The Horizons Tracker

FEBRUARY 2, 2020

The centrepiece of the institute is the Qatar Science & Technology Park, which brings together applied research and technology innovation, incubation and entrepreneurship. in 2011), this hides the fact that much of the other half of the economy is heavily reliant on the oil and gas sector for its revenues.

Resources 78

Resources Innovation GDP Education 78

Strategy Driven

DECEMBER 23, 2013

Over the past two decades, technology has advanced exponentially; and with that burgeoning growth, IT organizations have seen tremendous expansion. As the IT industry continues to evolve, the question becomes more relevant: how does one build an IT organization that is both impactful and lasting?

Organization 58

Organization Open-book Innovation Technology 58

N2Growth Blog

NOVEMBER 29, 2010

I now own two small construction companies, I believe this industry could actually change to commission//Salary. However I took great care of the team I had on my own outside of their quarterly bonus. I personally dont feel bonuses work to promote a good work ethic. An idividual either has it or doesnt.

Blog 382

Blog Metrics Brand CEO 382

Sales Wolf Blog

JUNE 18, 2010

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Human Resources 100

Human Resources Blog Welch Emotional Intelligence 100

Strategy Driven

MARCH 18, 2011

We’ve established a strong correlation between coherence, as we define it, and superior performance over time in a number of industries. Those companies that focus on building a system of three to six best-in-class, interlocking capabilities that support their way to play achieve a right to win in their industries.

Resources 51

Resources Industry System Strategy 51

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 1, 2018

How did we get here, and what does it mean for the industry? That deal sent the price of Brent crude oil to above $70 a barrel in January, after the industry that had suffered through $54 per barrel oil on average in 2017. The news is all good for customers, but it makes planning for the industry players much more difficult.

Offshoring 10

Offshoring Price Transportation Long-term 10

Ask Atma

MAY 20, 2012

Some examples of shared team learning are: Regular seminars and guest lecturers: Bring in experts and professors on various topics related to the history, science, or culture of your industry as well as sociologists, anthropologists, and technologists who work in peripherally related fields. Involve stakeholders in a participatory way.

Team 52

Team How To Knowledge Management Self-aware 52

Strategy Driven

MARCH 31, 2011

Trees with thicker bases and deeper roots will sprout greener (be profitable), shed less often (fewer corporate flaws) and live longer (dominate its industry). used in construction). Technology is a tool of the trade, not an ideology or a mantra. Thereafter, tools of the trade (including technology) may be applied.

Transportation 65

Transportation Consultative Film Strategic Planning 65

Roundtable Talk

AUGUST 17, 2010

Don’t try to over explain and (given that most people quit because of their relationship with their boss) don’t bother trying to offer any “constructive” feedback to your boss at this point. Industries are small and, in my experience, jerk bosses seem to be powerfully adept at managing their external reputations.

How To 31

How To Construction Reputation Career 31

Harvard Business Review

MAY 16, 2014

The weapons being brandished are devilishly constructed patents; the rules of engagement the arcane procedures of federal courts. And the havoc being wreaked — in higher prices, banned devices, and stifled innovation — is laying waste to the industry landscape. Motorola (owned by Google since 2011) is suing and being sued by everyone.

Outsourcing 9

Outsourcing Software Industry Construction 9

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 5, 2017

But only 34% were actively piloting a digital technology in clinical practice. We looked at more than a dozen—both health care-specific programs with strong connections in the health care “ecosystem” and industry-agnostic programs. Give constructive rejections. The product is in pre-clinical trial today.

Health Care 9

Health Care Company Innovation Entrepreneur 9

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 8, 2017

The health care system in the United States, with its technological prowess and massive infrastructure, often serves as a reference point for rapidly developing economies around the world while they build their own medical systems. One major reason for the rapid cost inflation in health care is burgeoning hospital construction.

Health Care 8

Health Care Tourism Pharmaceuticals Cost 8

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 19, 2012

In industries ranging from consumer electronics to construction and from media to mining, the firms seizing the lead are those that can best align ecosystems of offers and partners. The big difference is that the eReader market of 2007 was an open field; the tablet market of 2011 had a dominant giant.

Strategy 15

Strategy eBook Library Open-book 15

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 20, 2016

In 2011, we published an article in HBR examining the surprisingly rapid growth of African economies and consumer markets. Growth has slowed sharply among oil exporters and North African countries affected by the 2011 Arab Spring democracy movements—but the rest of Africa posted accelerating growth at an average annual rate of 4.4%

Globalization 8

Globalization Long-term GDP Marketing 8

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 13, 2013

These are the images many outsiders have of the medical marijuana industry. I should know: Many of my former colleagues, friends, and family members mentioned these stereotypes in 2011 when I accepted a job helping launch a new publication covering the business aspects of this emerging sector. And I still do now. The list goes on.

Industry 10

Industry Retail Banking Brand 10

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 7, 2011

In a cross-industry survey of 8 firms, we asked over 200 innovation-focused practitioners to review a list of established and emerging technologies (a list that included Apple products, Netflix, eBay and several others) and then tell us why any item on the list eventually became successful. We wanted to learn more.

