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Other People's Work Is Never Easy or People Like to Be Included In.

Mike Cardus

Design by 12GrainStudio Other People’s Work Is Never Easy or People Like to Be Included In the Plan Thursday, January 13th, 2011 Posted by: mike “When we are in an operations team meeting, and I bring up 7 or 8 process changes and tweaks…the other managers all get pissed and become combative.” All rights reserved. Powered by WordPress.

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In FCC's Report on Wireless Competition, an Agenda?

Harvard Business Review

Every year since 1995, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has released a report on the state of competition in the wireless market. In fact, direct evidence regarding the state of competition in the wireless ecosystem is easy to obtain and clear in its implications. It's just about to release its fifteenth one.

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Apple iPhone 4 – letter regarding reception issues : Blog.

CO2

We have gone back to our labs and retested everything, and the results are the same— the iPhone 4’s wireless performance is the best we have ever shipped. Since this mistake has been present since the original iPhone, this software update will also be available for the iPhone 3GS and iPhone 3G. Technology and its role in travel 2.0

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Should Regulators Block AT&T's Acquisition of T-Mobile?

Harvard Business Review

I tend to care about prices: Will this merger affect my monthly wireless bill? Wireless telephone prices are falling, a sign of competitive markets. And because the CPI cannot easily account for increases in call quality , this index understates the true decrease in the quality-adjusted price of wireless telephony.

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How to Compete Like the World’s Most Innovative Leaders

Skip Prichard

Tesla’s genius and education led him to develop the foundations for electric induction motors, wireless telegraphy, radios, neon lamps, and remote control. ” Management Science 56.2 2010): 253-269. [6] Paper presented at Academy of Management Meetings. There are many ways to be a founder. 5] Folta, Timothy B.,

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Cisco's Flip Flop and (Mis)Managing the Obvious

Harvard Business Review

The company promised back in 2009 to bring out a Wi-Fi Flip in early 2010. How a blue chip technology innovator invests well over $700 million acquiring, developing, distributing and marketing a consumer digicam without a clear path connecting it to the most popular wireless medium around escapes me. What happened?

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Tinkering with Strategy Can Derail Midsize Companies

Harvard Business Review

In 2006, they hired an experienced president to manage their rapidly growing business. The new president thought Cellairis should not only sell accessories, it should sell wireless phone service as well. People shopping for cell phone cases were natural customers for a wireless service provider.