N2Growth Blog
NOVEMBER 16, 2010
Does the company purchase an off-the-shelf solution, utilize an ASP (Application Service Provider) solution or embark upon developing a custom application? Oh, and what about development methodology? I could go on ad-nauseum with this line of thinking, but I’m sure you get the point by now. consultants, etc.),
Harvard Business Review
MARCH 1, 2018
Unlike national oil companies and oil majors that typically take five to 10 years to develop conventional oil reserves, these independent and “unconventional” players have improved their drilling and fracturing technology to the point where they can respond within months to temporary spikes or dips in the market. The soaring U.S.
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Harvard Business Review
MAY 13, 2016
Real incomes more than doubled between 1988 and 2011 (though the extension to 2011 is not shown in this chart), a shift that involved large swaths of people (almost a third of the world population, most of them from Asia). In this context it is important to make two points. But coincidence in time is not enough.
N2Growth Blog
NOVEMBER 23, 2010
I will onshore, offshore, outsource, insource, or execute whatever business strategy I implement without regard for diversity. This is a leadership issue in which diversity, and the awareness of it, will play a key role in the development of future leaders. Compete on your merits not why your lack thereof should be overlooked.
Harvard Business Review
FEBRUARY 24, 2012
Seed-stage financing for technology start-ups fell from 16% of total annual private equity investment in 1995 to just 1% in 2002 and recovered to only 4% in 2011, according to data compiled by PriceWaterhouseCoopers and the National Venture Capital Association. Where did all that money go? based labor. manufacturing jobs.
Harvard Business Review
OCTOBER 24, 2012
The result is a chasm of opportunity — a vacuum ready to be filled by banks from both the emerging and developed worlds. Even amidst the euro crisis, the World Bank (PDF) expects developing economies to grow at a rate nearly four times that of the developed world over the next year. Filling the Gap.
Harvard Business Review
JULY 15, 2013
In the early 2000s, as part of a huge offshoring trend in the business economy, GE shifted manufacturing to suppliers such as Samsung and LG. GE needed to reduce new product development cycles from 3-4 years to 1-1.5 It needed to invest in new development labs and to co-locate teams. The development team was extremely cohesive.
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