Harvard Business Review

MARCH 1, 2018

shale oil and gas producers have been ramping up production to take advantage of rising crude oil prices — prices that had been rising in the wake of a deal between the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC), Russia, and other non-OPEC producers to reduce oil output. The soaring U.S.

Offshoring 10

Offshoring Price Transportation Long-term 10

Harvard Business Review

MAY 23, 2011

Collaboration across departments or units of the same company will likely be a good thing only if managers set up the conditions for what Morten Hansen — citing Procter & Gamble's collaborative innovation as a prime example — calls " disciplined collaboration." Progress ground to a halt, crippling innovation.

Management 16

Management Engineering Price Brainstorming 16

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 20, 2015

Business model innovation is hard. There is another way to make money from business model innovation. To many people, this kind of change doesn’t feel like it’s real business model innovation. For over a century, General Electric has had a focus on product innovation as a key driver of growth. Why is that?

Business Model 8

Business Model Insurance Technology Audience 8

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 15, 2013

The company has responded aggressively to criticism in the past, suing the BBC show "Top Gear" in 2011 over a 2008 review of the car; the case was tossed out of court. The controversy will continue, as these things do, and Tesla's stock price will dip and recover and dip again. Tesla is run by visionary engineers.

Automotive 9

Automotive Review Transportation Innovation 9

Harvard Business Review

JULY 13, 2016

Per capita spending will be the engine of consumption growth. For example, people aged over 50 bought nearly two-thirds of the new cars sold in the United States in 2011. By 2011, this share was more than 45%. That means companies need to work harder to offer goods and services at very different price points.

Marketing 8

Marketing McKinsey Globalization Transportation 8

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 22, 2015

The success Netflix is enjoying was far from certain if you recall the summer of 2011. That’s when the company suffered through the Quikster controversy and a protest over its price increase. I was in the minority when I wrote that the price increase was a good thing. business ended 2014 with 39.1

Business Model 8

Business Model Loyalty Brand Price 8

N2Growth Blog

DECEMBER 30, 2010

Here’s the cold hard truth…if you cheat your family to invest into your career, you and your loved ones will pay a very heavy price. I'm looking forward to learning from you in 2011. I'm looking forward to 2011 and I appreciate your advice and friendship. Best regards, Dan scottgould Mike, This is so good.

Blog 376

Blog Career Learning-by-Doing Advice 376

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 14, 2011

It started with just a few dozen people, but as we grew, (2977 employees have attended our yearly summit as of January 2011) I would inevitably get questions about how long we could keep holding such a meeting. Isn't that the engine this innovation economy needs? Questions like "Every employee?" "Not Not just managers?"

CFO 13

CFO Software Engineering CEO 13

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 14, 2013

The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center is seeking to reduce its cost structure by redesigning its health-care-delivery model to reflect the true costs of care (the early stages of the project were described in a 2011 Harvard Business Review article by Robert S. Leading Health Care Innovation. Kaplan and Michael E.

Health Care 8

Health Care Kaplan Porter Cost 8

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 8, 2012

The Indian government sponsored the introduction of 3G services in 2011 with a $30 billion spectrum auction. As unit economics enable ever cheaper smart phones (the lowest price in the market is now $65), their penetration will rise. An Indian investment bank, Avendus, projects 376 million Indian Net users by 2015.

Venture Capitalist 14

Venture Capitalist Entrepreneur Conference Wireless 14

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 2, 2013

Already in 2011 the Chinese spent more time on the Internet than watching TV , while in the U.S. The third set of reasons why the Internet is so big in China is that it connects shoppers to businesses in unique ways: You can find a large selection at low prices. Chinese users are also more engaged than Americans are. Brands are weak.

Advertising 12

Advertising Retail Media Price 12

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 10, 2014

Deservedly vaunted venture capitalist Tom Perkins’ callous, arrogant and elitist recent comments should not serve as an expedient excuse to overlook an important “dirty little secret” about entrepreneurship, the acknowledged engine of economic growth: successful entrepreneurship always exacerbates local inequality , at least in the short run.

Venture Capitalist 8

Venture Capitalist Supply Chain Real Estate Entrepreneur 8

Harvard Business Review

MAY 8, 2017

Whereas most business lists analyze companies by traditional metrics such as revenue or by subjective assessments such as “innovativeness,” our ranking evaluates the ability of leaders to strategically reposition the firm. Matthew Eyring , Chief Strategy & Innovation Officer of Vivint Inc.

Franchising 15

Franchising CEO Business Model Strategy 15

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 2, 2011

After learning exactly how quiet the car had to be in order to be recognized as such by customers, the engineers saw that they couldn't just add sound insulation. They are the authors of Jumping the S-Curve: How to Beat the Growth Cycle, Get on Top, and Stay There (Harvard Business Review Press, 2011).

Productivity 15

Productivity Products Engineering Fashion 15

Harvard Business Review

MAY 1, 2015

As Levie put it, “in this industry, people already think they have innovated if they have painted a grey wall green.” In both 2010 and 2011, TripAdvisor voted citizenM “The Trendiest Hotel in the World.” You can’t] create a boat that has an engine, is a row boat and a sailboat all in one.

Industry 8

Industry Hotels Travel Airlines 8

N2Growth Blog

JUNE 17, 2010

In further pondering this dichotomy an interesting thought came to mind – If I could genetically engineer the perfect leadership gene what qualities and characteristics would constitute the architecture of leadership DNA? No single leader can possess every needed attribute. ” [link] lightridr Great post, Mike.

