Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 12, 2012

The study assembles considerable evidence about the hidden business model of major pharmaceutical companies: to devote most of their research budget to developing hundreds of drugs that provide few if any advantages over existing drugs and then market them heavily to doctors and patients. These cost employers even more in hidden ways.

Business Model 15

Business Model Company Pharmaceuticals Price 15

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 8, 2011

No matter how bad the last few years have been for your business, you can at least take solace from the fact that you're not in the media industry. Unless, of course, you are in the media industry.) Take, for instance, the automotive industry's pursuit of information services like GM's OnStar and Ford's Sync, even BMW's iDrive.

Media 13

Media Industry Trends Health Care 13

Skip Prichard

JULY 22, 2019

Let us give you our definition of what it means to be a founder: Playing a central role in starting and managing an initiative that will have impact (preferably visible and large) on an organization or the broader world. I think it’s very helpful to cross-fertilize ideas from different industries.” ” Management Science 56.2

Innovation 80

Innovation Social Capital Reputation How To 80

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 4, 2014

But in our view, Apple faces a deeper problem: the industries most susceptible to its unique disruptive formula are just too small to meet its growth needs. The record labels grumbled that Apple sucked the lion’s share of the profits out of the industry, but it was too late. Apple quickly became the largest music retailer in the U.S.

Industry 8

Industry Wireless Advertising Content 8

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 30, 2017

Whereas new technologies, competitors, and business models have made products and services more affordable and accessible in media, finance, retail, and other sectors, U.S. In most industries, disruption comes from startups. The Iora model has produced dramatic results in the management of chronic conditions.

Health Care 8

Health Care Innovation Insurance Disruptive Innovation 8

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 9, 2018

“If you went to bed last night as an industrial company, you’re going to wake up this morning as a software and analytics company.” The topic model allows us to analyze similarities and overlap among topics between published papers. Netflix was founded in 1997; Blockbuster went bankrupt in 2010.

Disruptive Innovation 11

Disruptive Innovation Innovation Business Model Human Capital 11

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 19, 2013

There are a variety of places where corporations and boards look for potential CEOs, but the leagues of management consulting generally isn’t one of them. So why should a company consider hiring a management consultant to be their CEO? No, we did not see that relationship.

Consultative 9

Consultative CEO Management Short-term 9

Harvard Business Review

JULY 28, 2016

And it’s a telling tale about whether the consumer products industry can get a digital business model right. So why did a traditional consumer products company do a deal that feels more like it belongs in the tech sector than the consumer product industry? A fundamental shift in the industry.

Business Model 8

Business Model Retail Brand Henderson 8

Harvard Business Review

JULY 4, 2014

Today, almost every industry is vulnerable to the effects of digitization and to what Accenture calls “Big Bang Disruption.” The industries most susceptible to disruption are those selling information-based services that can be delivered digitally – and a perfect example is the insurance industry. Insurethebox, a U.K.

Insurance 15

Insurance Disruptive Innovation Industry Innovation 15

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 25, 2012

What are the dynamic change management techniques you want to use? How can we improve the businesses of our suppliers and local partners? Business Model Innovation. How can we build trust into our business model? In 2010, India was ranked 124th among 179 countries in Index of Economic Freedom World Rankings.

Retail 15

Retail Supply Chain Business Model Globalization 15

Strategy Driven

JANUARY 24, 2011

It’s that time of year again: time for business owners and senior executives to take stock of the past twelve months. What did 2010 look like for you and your company? OnPoint Consulting’s 2010 Execution Gap Maker Round-Up… Execution Gap Maker #1: BP (Need I say more?) This assertion is backed by hard evidence.

Execution 67

Execution Company 360-Degree Feedback Cooper 67

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 27, 2010

Consider it a summary of what's on my mind as 2010 comes to a close. create a new category, extend current business) or innovation mechanisms (e.g., Remember the Picasso line "good artists copy, great artists steal;" seek to borrow ideas from other industries or geographies. What is a business model (and how do I innovate one)?

