Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 15, 2013

How Dell went from dorm room startup in 1984, to the world''s largest PC maker in 2005, and then saw its stock plummet precipitously the next year, is the subject of a lengthy Harvard Business School case study by HBS professor Jan Rivkin. This simple strategy proved wildly successful. A Short History of Dell. The Case of IBM.

Rivkin 15

Rivkin Succession Short-term Case Study 15

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 2, 2016

I looked at quarterly earnings call transcripts for Yahoo and two of its competitors from late 2005 to the first quarter of 2016 and counted mentions of “mobile,” “phone,” or “smartphone.” In 2011 we were playing a bit of catch-up compared to the market.

CEO 8

CEO Content Long-term Operations 8

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 6, 2014

In May of 2005, Yahoo CEO Terry Semel, cofounder Jerry Yang, corporate development executive Toby Coppel, and I — I was then chief financial officer of the Silicon Valley internet company — went on what would turn out to be a fateful trip to China. Build, Buy, Partner. Not surprisingly, this didn’t sit well with the local team.

Chief Financial Officer 10

Chief Financial Officer Operations Learning-by-Doing IPO 10

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 21, 2016

Today’s executives are dealing with a complex and unprecedented brew of social, environmental, market, and technological trends. Yet executives are often reluctant to place sustainability core to their company’s business strategy in the mistaken belief that the costs outweigh the benefits. In 2005, they launched a U.S.

Supply Chain 8

Supply Chain Price Loyalty Efficiency 8

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 10, 2013

I thought hiring good engineers would be easy when I launched my startup, Julu Mobile , in Shanghai in early 2011. When I started recruiting talent for my new company, before candidates asked about our strategy, they asked how much money we had. In China, I have found that a different mindset dominates.

Engineering 9

Engineering IPO Real Estate Price 9

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 14, 2011

In 2008, Dr Reddy's acquired Chirotech, Dow Chemical's R&D unit, for $32 million, and in April 2011 relocated it to a new 33,000 sq. They have been tapping into the sophisticated technical and scientific talent available in Western economies as part of their strategy to access international markets and build global brands.

Globalization 9

Globalization Innovation Decentralization Chemicals 9

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 27, 2013

She published her first book, Spark: How Creativity Works in 2011 and now hosts her own podcast, Pursuit of Spark! If you're looking for a TED Talks that engenders every pillar of the word "TED" — technology, entertainment and design — this would be the one. Susan Cain: The power of introverts. Like to read?

Godin 8

Godin Open-book Mass Marketing Creativity 8

Terry Starbucker

APRIL 18, 2010

Terry Leave a Comment { 1 trackback } Links for April 25 2010 | Dallas Technology Strategy Consulting | Eric D. David, you are too kind. Chas, thank you for that. Thanks again to all of you, and keep the faith!

Open-book 222

Open-book Blog Core Competence Books 222

Strategy Driven

JANUARY 24, 2011

Closing the Execution Gap : How Great Leaders and Their Companies Get Results by Richard Lepsinger If an organization can’t execute its plans and initiatives, nothing else matters: not the most solid, well thought-out strategy, not the most innovative business model, not even technological breakthroughs that could transform an industry.

Execution 67

Execution Company 360-Degree Feedback Cooper 67

Terry Starbucker

MARCH 15, 2010

Leave a Comment { 2 trackbacks } DeskAway Blog » Blog Archive » Assessing the Team for Enhanced Teamwork Links for March 21 2010 | Dallas Technology Strategy Consulting | Eric D.

Team 261

Team Training Blog Skills 261

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 27, 2018

Emerging digital firms compete with knowledge, strategy, and expert human capital, attacking even the largest established firms. firms gravitate towards digital strategies, firms have less need for elaborate finance, marketing, production, distribution, accounting, and human resource departments.

IPO 11

IPO Company First-mover Advantage Intangible Assets 11

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 15, 2012

But thanks to social and mobile technologies, consumers are now "hyper-connected and super-empowered," to use Thomas Friedman's memorable phrase. We normally think of insurgency in a political context, but today's digital technologies are creating a similar dynamic in business. The common thread is a shared vision for change.

Brand 15

Brand PR Strategy Politics 15

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 8, 2016

At first, the causes of free fall appear to be external: a global financial crisis, a banking system collapse, government deregulation, or, more common, a new business model or technology harnessed by a nimble insurgent competitor. Clearly, something else, beyond the disruptive technology itself, is behind the demise of companies like Kodak.

Company 8

Company How To Business Model Engineering 8

Harvard Business Review

JULY 10, 2014

A 2005 survey of more than 500 freight interests from the public and private sectors carried out by the MIT Center for Transportation & Logistics (MIT CTL) revealed deep divisions on freight traffic congestion causes and solutions, and an alarming lack of communication between the two sides.

Planning 8

Planning Scenario Planning Transportation Workshop 8

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 6, 2017

While advances in health care in the developed world often emphasize new technologies, in developing lower- and middle-income countries simply expanding the reach of basic primary care services is crucial to improving health. North Star Alliance is a strong example in SubSaharan Africa. Financial tools.

Development 8

Development Health Care Operations Franchising 8

Great Results Team Building

DECEMBER 4, 2012

Organizations have become stretched through geographic and technological expansion. According to recent estimates from the Telework Research Network, telecommuting grew by over 70 percent between 2005 & 2011 - and based on existing trends, the number of virtual or telecommuting workers will expand to almost five million by 2016.

Tips 145

Tips Team Management Teamwork 145

Great Results Team Building

DECEMBER 4, 2012

Organizations have become stretched through geographic and technological expansion. According to recent estimates from the Telework Research Network, telecommuting grew by over 70 percent between 2005 & 2011 - and based on existing trends, the number of virtual or telecommuting workers will expand to almost five million by 2016.

Tips 133

Tips Team Management Teamwork 133

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 6, 2016

A 2011 McKinsey study estimated that the internet accounted for 21% of GDP growth over the previous five years among the developed countries studied, a sharp increase over the 10% contribution over the 15 years prior. since 2005 are due to this phenomenon. As most of us know by now, we have an increasingly internet-powered economy.

Politics 9

Politics McKinsey Katz Technology 9