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What U.S. E-Commerce Can Learn from Its Global Copycats

Harvard Business Review

It is based on the idea that a business model can readily be transported from one country to another. With limited purchasing power, low credit card usage, and poor delivery networks, it''s clear that the approach for e-commerce in developing markets has to be different than in the U.S. also in 2001 ) and India ( Bazee in 2004 ).

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The 787's Problems Run Deeper Than Outsourcing

Harvard Business Review

While the first 787 was originally scheduled to be delivered back in 2008, a string of delays and cost overruns meant that deliveries didn't start until 2011. The thing about these Government contracts is that they are paid as development proceeds. Unfortunately, things haven't quite worked out as planned. At least not yet.

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How Software Is Helping Big Companies Dominate

Harvard Business Review

In 2011, venture capitalist Marc Andreessen declared that “software is eating the world.” Even outside of the tech sector, the employment of more software developers is associated with a greater increase in industry concentration, and this relationship appears to be causal. What’s Driving Industry Concentration.