Innovation 16

Innovation Govindarajan Disruptive Innovation Business Model 16

N2Growth Blog

NOVEMBER 3, 2010

Too often, people are either promoted or end up in the top position without the training, experience, and character that allow for effective management and strategic vision. Registration for this free online event will not only give you access to my video, but also presentations featuring some of today’s leading influencers.

Influence 359

Influence Blog Leadership Video 359

Harvard Business Review

JULY 25, 2017

It offered far more movies than its smaller rivals, used computers to better manage that inventory, and designed its stores to be bright and family friendly. Blockbuster went bankrupt in 2010. The basic facts are these: Most industries in the U.S. Then Netflix happened. These two narratives needn’t be completely at odds.

Competitive Advantage 8

Competitive Advantage Kaplan Innovation Industry 8

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 26, 2013

For example, in 2010, Microsoft —one of the world’s best product innovators for the last two decades — launched a social phone called Kin. To achieve sustainable growth, companies must better integrate product innovation with business model, process, and service innovations. The product was a complete disaster.

Innovation 9

Innovation Productivity Products Long-term 9

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 31, 2011

AT&T was the only telephone operator in the United States; telephony was just one of many high-impact industries that were highly regulated and protected from competition. the wholesale rewriting of industry norms and business models. Managing your reputation and its attendant risks has become far more complex.

Competitive Advantage 14

Competitive Advantage Film System Technology 14

Harvard Business Review

JULY 4, 2014

Today, almost every industry is vulnerable to the effects of digitization and to what Accenture calls “Big Bang Disruption.” The industries most susceptible to disruption are those selling information-based services that can be delivered digitally – and a perfect example is the insurance industry. Insurethebox, a U.K.

Insurance 8

Insurance Disruptive Innovation Industry Innovation 8

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 31, 2012

That is hard no matter what size you are, no matter what industry you're in. Innovations are not a function of size or even industry-specific strategies, but an embodiment of a set of ideas. HP, on the other hand has lost 35% of its value since its new CEO and over 70% since 2010 — over $90 billion of value from its peak.

Operations 16

Operations Innovation Industry CEO 16

Harvard Business Review

JULY 15, 2016

How Digital Business Models Are Changing. Sasson himself told The New York Times that management’s response to his digital camera was “that’s cute – but don’t tell anyone about it.” Companies often see the disruptive forces affecting their industry. Insight Center.

Technology 8

Technology Film Gilbert Business Model 8

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 5, 2011

Since at least the 1980s (the era of deregulation, that is, over which Alfred Kahn presided) managers of big companies have been upbraided for their intolerance to risk. Knowing that mature firms must become more venturesome to continue growing, business gurus routinely advise them to embrace failure.

Entrepreneur 14

Entrepreneur Innovation Intellectual Capital Mission Statement 14

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 5, 2014

Attitudes have changed since 2010, the last time Washington debated serious climate action, and not only because most of us have connected the dots between climate change and the extreme weather events that ravage our communities. In Colorado, the state renewable energy mandate was bumped up from 20% to 30% in 2010. And the U.S.

Power 8

Power Planning Proposal Energy 8

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 21, 2016

These require sophisticated, sustainability-based management. 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. On the contrary, academic research and business experience point to quite the opposite.

Supply Chain 8

Supply Chain Price Loyalty Efficiency 8

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 13, 2012

But even more so, I believe that deep down, managers and executives feel that getting by on razor-thin margins is the morally correct way to do business among the poor. The microfinance industry is a rare D and E success story. Given its flaws, I've often wondered why the low-price, low-margin philosophy has persisted.

Microfinance 13

Microfinance Prahalad Bottom-up Banking 13

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 19, 2011

HP's sudden departure from a business model that has sustained the company since inception is symptomatic of the passing of an era. HP management conceded that the disruptive impact of the iPad forced their hand but that hand was already quite weak from a decade of over-serving the market. In 2010 the game was over.

Software 9

Software Maturity Resistance Business Model 9

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 28, 2016

Customers not only have more power today―in some industries, they seem to have all of the power. Leaders are caught in a seemingly endless struggle to reconcile the tension between optimizing benefits to customers while rationalizing their costs of doing business. Optimization vs. Rationalization. But it doesn’t end there.

