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These are: Customer Segments – An organization serves one or several customer segments. They look at 9 Building Blocks that form the business canvas. Technology and its role in travel 2.0 John Sullivan FORA.tv

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Three Cases of Better Corporate Philanthropy

Harvard Business Review

As Nike's Senior Portfolio Manager Adam Day says, "The global development sector had overlooked the enormous potential of investing in adolescent girls to reduce global poverty. Jeri Eckhart-Queenan is a partner at The Bridgespan Group and head of the firm's global development practice. Early results are encouraging.

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Coping With Change in Emerging Markets

Harvard Business Review

Holden didn''t anticipate that the Indian automobile market would grow by over 500% over the next 10 years: India''s car sales shot up from 518,000 units in 2000 to 2.8 million in 2010, making it the world''s sixth largest car market. Global business'

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It Takes a Village to Raise an Entrepreneur

Harvard Business Review

A hybrid approach is exemplified by startup Frogtek, which develops software for local shopkeepers in emerging markets to more efficiently track their inventory, leading to better purchasing decisions and greater profits. In 2010 and 2011, almost 50% of the applicants to Echoing Green relied on hybrid models, versus 37% in 2006.

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What 40 Years of Research Reveals About the Difference Between Disruptive and Radical Innovation

Harvard Business Review

We then used a community detection algorithm to map the overall global inter-connectedness of all topics in the network. It was the initial encroachment from the low-end of the market that made Netflix disruptive. A focus on a larger market segment initially might have induced a fighting response by Blockbuster.

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Top Line Growth? There's an App for That

Harvard Business Review

Smartphone sales in 2011 are estimated to reach 468 million units, a 57% increase over 2010. These customers don't want dry reports on Global Reporting Initiatives and carbon emissions — they want to have fun. Many companies forget to align customer service with the brand proposition for the targeted market segment.

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Big Business Increasingly Supports Gay Rights

Harvard Business Review

A 2010 Mercer survey of about 3,000 companies found that same-sex benefits were offered by 72 percent of companies employing more than 20,000 people. The 15th Annual PWC Global CEO Survey (2012) section titled "The Talent Challenge" focused on the impact talent recruitment and retention has on business growth and competitive differentiation.