Innovation 15

Innovation Construction Engineering Self-aware 15

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 8, 2011

Gerzema and Lebar offer this construct: Sources of Intangible Value. Technology has also changed the picture for many brands in terms of building trust. It's a mistake for us to keep thinking and talking about technology simply as a platform for people to learn or communicate about brands.

Brand 15

Brand Hotels Reputation Franchising 15

Strategy Driven

MARCH 4, 2011

Trees with thicker bases and deeper roots will sprout greener (be profitable), shed less often (fewer corporate flaws) and live longer (dominate its industry). That having an E-mail address or a website makes one an expert on technology. That technology is the most important driving force in business and society.

Bottom-up 58

Bottom-up System Learning-by-Doing Execution 58

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 31, 2014

A 2011 Nielsen Co. To come to these, and other, conclusions, we constructed a massive dataset of television advertising in 2010 ( the year tablet sales skyrocketed ). We also focused on five industries that represented $4.2 In these cases, one should opt for action-focus ads regardless of the brand or industry.

Advertising 9

Advertising Brand Apparel Audience 9

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 9, 2018

Could technology help? These techniques are rapidly changing many industries — could they also improve corporate governance? We address this issue by constructing a pool of potential directors for each board opening from those who, around that time, accept a directorship at a smaller nearby company.

Company 9

Company Kahneman Learning-by-Doing CEO 9

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 23, 2011

In The Age of Hyperspecialization (July-August 2011, co-authored by Tom Malone of MIT and Tammy Johns of Manpower), we note that the division of labor, a development that transformed the way physical work was accomplished during the industrial revolution, may now be poised to redefine how knowledge work gets done in the 21st century.

Supply Chain 11

Supply Chain Health Care Globalization Trends 11

CO2

JUNE 29, 2010

Many leaders, particularly in financial services industry, seemed perfectly happy to disrupt the global economy and lay off thousands of employees while collecting multimillion-dollar compensation packages. It may well be that some Self-Starters lack the equipment, technology, or funding needed to perform well and have simply given up.

Executive Coaching 129

Executive Coaching Execution Blog Self-aware 129

Harvard Business Review

JULY 21, 2017

Back in 2011, crowdsourcing was fueling an explosion in open innovation. Similarly, NineSigma’s intellectual property (IP) licensing restrictions discourage “ permissionless innovation ” where third parties are free to explore new technologies or businesses without seeking prior approval.

Participative 8

Participative Innovation Benchmarking Licensing 8

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 7, 2011

Nearly every criticism the authors levy in their op-ed is answered in 12 blog posts , a magazine article from January/February 2011, a video interview , and a slideshow that integrated community and commentary, which were published between last October and this May. About 40% of the world lives on $2 or less a day." We disagree completely.

Suri 13

Suri Godin Real Estate Construction 13

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 26, 2017

“I think we have a shot at building the best office building in the world” were the words Steve Jobs used to describe Apple’s new headquarters in 2011. The grand vision at the heart of his last project is now being unveiled as Apple finalizes construction on Apple Park.

Real Estate 8

Real Estate Technology Hedge Project 8

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 11, 2011

Community and social media managers of 2011, please try to contain your amusement at the idea that 1000 posts per day represented an unmanageable volume.) Some say the main driver was the cost of transporting all the data involved in a smallish number of highly antagonistic, not very constructive conversations. Participatory.

Media 14

Media Cost Content Long-term 14

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 17, 2015

“Consumers want to see investment in technology that prevents power outages and reduces the time it takes to turn power back on,” says John McDonald, director of technical strategy and policy development at GE Digital Energy. The system was already tested by Hurricane Irene in 2011 and Hurricane Sandy in 2012.

Wireless 8

Wireless Energy Software System 8

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 21, 2013

They’re envisioning well-designed, self-contained environments, tricked-out with the latest high-tech, high-touch technology. This has helped cement the manufacturer’s brand as the most safety-minded player in the industry. And sometimes the experience they bring isn’t even contained within the trailer.

B2B 8

B2B B2C Education Travel 8

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 20, 2018

Disinvestment in schools has also been central to teacher strikes that have occurred since 2011, in Jersey City, Philadelphia, Chicago (twice), Seattle, Portland and Wisconsin. It was then that a belief in external controls began influencing the industry. Stagnant job growth in the industry has also led to increased class sizes.

Education 8

Education Survey Stress Definition 8

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 12, 2011

Our 2011 study, "Let's Play Brand," attempts to understand some of the implications of this "meta-game-mentality" for brand builders and marketers. Consider how they more or less took down the record industry, demanding the right to buy and download single songs versus entire CDs.

Brand 16

Brand Marketing Video Download 16

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 20, 2014

Rather, I am an academic economist who, through in-depth studies of high-tech companies and industries, has come to the conclusion that stock buybacks are eroding the foundations of economic prosperity in the United States. Icahn, I do not write to you as an Apple shareholder (I hold no Apple shares). Employee incentives.

Innovation 10

Innovation EPS Incentives Supply Chain 10