Succession 8

Succession Agility Globalization Learning-by-Doing 8

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 7, 2010

Since it's beginning in 2003, Davide Oldani's Ristorante D'O has managed to stay profitable in a sustained fashion. In Italy, as in the rest of Europe, the up-market restaurant business is a tough one. According to the 2010 Michelin Guide, there are 229 one-star, 37 two-star, and as many as six three-star restaurants in Italy.

Quality 12

Quality Working Capital Price Open-book 12

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 1, 2016

Similarly, AT&T’s iconic Bell Labs in Murray Hill, New Jersey, carved out entire new industries through the creation of transistors, lasers, and the programming language C++. The business model of these firms was to make markets , and they were large enough essentially to monopolize the technology categories if successful.

Incubator 8

Incubator Supply Chain Real Estate Technology 8

Women on Business

DECEMBER 20, 2012

president of Simon Associates Management Consultants. Women’s skills were more flexible and they held more ‘knowledge’ positions than their male counterparts, particularly in the manufacturing and construction industries. As of 2010, only 2.4% These women are testers, trying new ideas and experimenting with new business models.

Trends 265

Trends Power Simon Real Estate 265

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 9, 2013

They lack customer insights that would help tune their business model to attract more customers. Their business plans often betray a misunderstanding of how scale generates financial returns. And these organizations face a quandary—they are too small to support the growth they need and the impact they want to have.

Finance 8

Finance Franchising Business Model Analysis 8

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 14, 2012

In November 2010, to big fanfare at Unilever's London headquarters, chief executive Paul Polman boldly articulated a new strategy. The change has not gone unremarked by management's leading thinkers. Witness Chris Lazslo's work on sustainable value , and Michael Porter's theorizing about shared value.

Globalization 14

Globalization NGO Leadership Development Politics 14

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 29, 2015

From time to time, the basis of competition in an industry shifts so dramatically that shifting with it requires a new long-term vision that calls for the organization to do things it never would have done in the past. Doing that required developing a new business model in which MedStar would get paid to keep patients well.

Strategy 8

Strategy Long-term Health Care Insurance 8

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 4, 2013

It increased R&D spending from 7-8% of revenue before 2009 to 11-12% of revenue starting in 2010, and maximized the return on that increased investment. The result : Its return on assets tripled, from an industry-lagging position below 4% to an industry-leading position above 12%. How did Bally Technologies do it?

Technology 8

Technology Innovation Kaizen Chief Executive Officer 8

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 4, 2017

When I joined Facebook in 2010, it was already well established that sustainability was central to the way that we operated. Before 2010, most of the energy powering these data centers was coming from coal. “Look at sustainability as part of your business model; don’t look at it as a side initiative.”

Project 8

Project Energy Policies Efficiency 8

Harvard Business Review

MAY 25, 2011

From our research on leading businesses and corporate foundations worldwide for Do More Than Give: The Six Practices of Donors Who Change the World , we've learned that companies can leverage their know-how, their social and business networks, and even their core business models to make a bigger difference.

Porter 12

Porter Core Competence Globalization Business Model 12

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 20, 2012

More and more companies I see these days are making strategic process changes to drive unprecedented business model innovation. Consumer packaged goods manufacturers are monitoring social media to get real-time information on their customers' perceptions and share it with brand managers. Embrace Industry Disruption.

Business Model 15

Business Model Process Innovation Media 15

Harvard Business Review

JULY 27, 2017

To fill the void and build such a new BMW startup unit, Gimmy partnered with an experienced innovation manager from BMW, Matthias Meyer. The prevalent model of startup cooperation in recent years has been corporate venture capital and accelerators (CVC&A).

Venture Capitalist 8

Venture Capitalist Meyer Innovation Fixed Costs 8

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 20, 2016

I’ve found that managers who fully embrace a superconsumer strategy learn more from their consumers through increased empathy. These managers are more persuasive at getting buy-in from the leaders in their organization, make better strategic decisions, and achieve more stable, more predictable, and longer-term growth.

Airlines 8

Airlines Energy Self-aware Learning Curve 8