Definition 307

Definition Blog Leadership Covey 307

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 30, 2013

It consumes 20% less fuel than an equivalent 767; which, given today's increasing fuel prices and airlines' diminishing profit margins, should make it an extremely desirable aircraft. While the first 787 was originally scheduled to be delivered back in 2008, a string of delays and cost overruns meant that deliveries didn't start until 2011.

Outsourcing 8

Outsourcing P&L Airlines Price 8

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 20, 2011

These drivers underpin a number of stories from 2011, but a few new themes came out as well. Coca-Cola was not alone in facing increasing costs in 2011; one of my clients, Kimberly-Clark, took an earnings hit from record pulp prices. Was a year like 2011 possible in a world without climate change? Climate change is here.

Supply Chain 15

Supply Chain Apparel P&L Long-term 15

Building Personal Strength

JULY 8, 2011

Atlantis - 2011 NASA photo Less than an hour ago, the space shuttle Atlantis launched safely into space to link up with the International Space Station. I keep thinking that it's a pretty hefty price to be entertained, have heroes and to know for sure. And engineers have no answer for it. Copyright 2011. Exciting stuff.

Travel 88

Travel Bottom-up Energy Course 88

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 26, 2016

All are food-packaging innovations borne out of consumer demand, as well as customers’ willingness to pay extra for unique features and benefits that have ultimately led to profitable bottom-line growth in flat or declining categories. What is Price Pack Architecture? Price Pack Architecture Innovation.

Price 8

Price Analysis Productivity Products 8

Strategy Driven

JANUARY 6, 2012

When they want to do so, company leadership will provide leadership for change management and re-engineering… two of the many worthwhile concepts that should be advocated every business day. Unprofitable pricing. Copyright 2007-2011 by StrategyDriven, Inc. Regulatory red tape. Excess overhead. Missed Marks. Damage Control.

Planning 50

Planning Consultative Learning-by-Doing Cost 50

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 2, 2013

We have the interactivity of social networks like Facebook and Pinterest , the consensus-building opinion aggregators like Yelp and Rotten Tomatoes , the objectivity of automated recommendation engines like those of Netflix and Pandora , and the comprehensiveness of price-comparison services like Priceline and Google Shopping.

Advice 9

Advice Review Reputation Engineering 9

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 24, 2012

In the past year, the technology has managed to dip to a price point and the functionality has become attractive enough that a consumer market is really materializing. GE announced recently that it is printing working parts for aircraft engines; Airbus says it will someday print an entire aircraft.

Objective 8

Objective Library Technology Innovation 8

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 20, 2015

One result is that they keep their cards close to their chests about what they are looking for (at first), while expecting you to reveal everything – your finances, pricing, ownership, human resources, production processes, quality assurance, customer service procedures, KPIs, and existing customers.

Supply Chain 8

Supply Chain Collins Golden Handcuff Pharmaceuticals 8

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 29, 2017

What has escaped attention is that the device burst into a sector long insulated from the slightest threat of disruptive innovation. Engineers gave it rave reviews, and investors were lined up. He then maneuvered nerdy engineers to build his sexy devices. The smartphone’s iconic social significance has been duly noted.

Armstrong 8

Armstrong Wireless Succession Licensing 8

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 14, 2016

Snapchat, an idea conceived in 2011, is now valued around $16 billion, with more than 100 million active users who send an average of over 400 million snaps per day. All Airbnb does is offer a connection between home and flat owners with rooms to rent to people looking for a lower-priced alternative to hotels. Financed by VC firms.

Company 8

Company Succession Analysis Entrepreneur 8

N2Growth Blog

AUGUST 20, 2010

Winning an argument isn’t particularly difficult, but it may come at a very expensive price. Always appreciate your insights Peter… [link] mikemyatt Hi Elliot: The four items mentioned in your list regrettably happen to exist in many domains far beyond the engineering field. Thanks Brian.

Blog 420

Blog Engineering Brand Learning-by-Doing 420

The Horizons Tracker

FEBRUARY 2, 2020

Yet, in an economy whereby 60% of GDP and 85% of exports are derived from oil and gas, the need to diversify is evident, not least due to the decline in oil prices since 2014 that many believe is the new normal and the political and economic blockade that was imposed by some neighboring countries in June 2017. Core sectors.

Resources 78

Resources Innovation GDP Education 78

Harvard Business Review

JULY 15, 2016

Late in June, presidential candidate Hillary Clinton surprised business leaders by issuing a detailed technology and innovation platform. master’s and PhD students in science and engineering, “enabling international students who complete degrees in these fields to move to green card status.”

Planning 8

Planning Innovation Review Policies 8

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 11, 2014

In contrast, when Samsung and Sony were deciding whether to launch LED TVs, which offered better picture quality than plasma TVs at a slightly higher price, there was lower uncertainty about demand because customers were already buying TVs. In other words, if you are in a high uncertainty industry, you must excel at innovation…or die.

Uncertainty 22

Uncertainty Industry Bottom-up Technology 22

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 19, 2018

They’re more productive , more profitable , more innovative , and they pay better. In 2011, venture capitalist Marc Andreessen declared that “software is eating the world.” Greater productivity meant lower prices and faster growth, leading to increased industry dominance. Architectural Innovation.

Software 8

Software Company Competitive Advantage Henderson 8

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 15, 2013

"Since 1978," the assembled attorneys write, "the nation has relied on competition among airlines to promote affordability, innovation, and service and quality improvements.". Well, there''s definitely been innovation since the deregulation of the U.S. Competition has diminished and consumers have paid a heavy price.

Airlines 9

Airlines Transportation Travel Industry 9