Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 21, 2018

in the United States and Western Europe in 2000 to 2004 to 0.5% Investment, in turn, is critical for productivity growth, as it equips workers with more – and with more recent and innovative – equipment, software, and structures. In fact, about half of the slowdown in productivity growth — from an average of 2.4%

Crisis 8

Crisis Retail Long-term Banking 8

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 25, 2011

Nokia's inability to field a credible response to the launch of the iPhone in 2007 and Google's Android operating system in 2008 has precipitated a freefall in its share price. Kearney as "the best-managed company in the world" — not so different from Apple today.

Supply Chain 15

Supply Chain Long-term Brand Early Adopters 15

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 16, 2014

But by jumping on the buyback bandwagon — something Steve Jobs refused to do — Apple’s current top management has shown the same lack of strategic vision that has undermined many once-great American companies, including Cisco, HP, IBM, Microsoft, and Motorola. Apple is a company with phenomenal products and profits.

Safe Harbor 8

Safe Harbor Hedge EPS Price 8

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 23, 2018

Though many would call that decade NASA’s golden age, we’d argue that NASA’s innovation and influence is even greater today. NASA has moved from being a hierarchical, closed system that develops its technologies internally, to an open network organization that embraces open innovation, agility, and collaboration.

Budgeting 8

Budgeting Technology Innovation Operations 8

Harvard Business Review

JULY 25, 2011

Last week, as the eyes of the world were focused on the trials and tribulations of an old-line entertainment mogul, a presentation by a new-wave entertainment innovator were making waves as well. This is the face of business at its best, even if customers debate the latest wrinkles in the company's pricing policies. It's now at $16.

Report 12

Report Advertising Learning-by-Doing Media 12

Harvard Business Review

MAY 25, 2017

In 2004 one in 5 practicing physicians used an electronic health record (EHR) in the U.S. More than 3,000 apps are now available to help manage diabetes alone. How the most innovative providers are creating value. Today nearly nine in 10 physicians regularly employ EHRs. Clearly, most of these tools won’t survive.

Health Care 8

Health Care Trends Venture Funding Technology 8

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 14, 2016

Palantir, a B2B company founded in 2004 and offering a suite of software applications for integrating, visualizing, and analysing data, has around 1,500 employees worldwide and is valued around $20 billion today. Moreover, the innovations lying at the heart of the unicorns’ success stories are digital innovations.

Company 8

Company Succession Analysis Entrepreneur 8

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 9, 2013

By 2004, RIM had acquired 1 million subscribers and only three years later surpassed the 10 million mark. When it comes to innovation in industries with strategically narrow windows of opportunities, speed is everything. Most CIOs will benefit from this trend through increased competition, better prices, and quicker provisioning.

Technology 8

Technology CIO Agility Software 8

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 15, 2013

Competitors like IBM and Compaq struggled with the politics of managing their various channel partners and lagged Dell in inventory management. In 2004, Michael Dell left the company, replaced by Kevin Rollins, a former Bain consultant who joined the company in 1996. This simple strategy proved wildly successful.

Rivkin 14

Rivkin Succession Short-term Case Study 14

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 20, 2015

One result is that they keep their cards close to their chests about what they are looking for (at first), while expecting you to reveal everything – your finances, pricing, ownership, human resources, production processes, quality assurance, customer service procedures, KPIs, and existing customers.

Supply Chain 8

Supply Chain Collins Golden Handcuff Pharmaceuticals 8

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 11, 2012

We already know the answer: the kind of innovation that comes from collaboration, not competition. There's this complaint: 'I'd love to think and manage for the long term, but Wall Street won't let me.' At the company level, stock price is the measure." So what replaces competition, what drives growth today?

GDP 10

GDP Long-term Meyer Short-term 10

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 31, 2016

Studying these successes and failures, we’ve identified half a dozen key reasons platforms fail, all of which boil down to managers’ misunderstanding of how platforms operate and compete. Steve Jobs failed miserably at managing openness at Apple in the 1980s. Let’s look at the key errors. Insight Center.

Participative 8

Participative Software Market Penetration Marketing 8

Harvard Business Review

JULY 16, 2013

For a designer like myself, it''s easy to recognize which executives know their products intimately, and which manage from a spreadsheet. That''s a big change from only five years ago, when UX wasn''t on anyone''s radar outside the tech world. A few years ago, this characterization would have seemed like a step down for a senior executive.

Leadership 8

Leadership Ries CEO Productivity 8