Harvard Business

JULY 17, 2018

Our goal was to determine whether, how, and why feelings of rivalry between competitors influenced their propensity to take risk. We analyzed thousands of in-game decisions to see whether teams take more risks on the field when they’re competing against rivals. Rivalry is everywhere. Ford versus GM), or between nations (e.g.,

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Harvard Business

MAY 2, 2016

This is PAX (the Penny Arcade Expo), one of the largest gaming conventions in the world, and I’m here to see the future—the future of work. Each new generation of game requires more processing power, faster video rendering, and more memory than the generation before. To my right is Batman.

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Harvard Business

MARCH 14, 2017

This demand for taking on a larger role may come not only from advocacy and watchdog groups but also from customers, investors, partners, and employees. I call this new breed of companies the “inclusive innovators.” Our primary findings are reported here. A key lesson is at the very outset: figuring out where to begin.

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Harvard Business

AUGUST 9, 2016

But too often the why behind their actions remains elusive. Marketing analytics such as demand forecasting, marketing attribution models, market mix modeling, and media budget optimization. But insights uncovered from many data sources often beg the question, “Why?”

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Harvard Business

MAY 22, 2018

The automotive industry is being disrupted by electric vehicles and self-driving cars, just as home appliances is being disrupted by the Internet of Things and smart appliances, home entertainment by on-demand content providers, and apparel by online personal stylists such as Stitch Fix and Trunk Club. occur online.

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1 to 1

SEPTEMBER 3, 2020

However, innovative CX companies have begun to reap the benefits of orchestrating the entire CX journey to better understand their customers. That’s why we need to think in broader terms of how to manage that end-to-end customer journey and what impacts it can have on the customer. Make CX effortless through digital messaging.

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Harvard Business

JULY 26, 2018

Grab, which launched its service in 2012 with 40 drivers in Malaysia, came late to the ride-hailing game, only after Uber had established a formidable position in the United States. A platform is essentially a marketplace that connects the supply side (goods and services) and the demand side (people who want to buy them).

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Harvard Business

JUNE 23, 2017

The National Basketball Association (NBA) is a good example of an organization that is making the most of its D&A function, applying it in scheduling to reduce expenses, for example, reducing the need for teams to fly from city to city for games on back-to-back nights. reduced instances of teams playing four games in five days by 26%.

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Harvard Business

AUGUST 9, 2016

If you let your customers enter and then linger in the entitlement period without heeding their suggestions or demands, they will become increasingly critical and at some point turn away from your offering altogether. Why can’t the movie selection be changed more frequently? Why aren’t the earphones better?”

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Harvard Business

AUGUST 11, 2016

The New York Times recently published a fascinating overview of creativity programs and innovation spaces on college campuses across the country. It described a unique living-working space at the University of Utah called Lassonde Studios , where students embrace the 24/7 innovation lifestyle of geeks in Silicon Valley and Austin, Texas.

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freshminds

MARCH 22, 2016

So let's take a look at some of the winners and see why they won in their categories. So let's take a look at some of the winners and see why they won in their categories. If anyone is anyone in retail, the annual coming together of industry bosses at Retail Week Live is a big date in your calendar.

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Harvard Business

FEBRUARY 8, 2017

The explosive growth of ride sharing is a big reason why Hertz reported dismal quarterly results in November 2016, leading to a 23% drop in its market value. Entrepreneurship aids economic vitality by getting rid of complacent incumbents, accelerating innovation, and creating jobs. By contrast, there are fewer than 3.5

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Harvard Business

JANUARY 27, 2017

He explained why he thinks so in a recent HBR article.) The bad news: Petabytes of new data and algorithmic innovation assure that “autonomy creep” will relentlessly challenge human oversight from within. They’re the ones tasked with blocking efforts to game the algorithms. The Autonomous/Autonomy Advisor.

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Harvard Business

OCTOBER 8, 2018

For instance, CEOs who are also pilots lead more innovative companies , and CEOs who run marathons show better company performance — but excessive CEO golfing may actually harm shareholder value. In public and in private, CEOs state that their leisure interests help them cope with the ever-increasing demands of the top job.

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Management Consulted

OCTOBER 3, 2012

” Why we liked it: Concise, meaningful, and true – and said like a consultant. . Half of the class was devoted to examining different models and learning the game theory behind strategic decision making; in the remainder of the class, we applied that knowledge and analyzed different industries.

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Organizational Talent Consulting

APRIL 17, 2023

link] Why Disrupting Your Talent Pipeline Matters You might be thinking to yourself, no one knows the future for sure, so why bother trying to build a pool of ready-now candidates? Most leaders struggle to find and develop the ready-now talent they need. Workforce challenges are nothing new. These changes are driving additional change.

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Epicflow

OCTOBER 16, 2023

Eli’s innovative approaches and insights continue inspiring professionals and organizations worldwide to achieve operational excellence. Born from rigorous research, Epicflow stands as a testament to Albert’s commitment to delivering intelligent and innovative solutions in complex project landscapes.

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Harvard Business

NOVEMBER 28, 2017

They saw profit as the result of a zero-sum game. One of your executives comes to you with a proposal: she wants to lower the quality of service at the restaurants, reduce product safety standards, use deceptive marketing practices, lower employee pay, and adopt worse environmental practices. We describe these views as anti-profit beliefs.

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Harvard Business

JULY 31, 2018

To start, it’s easy to understand why local leaders pursue these business attraction deals: economic development is routinely mayors’ top policy priority , as new jobs can boost local employment rates, raise residents’ incomes, stabilize city budgets, and revitalize distressed neighborhoods.

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Harvard Business

DECEMBER 26, 2017

Hence, when (re-)designing the organization structure, they tend to decentralize decision-making, so that decision rights are as close as possible to the people who deal with customers, competitors, front-line employees, and other stakeholders. ” But which exactly are “only those tasks”? It is an age-old question.

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Harvard Business

JANUARY 30, 2017

Even though heat and sound are both forms of energy, when you were a kid, you probably didn’t need to be told not to speak in thermal convection. And each time your children come across a stray animal, they likely don’t have to self-consciously rehearse a subroutine of zoological attributes to decide whether it’s a cat or a dog.

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Harvard Business

NOVEMBER 11, 2016

presidential election is unleashing an inevitable maelstrom of analysis: Why and how did it happen? It seems reasonable to use these intentions as a basis for forecasting the impact on taxes, trade, demand, employment, and mobility of labor. Donald Trump’s unexpected win in the U.S. So what are those implications, exactly?

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Johanna Rothman

NOVEMBER 30, 2021

But the demand for software developers was high and I was good. Someone Lula Rodrigues posted this wonderful Kent Beck talk about that here: [link]. Lots of great insights. Watch all of it, including the Q&A at the end. Early in the video, Kent discusses the all-too-frequent sexism and racism I also see in tech. The closer to the right?

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MishTalk

JUNE 22, 2014

By executive order, president Obama has acted to cut greenhouse gas emissions in the US, allegedly to halt global warming. However, greenhouse gas production is a global thing so it''s important to consider global ramifications of US policy decisions. The EU Emissions Trading Scheme is in crisis. It was an invitation that they declined.

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Harvard Business

MARCH 2, 2017

Why Dodd-Frank was created: “Following the American and global financial crisis, there was legitimate political demand to try to prevent it from repeating. Why Dodd-Frank was created: “Following the American and global financial crisis, there was legitimate political demand to try to prevent it from repeating.

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