Harvard Business

JANUARY 3, 2018

Employees perceive bureaucracy to be an immovable beast, blocking their path toward efficient, satisfying work lives. In our research, originally published in Administrative Science Quarterly , we compared two contrasting production settings: film sets and a semiconductor equipment manufacturing firm.

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LSA Global

APRIL 18, 2017

Yes, the “old fashioned” bookstores all struggle to compete with online book sales but Borders had additional challenges they failed to meet. But many would say that Kodak failed because they didn’t foresee how quickly and completely digital cameras would take over the industry that depended on film sales. What do you think?

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Harvard Business

JUNE 27, 2018

But, in fact, consumers’ perceptions of how many choices they prefer change depending on whether they intend to use an item for pleasure or to meet a functional need. But when seeking to meet a utilitarian need with the same product, they are less inclined to see their preferences as being greatly different from those of other people.

Productivity 28

Productivity Retail Advertising Groups 28

Harvard Business

MAY 22, 2017

Or child care, elder care, psychological services, rehabilitation, or meeting space for community groups? This includes not just understanding how competitors might use new technologies to create competing products and services more efficiently at lower cost but also exploring new business models and corporate models.

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Harvard Business

JANUARY 9, 2017

Cut to Bangalore, India, and meet Kala, a middle-aged mother of two sitting in front of her computer in the makeshift home office that she shares with her husband. A host of future jobs, going far beyond editorial treatments of trending topics, will require the creative efforts of humans to channel the speed, reach, and efficiencies of AI.

Trends 28

Trends Media Advertising Training 28

Harvard Business

SEPTEMBER 27, 2018

Most businesses focus on serving customers, owning resources, being efficient and growing — but the Centennials don’t. And, like many of the 84 businesses we also studied, they find great things to do and then share them with the world through books, articles and films. Disruptive accidents.

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