and 47% use external coaching programs. It requires guidance, support, and accountability, fostering growth, development, and time-management. Anybody can coach poorly.